Audiogyan
316 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAudiogyan is a collection of wide-ranging conversations with designers, artists, musicians, writers, thinkers, and luminaries of the Indian creative world. Started in 2016 by Kedar Nimkar, the podcast hopes to expand the definition of design, document, archive, and inspire fellow generation artists.
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12: Designing with cardboard with Haresh Mehta
February 27, 2019 01:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBToday I have Haresh Mehta with us on Audiogyan. He is the founder of Paper Shaper, a Mumbai-based corrugated cardboard manufacturing firm, and is offering an alternate and sustainable solution to wooden and furniture made of other materials. Haresh has not only created a niche for himself but has given the society a unique way of living without damaging the nature. He has made beds, benches, bookshelves, tables, chairs, children’s furniture, toys, coffee cups, lamps, photo frames, all from Ca...
11: About ”Mumbai Theatre Guide” with Deepa Punjani
February 20, 2019 01:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBToday I have Deepa Punjani with us on Audiogyan. She is a editor, developer and content writer for the well known website “Mumbai Theatre Guide” which has been active for past 2 decades. She has taken countless interviews of known and unknown people from the world of theatre and today I am going to know her process and more about Mumbai Theatre Guide. 1\. You have been at the helm of Mumbai Theatre Guide for two decades. What are the trends you have seen in the city in the past 20 years? 2\...
11: About "Mumbai Theatre Guide" with Deepa Punjani
February 20, 2019 00:30 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBToday I have Deepa Punjani with us on Audiogyan. She is a editor, developer and content writer for the well known website “Mumbai Theatre Guide” which has been active for past 2 decades. She has taken countless interviews of known and unknown people from the world of theatre and today I am going to know her process and more about Mumbai Theatre Guide. 1\. You have been at the helm of Mumbai Theatre Guide for two decades. What are the trends you have seen in the city in the past 20 years? 2\...
10: Food styling & designing with Payal Gupta
February 13, 2019 01:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBPayal Gupta is a chef, food stylist and floral stylist working out of Mumbai. Payal started a company called chefpayalgupta to nurture her love for food and art. This company is jointly run by her and her husband Hitesh along with a talent pool of staff. She has studies in more than 8 institutes in and outside India. Chef Payal has styled food for acclaimed global brands like Hindustan Unilever, General Mills, Britannia, McDonalds, ITC to name a few. And today we are here to understand food d...
9: Indian Memory project and more with Anusha Yadav.
February 06, 2019 01:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBAnusha Yadav is a Portrait Photographer, Brand Culture design consultant, and a curator of narrative, visual and theme based archives and ideas. She founded Indian Memory Project in 2010\. The world’s first online visual & narrative based archive that traces a personal history of the Indian Subcontinent through images found in family and personal archives. 1\. What is Indian memory Project and what was the thought behind starting it? 2\. There are millions of untold stories and unsung heroe...
8: [ACS 05] Documenting Kumbh Mela with Deshna Mehta - Part 2
January 30, 2019 01:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB1\. The first half focussed on the Kumbh itself and the process of making of the deliverables. Now tell me more about some of the content in these deliverables and design systems adopted. 2\. In hindsight, what was the most powerful design lesson from having documented the Kumbh. 3\. You also mentioned that you published these books. What does it take to publish - how was that aspect for you considering it was your first self published body of work as a studio? 4\. What were the failures a...
7: [ACS 05] Documenting Kumbh Mela with Deshna Mehta - Part 1
January 23, 2019 01:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB1\. What is the Kumbh Mela? 2\. What made you document the Kumbh Mela? How many have you documented this far? 3\. How did you go about doing this? Processes you followed and also perhaps a few points on how collaboration was integral in conceiving this documentation. 4\. Your practice is a design practice with a focus on communication design - then where does content and documentation feature in the realm of design? 5\. What were the deliverables and describe them a little bit. Why did yo...
6: [ACS 04] Swiggy’s Design Philosophy and more… With Srinath Rangamani
January 16, 2019 01:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB1\. Everyone in the online designer community speak about the small discount icon which rotates and captures attention while you scroll on the home or listing page. Can you tell us the story behind it? How did you create that little delightful interaction? 2\. How big is the team and how do you function? I heard you have some design sprints ahead of dev sprints. How does that work? What is the process like? 3\. What is the process within the design team to ensure consistency in the product?...
