Designed this way

Tara Kelton is an Indian-American artist living in Bangalore. She investigates forms of drawing and the relationship between human and machine in light of new technology and tools of image production. Her practice focuses on the diminishing role of the human in contemporary society as it is being replaced by automation, AI, and digital mediation, and the remote control of labor by Western bodies and corporations. Tara is also co-editor of the publishing series Silicon Plateau, an art project and publishing series that explores the intersection of technology, culture and society in Bangalore.

In this episode, we talk about her life, work, and opinions on internet, automation and techno-utopian/dystopian future we are heading into. 

RELEVANT LINKS (Chronological)

Tara Kelton - https://tarakelton.com

Silicon Plateau - https://siliconplateau.info

Yes my wish project - https://tarakelton.com (Scroll Down)

Magic 8 Ball - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_8_Ball

Arlington, Texas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington,_Texas

Ali Akbar Khan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Akbar_Khan

Millennium (Indian band) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_(Indian_band)

VHS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS

Parsons Design - https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/

Zach Lieberman - http://zach.li

Open Frameworks - https://openframeworks.cc

Processing - https://processing.org

Undergraduate Thesis Project - Outsourced Typeface (Mentioned as Untitled Project in the Podcast) - https://tarakelton.com (Scroll Down)

Black Box Project - https://tarakelton.com (Scroll Down)

No Storage Search Engine - https://tarakelton.com (Scroll Down)

Unproductive Solutions Exhibition - https://unproductivesolutions.com

Marialaura Ghidini - https://marialaura-ghidini.hotglue.me

Rebekah Modrak - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebekah_Modrak

Autopotraits - https://tarakelton.com (Scroll Down)

Microwork - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwork

Amazon Mechanical Turk - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Mechanical_Turk

Mechanical Turk Original Story - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk

Amazon 'Just Walk Out' AI tech News Report -  https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/amazons-ai-based-just-walk-out-checkout-tech-was-powered-by-1000-indian-workers-manually-11712196827721.html

News Story on Mechanical Workers by BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48881827

John Cleese - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleese

Kevin Roose’s Chat with AI Bot named ‘Sydney’ - https://x.com/kevinroose/status/1626216340955758594?lang=en

Northern Lights for Sydney - https://tarakelton.com (Scroll Down)

Priya Kuriyan is a renowned children's book writer-illustrator and comics maker. She is the author of the comic book Ammachi's Glass, and the author of the picture book and children's adaptation of the writer Perumal Murugan's acclaimed novel Poonachi. Kuriyan was the recipient of the Big Little Book Award at the Mumbai Literature Festival in 2019.

RELEVANT LINKS (Chronological)

Priya Kuriyan - https://www.instagram.com/priyakuriyan

Her Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priya_Kuriyan

Ammachi's Glasses - https://www.tulikabooks.com/picture-books/ammachi-s-glasses-wordless.html

Kochi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi

Target Magazine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_(magazine)

NID - https://www.nid.edu/home

Famous Studios - https://famousstudios.com

Galli Galli Sim Sim - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galli_Galli_Sim_Sim

Miditech - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miditech

Doordarshan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doordarshan

Poonachi - https://champaca.in/products/poonachi?variant=39894007414819

Perumal Murugan article - https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/perumal-murugan-book-controversy-and-madras-high-court/article14476037.ece

Poonachi: Lost in the Forest - https://www.amazon.in/Poonachi-Lost-Forest-Perumal-Murugan/dp/9389648319

The Poop Book! - Kalpavriksh https://kalpavriksh.org/our-store/the-poop-book/

Guano - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano

Beauty is Missing - https://champaca.in/products/beauty-is-missing?variant=39794928156707

Pratham Books - https://prathambooks.org

Story about Missing buffalo -  https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/azam-khan-stolen-buffaloes-up-cops-punished-for-negligence-179479-2014-02-03

Water Buffalos origin from India - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_buffalo

When Ali Became Bajrangbali - https://www.tulikabooks.com/picture-books/when-ali-became-bajrangbali-english.html

Priya Kuriyan’s Sketches about Face Masks - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52792382

Neethi is an illustrator, muralist and surface pattern designer based out of Bangalore, India. She has illustrated for companies like Google, Instagram, WeWork, NPR, Whatsapp and Mahindra, amongst others, and is currently a Creative Partner at studio How About That!

Bright, fantastical, pattern-infused still life and exaggerated interior scenes are a recurring theme in her work. She aims to captivate and transport her audience into these worlds.

Neethi proudly carries a mononymous name, given by her father as a symbol of equality in representation as well as independence from gender norms.

In today's episode, we discuss her life, designing for spaces, the nuances of creating mural art, illustration design, and much more.

RELEVANT LINKS (Chronological)

Neethi - http://www.neethi.co.in

All India Radio - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Radio

NIFT Kannur - https://www.nift.ac.in/kannur/

Ritu Beri - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritu_Beri

Marimekko - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marimekko

Noida - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noida

Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com

Neethi’s Tumblr - https://kneethee.tumblr.com

WeWork - https://www.wework.com

Neethi’s Blog with WeWork - https://www.wework.com/ideas/workspace-solutions/flexible-products/how-wallpaper-can-enliven-a-space

Anant Ahuja - https://www.instagram.com/typethug/

Podcast with Anant - designedthisway.com 

Jeremiah Britton - https://www.jeremiahbritton.com

Aarey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarey_Forest

Kabootar Khana - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabootar_Khana

Maruti 800 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruti_800

Hornet - https://hellohornet.com/home.html

WhatsApp Pay Stickers - https://www.instagram.com/p/CVX21FkPRrK/?img_index=1

UPI - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Payments_Interface

Global Diwali Stickers for Instagram - https://www.neethi.co.in/Global-Diwali-Stickers-for-Instagram

Google Doodle for Indian Independence Day 2022 - https://www.behance.net/gallery/150517181/Google-Doodle-for-Indias-75th-Independence-Day

Mural for Ukkadam Arts District - https://www.neethi.co.in/Ukkadam-Art-District

St+Art - https://www.instagram.com/startindia/

Hanif Kureishi - https://www.instagram.com/hanifkureshi/

Giulia - https://www.instagram.com/giulia_ambrogi/?hl=en

Kashmira Sarode - http://kashmirasarode.com

How About That Studio - https://howaboutthat.in