Right from the idea to the product launch, in this episode of D Talks - the Design Podcast, Navneeth Kannan talks about the entire journey of Dispatch Vehicles.   

Timestamps  

00:00 - Introduction  

04:10 - How did Dispatch happen? 

19:26 - Response after launch 

24:06 - Experience working w/people  

28:38 - The Process  

31:29 - Working w/engineers 

36:00 - Standardization  

38:00 - Product Timeline  

40:49 - Biggest Challenge  

42:15 - Conclusion    

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In this episode of D Talks - the Design Podcast, we discuss New Media Design. We have Manushi, AIR 1 in NID'18, now working as a Ux Designer at Microsoft.   Manushi shares her journey into design, what worked for her and how she overcame the challenges that she faced. The coursework of New Media Design at the National Institute of Design is discussed in detail in this episode.  

Timestamps  

00:00 Introduction  

06:43 Design journey & NID Exam 

52:15 New Media Design | NID experience 

59:19 Unlearning, Learning & Coursework 

1:19:35 Picking up a Design Project  

1:27:30 What helped in the design exam prep 

1:33:08 Conclusion

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When one decides to follow their passion, everything else becomes secondary for them. They're focused on what they want to achieve and no hurdle is too big. Such is the story of Shriya Salunkhe. Shriya failed in many subjects in engineering and was clueless about what to do in life until she fell in love with UX.  The amount of work she had put in to learn about UX over the years eventually landed her a job. She is now working as an Associate UX Designer at Precisely.  Shriya talks about how she worked really hard to overcome the challenges she had faced during her journey.  If you have any questions for Shriya, mention them in the comments below.   

00:00 - Introduction  

01:52 - Design Thinking: How did it change her perspective 

04:12 - Transitioning from Engineering with backlogs to Design 

08:16 - The first introduction to UX/UI designing  

11:40 - Convincing Parents/Friends - Clarity in your thoughts is the key 

16:14 - UX designer position from an engineering college.  

19:36 - Engineering: Backlogs | Mental Pressure 

28:30 - First Job as a UX designer  

32:50 - Design feedbacks 

41:05 - 2nd Job and Selection Process 

47:30 - Hiring process in the industry 

49:26 - Things Shriya would've done differently 

52:56 - Importance of Formal Design Education  

56:52 - Writing my SOP 

59:50 - Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences 

1:00:03 - Professional Certifications  

Host - Sanjay Reddy

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A conversation between Prasanna Gadkari, UX Designer at Amazon & Sanjay Reddy

Hightlights of the conversation - 

00:00 - Introduction  

01:58 - Challenges at work during Pandemic  

13:05 - Do this if you're looking for opportunities 

17:41 - How can freelancers get projects in Pandemic  

19:47 - How to design for an uncertain future 

23:20 - Design education in pandemic 

30:44 - Relevance of design now & in future 

35:58 - Mentality during a pandemic

Host - Sanjay Reddy

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Hit the feeling right and the form will be beautiful eventually.  says Nikhil Sorte, a Transportation Design at Groupe Renault who has a  Masters in Transportation Design from IAAD, Turin, Italy.   

In this conversation with Sanjay Reddy, Nikhil talks about the importance of emotions in car design and how passionate he is about Transportation design and his job. Nikhil was able to present scale models of his projects at Auto Expo in Delhi multiple times. His projects have been featured in magazines including Forbes France.   

00:00 - Introduction 

06:19 - Design Journey 

15:43 - From Artist to Designer 

23:00 - From an idea to final execution 

25:49 - Feasibility of a project  

30:15 - Car Design & Emotion 

33:30 - Emotions are an integral part of Design 

34:40 - Inside Renault Design Studio 

38:46 - Timeframe for ideation 

41:35 - Market research/Trends 

47:22 - Multiple projects at a time 

49:33 - Creative blocks 

50:46 - Source of inspiration 

55:39 - Suggestions for aspirants

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Nikita Jaiswal, an M.Des in Graphic Design from the National Institue of Design (NID) talks about how she switched to design from an architectural background. In this episode, she also delves deep into semester-wise courses that are offered in Graphic Design at NID. 

00:00 - Introduction 

01:05 - Nikita's Design journey 

08:53 - Portfolio 

11:55 - NID interview experience

14:50 - Graphic Design at NID

20:37 - Semester-wise modules in Graphic Design at NID

27:22 - Prospects 

30:10 - Exchange Program 

32:11 - Suggestions for Design aspirants 

Host - Sanjay Reddy

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This episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast is all about Ceramic & Glass Design offered at the National Institute of Design.   