4: [ACS 03] Blackbuck is designing for technology challenged users - Viraj Verma
January 09, 2019 01:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBWelcome to a brand new episode of Audiogyan Case Studies. Today we will be discussing “How Blackbuck is designing for technology challenged users.” And for this, I have Viraj Verma with us on Audiogyan. Viraj is an Architect turned User Experience Design professional and an avid practitioner of design thinking. He is currently leading the product design at Blackbuck, a company focussed on transforming freight logistics sector in India. BlackBuck is building an online marketplace platform for ...
3: Designing interiors for your city with Ayaz Basrai
January 02, 2019 01:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBToday I have Ayaz Basrai with us on Audiogyan. Founder of The Busride Studio based in Goa and Mumbai. Ayaz Graduated in Industrial Design, specializing in Product Design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in 2003\. Ayaz studio ‘The Busride’ as an independent Design Studio specialising in the design and creation of environments, ranging from Hospitality, Entertainment venues, Film and Production to Exhibitions and temporary installa- tions and more.. And today we are here to di...
5: Audiogyan turns 2 - Top 5 insights from 2018
December 27, 2018 01:00 - 10 minutes - 9.47 MBHello and welcome to a brand new episode of Audiogyan. I am super excited to announce that today Audiogyan turns 2\. Yes! I started this podcast exactly 2 years ago on 27th December 2016 and It’s a been a great journey so far. This episode will capture Top 5 insights of 2018 but before that, a quick recap of the past and whats coming up and how can you be a part of it. For those who have tuned into Audiogyan for the first time, Audiogyan is a weekly podcast for those interested in Design an...
2: [ACS 02] : Art behind Sacred Games title sequence with Aniruddh Mehta
December 19, 2018 01:00 - 27 minutes - 27.5 MBWelcome to brand new episode of Audiogyan Case studies, a series that I have started recently. Today I have Aniruddh Mehta with us on Audiogyan. The designer behind Sacred Games Title Sequence. A designer inspired by basic shapes in nature and simple mathematical and design rules. He is the founder of Studio Bigfat, an independent Design Studio based out of Mumbai. Aniruddh has been playing along with shapes and creating digital artwork for quite some time now. Today we are here to discuss ...
1: [ACS 01] - ”the table that almost wasn’t” with Ajay Shah
December 12, 2018 01:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBIn this new season, I am introducing a new format called “Audiogyan case studies” where I will be diving deep in just one product, case study, service, campaign or a design solution. Starting of with the first one with Ajay Shah today… Ajay is a furniture designer, an alumnus of NID, Ahmedabad, and has practised design in India for 20 years plus. He is the founder ASDS Ajay Shah Design Studio and also started Rubberband. Ajay comes from the school of thought, where he believes design thinkin...
1: [ACS 01] - "the table that almost wasn’t" with Ajay Shah
December 12, 2018 00:30 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBIn this new season, I am introducing a new format called “Audiogyan case studies” where I will be diving deep in just one product, case study, service, campaign or a design solution. Starting of with the first one with Ajay Shah today… Ajay is a furniture designer, an alumnus of NID, Ahmedabad, and has practised design in India for 20 years plus. He is the founder ASDS Ajay Shah Design Studio and also started Rubberband. Ajay comes from the school of thought, where he believes design thinkin...
50: India’s Design Hero - Prof. Balkrishna Doshi.
December 05, 2018 01:00 - 35 minutes - 34.7 MBThis episode is the 100th Episode of Audiogyan and I am super honoured to have none other than Prof. Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (Born in 1927). I decided to mark this 100th episode with living legend of design and architecture. Doshi sir is considered to be an important figure of South Asian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India. His more noteworthy designs include the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and the Aranya Low Cost ...
49: Understanding materials while designing products with Fenny Ganatra.
November 28, 2018 01:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBFenny Ganatra is a founder of Fenny G, a studio based in Mumbai, making industrial products across the globe. Fenny has always been brought up in a design centric environment and did her professional education from Raffles Design International in Mumbai. She believes, A good product is not just about who buys it or who aspires to buy it; it’s about the ‘joy’ the user and designer equally derives out of it. She has received the red dot award in 2012. Today at Audiogyan, we will try and under...
