Chaaya Prabhat finds that working independently allows her to make best use of her distinct illustrative style
Drawn to design
I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember, and have always been passionate about it. As I became more and more interested in digital art and typography, I knew I wanted to pursue illustration and design in a professional capacity. I went on to pursue an MA in Graphic Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s campus in Hong Kong. SCAD really helped shape my overall design and illustrative style and my approach to project work.
Before I joined SCAD I knew how to draw but didn’t have a definite style. I also didn’t have a lot of experience or knowledge in applying it to professional work. I was lucky to have professors who pushed me out of my comfort zone. During my time at SCAD, I worked on a typography project for which my professor encouraged me to experiment with hand-lettering and it was then that I discovered that hand-lettering was something I really enjoyed. I published that project in 2015 and it still attracts a lot of queries for professional hand-lettering related work.
Hong Kong hues
Hong Kong is an incredibly inspirational city for a creative person. From the outside, it appears to be a largely financial city with skyscrapers and bankers, but there’s also a thriving creative community within Hong Kong that’s very encouraging of art and design.
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A Legacy Continues
Leveraging the success of his family's export business, Naman Jain is focusing on creating a retail presence in India
Creating KAIRA
Long fascinated by Indian fabric, Nikita Gupta has launched an attractive line of contemporary apparel in traditional block prints
Stories faces tell
Aditya Narula dabbled in various vocations before he realized portraiture was the best way to express the fascinating complexities of the people he encountered along the way
time tested DESIGN
Surrounded by art and architecture as a child, Sarah Sham went on to take the family antiques business in a new direction through her interior design venture
DANGEROUSLY DELICATE
Kavya Potluri's attention to minute detail is what sets her intricate and unconventional jewelry apart
music as muse
A multidisplinary visual artist, Aaron Pinto, also known as Kidsquidy, has had an interesting journey that started with MTV and has him now working on everything from music videos to stage design
DEVELOPING A DISCOURSE
Documentary photographer Taha Ahmad believes his work has a greater purpose than merely being admired by a select audience for its esthetic value. It's when people are able to see the underside of society and understand the prevailing social injustice that the work tries to reveal that it is truly worthwhile.
Tiny little Stories
Creating miniature worlds allows Ruchika Nambiar to continue to play childlike games of make-believe
The Richness Of Handmade
Amit Vijaya and Richard Pandav are committed to bringing together many hands and hearts through their clothing label ‘amrich’
The perfect balance
Aniruddh Mehta is as much graphic designer as visual artist, and he tries to do justice to both through his work at Studio Bigfat