Shreya Lokhande, Bachelor in Design with majors in Ceramic & Glass Design talks about the discipline Ceramic & Glass. In this conversation with Sanjay Reddy, Shreya also talks about her experience in the B.Des program at the National Institute of Design (NID).  

The kind of problems students solve in Ceramic & Glass, semester-wise courses that they take in the Bachelors in Design program at NID, kind of projects they do, understanding of clay bodies & materials, future prospects, and how a ceramic & glass designer can find apply his learnings to different industries.   

00:00:00 - Introduction 

00:03:04 - Experience at NID 

00:08:05 - Design journey  

00:14:07 - First Day at NID 

00:18:15 - B.Des First Year 

00:25:11 - Selecting Majors 

00:31:51 - Ceramic & Glass (Semester-wise) 

00:53:19 - Graduation Project 

01:00:53 - Future Plans   

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What does Lifestyle Accessory Design(LAD) at NID offer? 

What are the modules that are taught in LAD? 

What roles can one assume after graduating in LAD? 

How to prepare yourself for LAD? 

Angkeeta Goswami, graduated in Lifestyle Accessory Design from NID in 2018. She is now working as a CX Researcher & Design Strategist at Crompton Greaves. During her masters at NID Angkeeta also had an opportunity to go to Isreal as part of the exchange program at NID.   

In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Angkeeta talks about  How she got into design How she made it through the design entrance exams What is Lifestyle Accessory Design What does NID offer in Lifestyle accessory design How being passionate and honest can make you land a seat in NID and much more   

00:00 - Introduction  

02:22 - Design Community  

05:47 - Angkeeta's Design Journey 

13:21 - Passion 

15:34 - Exam Preparation 

21:09 - Books/magazines to read 

23:11 - Interview: LAD 

26:11 - Interview Apparel 

28:31 - Why Lifestyle Accessory Design  

30:33 - What is Lifestyle Accessory Design  

31:02 - Semesterwise modules in LAD | Semester 1  

32:53 - Modules | Semester 2  

34:12 - Semester 2 | Open Elective 

36:46 - Interdisciplinary nature of LAD 

38:36 - Internship after Semester 2  

40:55 - Being Openminded 

42:15 - Exchange Program 

45:04 - Funny interview story | Sanjay Reddy  

48:25 - Modules before exchange program 

51:58 - Israel Experience 

56:16 - Holon Institute of Technology | Faculty of Design | Israel  

01:06:04 - From Israel to India 

01:08:11 - System Design 

01:09:15 - Placements at NID 

01:13:03 - Suggestions for Design aspirants  

01:14:18 - Industry Experience  

01:26:15 - NID a Life-Changing experience 

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Dhruva Rathod, a Masters in Product Design and Engineering talks about his design journey 

00:00 - Introduction 

02:05 - Journey into Design

06:27 - Exam preparation

09:32 - Second round & Interview at IISc Bangalore

14:40 - Interview 

16:53 - What does IISc offer

18:46 - Semester wise coursework

24:35 - From Designing to launching a product

26:50 - Startup Culture at IISc

30:22 - Career options

32:13 - IISc campus

33:43 - How is IISc different from IDC/NID

35:45 - Suggestions for Design aspirants

40:10 - Observation

43:59 - Summary for aspirants

Host - Sanjay Reddy

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Host, Sanjay Reddy talks to Akhil Babu who completed his M.Des in Strategic Design Management from NID. Akhil is now working as a Designer at IBM.  In this episode, Akhil talks about his journey into design. Coming from an engineering background, how he convinced his parents that he wants to go for design, what strategy he used to prepare for design entrance exams, etc. He also shares some interesting questions he was asked by the jury in the Strategic Design Management interview at NID.   While he was at NID, Akhil was able to go deeper into various aspects semester by semester which he explains here in detail. His master's thesis was about educating school children about Design. He talks about how to explain the understanding of design to school students.   

Here are the highlights  

00:00 -  Introduction to the episode  

01:20 -  Akhil Babu Introduction  

02:53 - from engineering to design 

12:11 - how to choose domains  

17:17 - How to prepare for design entrance exams  

22:09 - How to know what you are good at/How to focus your preparation 

23:36 -  SDM | How to approach questions & what is expected out of a student 

31:18 - SDM Portfolio  

34:11 - SDM Interview 

38:57 - Your mindset matters  

44:26 - What is SDM 

56:59 - Understanding of Design 

1:12:04 - Is it important to know Design Softwares

Host - Sanjay Reddy