48: Thoughts on Design with Sudhakar Nadkarni
November 21, 2018 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBToday I have one of the senior most person of the design world in India. Professor Sudhakar Nadkarni. Prof. Nadkarni studied Industrial Design at the School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung), Ulm, Germany (1962-1966). When he returned to India he started the first post-graduate design program way back in 1969, today what is known as the Industrial Design Centre (IDC) at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He was instrumental in also starting the department of Design at IIT Guwahati in ...
47: Insights into world on Pune Theatre with Nipun Dharmadhikari
November 14, 2018 01:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBToday I have Nipun Dharmadhikari with us on Audiogyan. Nipun is an actor, writer and director. He is one of the most talented and well known faces of Marathi theatre and film industry. He is called as 'The Theatre Revivalist' by Forbes India. I guess most of the listeners must have seen and subscribed to a youtube channel called Bhadipa. We will speak about it and much more but this Audiogyan is mainly to explore the Marathi theatre world of Pune. 1\. Being cultural capital of Maharashtra, C...
46: Art of dissent with Orijit Sen
November 07, 2018 01:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBToday I have Orijit Sen who needs no introduction in the world of arts. He is an Indian graphic artist and designer, comics creator and illustrator. His graphic novel River of Stories, published in 1994 by Kalpavriksh, is considered as the first graphic novel of India. He is the co-founder of People Tree. This NID graduate has done several exhibition and museum design projects in India, the UK and Russia. His comics have taken the social media by a storm. Few were blocked by Facebook which le...
45: Speaking as an art form with Dhanashree Lele - Part 2 (Marathi)
October 31, 2018 01:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBDhanashree Lele is a powerful orator. Being expert in a difficult language like Sanskrit, she conducts many one-person shows in Sanskrit. Dhanashree is also a popular Marathi anchor and interviewer and has been a compere for many programs on TV, radio and stage. Worked on various projects with seniors like Shri. Sudhir Phadke, Prof. Pravin Davane, Dr. Anil Avchat to name a few…She has Secured H. D. Velankar Scholarship for Sanskrit proficiency. Today we are here to talk about what does it tak...
44: Speaking as an art form with Dhanashree Lele - Part 1 (Marathi)
October 24, 2018 01:00 - 39 minutes - 38.1 MBDhanashree Lele is a powerful orator. Being expert in a difficult language like Sanskrit, she conducts many one-person shows in Sanskrit. Dhanashree is also a popular Marathi anchor and interviewer and has been a compere for many programs on TV, radio and stage. Worked on various projects with seniors like Shri. Sudhir Phadke, Prof. Pravin Davane, Dr. Anil Avchat to name a few…She has Secured H. D. Velankar Scholarship for Sanskrit proficiency. Today we are here to talk about what does it tak...
43: Nuances of Toy Design with Suhasini Paul
October 17, 2018 01:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBToday I have Suhasini Paul with us on Audiogyan. An eminent toy designer, post graduate of National Institute of Design (NID) with her specialization in Toys and Children products. Suhasini is also an Electrical engineer and has done Management Program for Women Entrepreneurs (MPWE 2016) from IIM, Bangalore. She designs the surprise toys found inside Kinder Joy for Indian / global market, sport toys for Disney, India and break-time play things for ITC Foods. You can find her entire bio on pua...
42: Understanding murals with Harshavardhan Kadam
October 10, 2018 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBToday I have Harshvardhan Kadam with us on Audiogyan. An artist who painted India’s largest mural at Pune’s Yerwada Jail. Harshavardhan has served as an Art Director for animation and live action films for various production houses across India. Now he paints walls and animates them vibrantly. With Mythologies seeded in his vision and sequential story telling, he conceives, perceives and executes his experiences through visuals. 1\. What are murals and how did they begin and then evolve? 2\...
41: Importance of building Design communities in India with Sudhir Sharma
October 03, 2018 01:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBToday I have Sudhir Sharma with us on Audiogyan. Sudhir is a man of many facets: he is a designer, an entrepreneur, a teacher and a publisher. He is the founder and chairman of Indi Design. He is a publisher with POOL magazine, One of the most recognised magazines dedicated to design in India. In his avatar as a promoter of India’s design sector, Sudhir has been known to take a great deal of personal initiative, bringing his brand of persuasion to a wide variety of activities.Today we are her...
40: Furniture design in India with Shrikant Nivsarkar
September 26, 2018 01:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBToday I have Shrikant Nivsarkar with us on Audiogyan. Shrikant is a principle architect of design consultancy organisations “Nivasarkar Consultants”, established in Pune 1978\. He has overseen the growth of practical from small & medium scale residential design to large scale commercial, institutional and industrial project. Apart from and extensive career spanning more than 3 decades, Shirakant is associated with various educational and professional association in different capacities. I gue...
39: Nuances of being an actor with Rajit Kapur
September 19, 2018 01:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBToday I have an actor, director, writer and a legendary theatre person who needs no introduction. Rajit Kapur. He is well known as Byomkesh Bakshi, but we are not here today to talk about any of it. Since all I could find online is people asking him about that role which is fresh and alive in hearts of people after 20-30 years. Today we are here to speak about nuances of being and actor. Be it Munna’s big brother in Gulham or Manik Mulla from Suraj ka Satwaan Ghoda. Thank you Rajit for giving...
38: Nuances of drawing with Nilofer Suleman
September 12, 2018 01:00 - 20 minutes - 20.6 MBToday I have Nilofer Suleman with us on Audiogyan. Nilofer started her artistic career as a cartographer and miniature artist, collecting and recreating columbus-esque old maps, creating rivers and mountains in delicate inkspelt detail. Her work, inspired by Indian typography and street graphics, is a coalition of styles that take Indian Graphic Culture onto a contemporary platform.Nilofer’s paintings are a witty and colorful illustration of India, offering vibrant vantage points and comical ...
37: Design of Bangalore with Naresh Narasimhan
September 05, 2018 01:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBToday I have Naresh Narsimhan with us on Audiogyan. He is an Architect, Urbanist, Activist and Creative and is well known for his long-term association with Venkataramanan Associates. As a co-founder of MOD Institute, an international collective of urban designers, researchers and curators, Naresh has also been responsible in making cities like Bangalore and the urban processes that drive them: visible and participatory. As part of the erstwhile Bangalore Agenda Task Force; a founder and trus...
What is DesignUp? with Jay Dutta
August 29, 2018 01:00 - 26 minutes - 26.1 MBToday I have Jay Dutta back with us on Audiogyan. I recently did an interview with him discussing role of design in start-ups. This episode is not a part 2 but a conversation on Designup a totally go to conference for design in tech. A quick back ground about Jay, He leads the Experience Design Charter for a new, expanded MakeMyTrip Group and mentors startups. He is the AsiaPacific Lead for the non-Profit IxDa and the Founder/Curator of DesignUp Conference. 1\. What is DesignUp? 2\. Why did...
36: DesignUp special
August 29, 2018 00:30 - 26 minutes - 26.1 MBToday I have Jay Dutta back with us on Audiogyan. I recently did an interview with him discussing role of design in start-ups. This episode is not a part 2 but a conversation on Designup a totally go to conference for design in tech. A quick back ground about Jay, He leads the Experience Design Charter for a new, expanded MakeMyTrip Group and mentors startups. He is the AsiaPacific Lead for the non-Profit IxDa and the Founder/Curator of DesignUp Conference. 1\. What is DesignUp? 2\. Why did...
35: Insights into the world of RJ with Shrikant Joshi
August 22, 2018 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB1\. What does it take to become an RJ? 2\. When and how did RJing start. A brief history in India? 3\. What are the roles and responsibilities of being a RJ? 4\. Why is radio still considered to be such a powerful medium? 5\. What is the future of radio?
34: Webcomics and more with Manek D’Silva
August 15, 2018 01:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBManek D'Silva is an illustrator and designer based in Bengaluru. His work is born from a love for comics, film, and silly humour; constantly exploring modern styles and perspectives, while basing it all in traditional painting theory and technique. A formal education in visual art keeps his work deeply grounded in traditional techniques and theory, while a keen interest in pop-culture and design helps propel it into fresh and unexpected territories. 1\. Can you tell us how web comics work? W...
33: Is it possible to write critically in today’s time with Makarand Sathe
August 08, 2018 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBMakarand Sathe, an architect by profession, has been writing plays, novels, articles and films in Marathi for the last two decades. His plays have been performed at national and international festivals. His three-volume Socio-political History of Marathi Theatre was published to acclaim in 2010\. He is undoubtedly a playwright in the Marathi theatre industry who needs no introduction. Today we are here to discuss whether it is possible to have a critical commentary on today’s socio-political ...
32: Role of design in startups with Jay Dutta
August 01, 2018 01:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBToday I have Jay Dutta with us on Audiogyan. abbreviated to JD, is a Design thinker, doer, evangelist and speaker. An alumnus of the National Institute of Design, Jay has an MSc in Design Management from UK, has been a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, London. JD built the Ux Design practice for Adobe India ground up, led Ux at Flipkart and has been one of the few Designers in a VC world - at SAIF partners. Currently JD leads the Experience Design Charter for a new, expanded MakeMyTrip Gr...
31: Design thinking in Indian context with Ashish Deshpande
July 25, 2018 01:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBAn Industrial Designer from the National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad, India, He started his design entrepreneurship in 1989 almost 29 years ago, by co-founding Elephant, one of India’s pioneering design practices. Ashish leads the Product & Retail Experience Innovation group but believes that design must not be narrowed into disciplines and understanding users is a key component of any innovation activity. He has been a speaker at various conventions and seminars & regularly conducts works...
30: Street art movement in India with Giulia Ambrogi
July 18, 2018 01:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBToday I have Giulia Ambrogi with us on Audiogyan. She is a co-founder and curator of a non-profit organisation, St+art India Foundation which has been making waves in the Indian street art movement. It aims to make our streets more interactive through the medium of urban art festivals across India. They have been instrumental in improving the aesthetics of cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai. And today we are here to discover what goes into making it happen. 1\. Can you briefl...
29: Insights into English theatre with Rahul Da Cunha
July 11, 2018 01:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBRahul daCunha divides his time between advertising, theatre and travel. On one hand he is running his ad agency, da Cunha Communications where he produces the famous Amul hoardings that have made India smile for 47 years. On the other side he writes, directs and produces plays like CLASS OF 84, PUNE HIGHWAY and ME, KASH & CRUISE. He is one of the founders of Rage Production and has been writing and directing plays for past 25 years. He is an extensive traveller and passionate photographer, 1...
28: Furniture design, bamboo and more… with Pravinsinh Solanki
July 04, 2018 05:00 - 32 minutes - 31.4 MBToday I have Pravinsinh Solanki with us on Audiogyan. Pravinsinh teaches Furniture & Interior Design at the National Institute of Design. He has worked on various interior design and retail store design projects and has rich and varied work experience. At NID he teaches Construction & Fabrication, Space Planning, Retail Store Design, Design Detailing, and Design Management. He also looks after the classic prototypes which are designed by world class designers. He has a special interest in bam...
27: Introduction to stop motion animation with Dhimant Vyas (Hindi)
June 27, 2018 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBDhimant Vyas is a veteran Animation Film Designer, worked as a creative director at Zynga games India. An alumnus of the National Institute of Design (NID). His work for Taare Zameen Par, Happy Planet, Cute Bunny, Y-snore, MTV promos and his photography have won him several national and international awards. He has a vast experience in creating animation using various techniques like Stop Motion, 2D Classical, Cut Out, Material, Sand, Pixilation and Flash. Today we are here to discuss about o...
26: Insights into webcomics with Aarthi Parthasarathy
June 20, 2018 01:00 - 30 minutes - 30.2 MBToday I have Aarthi Parthasarathy with us on Audiogyan, who is an Indian filmmaker and a webcomic creator. Having grown up in Mumbai and now living in Bengaluru, Aarthi is known for creating the webcomic like Royal Existentials and writing for the webcomic Urbanlore. Aarthi became part of feminist art collective called Kadak in March 2016, where she has collaborated to create Personal (Cyber) Space, Aloe Vera and The Void. 1\. Can you tell us a brief history of women in comics around the wo...
25: Theatre and more with Atul Pethe
June 13, 2018 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBAtul Pethe, for the past 35 years, he has been highlighting the stories from the fringes through his experimental plays, writings and documentaries. He is an acclaimed actor, writer and director. Atul’s plays have travelled extensively, both in India and abroad, and he has received many prestigious awards for these. Most of his work is documented online, from number of plays he acted in and directed, his documentaries and work along with Pune Mahanagar Palika and more… There is very nice vide...
24: Discussing Design and art with Ranganath Krishnamani.
June 06, 2018 01:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBRanganath is a multi- disciplinary designer specializing in illustration, art direction and user experience. He draws inspiration from vintage architecture, street art and machinery. When he is not behind the sketchbook or computer working on pixels, he loves traveling and exploring new trails on his bicycle. 1\. All your work has a typically texture / color tone to it. Is it intentional? How did you narrow down to explore possibilities in that tone? What could be your say in doing so for ot...
23: Cartoon and illustrations with Alicia Souza.
May 30, 2018 05:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBAlicia Souza is a designer, illustrator and entrepreneur. She did her communication design from Melbourne and then worked briefly with Chumbak. She now has her own online store called aliciasouza.com where she sells her design through stationary, home accessories, apparel and more. Today we are here to discuss some bits of her journey but more importantly cartoons and illustrations. 1\. What is the significance of cartoon as an art form in the world of arts? 2\. You have a distinct style o...
21: Introduction to sculpture with Arzan Khambatta
May 23, 2018 05:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBSculptor Arzan has designed some of the most prominent public sculptures in the current time. An architect from Rachna Sansad’s Academy of Architecture, Mumbai, got his first break when he attended a vacation art class from school, under the guidance of a noted artist Anand Mohan Naik at the late Sculptor Adi Davierwala’s workshop. He now sculpts from metal sheets, straps, rods, pipes and various other sections that are twisted, beaten and textured to give the desired effect. Arzaan lives and...
20: Process of designing story books and illustrations with Samidha Gunjal (Marathi)
May 16, 2018 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBSamidha Gunjal is an illustrator and animator with distinct drawing style of her own. After doing her Masters in Design with a specialization in Animation from IDC, IIT Bombay, she is now working as a freelance artist mainly into illustrations, 2D animation, comic art and painting. Her work is mainly geared toward children’s book and aspires to be a story teller through her art. What is the biggest responsibility while working on art related to children? What is the importance of stories na...
19: State of animation in India with Vaibhav Kumaresh
May 09, 2018 05:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBToday I have Vaibhav Kumaresh with us on Audiogyan. Vaibhav is an animator; the creator of the timeless animated angry maths teacher Simpoo, the cheerful Chulbuli and the amazing Amaron claymation commercials . The founder of Vaibhav Studios along with few of his power packed team members have been successfully producing some interesting Indian animation. 1\. Can you tell us history of animation films in India? How long we have been doing this commercially? 2\. Why is animation dominantly p...
18: Indian Typefaces with Noopur Datye
May 02, 2018 05:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBToday I have Noopur Datye with me on Audiogyan. A graduate of J J Institute of Applied Art, Noopur is a type designer and calligrapher from Mumbai. She is the co-founder of Ek Type – a collaborative type design studio that focuses on designing contemporary Indian typefaces. Her work has won a D&AD, Black and Blue Elephants at Kyoorius Design Awards and has been featured in 365 typo and in Typografica’s favourite typefaces of 2015 and 2016\. Noopur is an active member of ‘Aksharaya’– A non-pr...
22: Murals, painting and more… with Amitabh Kumar
April 25, 2018 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBAmitabh Kumar lives and works in Bangalore. He is a designer/artist and has worked as a part of the Sarai Media Lab where he researched and made comics, programmed events, designed books and co-curated an experimental art space. He is faculty in the Srishti School of Art and Design and Technology and is an initiating member of the Delhi based comics ensemble, The Pao Collective. He has been painting murals across India for a couple of years now and today we are here to talk more about Murals ...
17: Language and typography with Kruti Saraiya
April 18, 2018 05:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBToday I have Kruti Saraiya with us on Audiogyan. Kruti is a graphic designer/ typographer based in Mumbai. The focus of her practice has been to allow for a contemporary Indian design narrative to emerge to fill the gap between kitsch and traditional Indian crafts. She graduated from the London School of Printing. She has worked with Rabia Gupta Designs, Mumbai and taught at Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) and Ecole Intuit for severa...
16: What is Baul? With Uttara Chousalkar
April 12, 2018 01:00 - 38 minutes - 37 MBToday I have Dr. Uttara Chousalkar with us on Audiogyan. Utarra is trained Hindustani classical vocalist and in passionate pursuit of aesthetics in music, She has also been following the Baul music of Bengal. After doing her graduation in English Literature, she acquired the master’s degree in music in 1992\. A U.G.C. fellow, Uttara was awarded a doctorate degree in music by S.N.D.T. Women’s University Mumbai in 2003\. On the traditional side, she has been trained under, the able tutelage of ...