Studio Lead - Strategic Programs
I help develop and deliver collaborative hands-on learning experiences on Strategic Design, and 21st Century skills and mindsets that are needed to address the complexity and uncertainty of our ever-changing systems. This includes collaborative curriculum development, research, delivery, and analysis and evolution of our methods.
March 2019
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Designer + Strategist
As a freelance designer and consultant, I focus on design for social innovation, sustainability, community engagement, design workshops, sustainable UI/UX design, and brand development and strategy. My clients include Indian Network on Ethics and Climate Change (INECC), Pearl Academy, WantedDesign NYC, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, Alice+Olivia, Unique.ai, Numer8, and individual artists.
January 2017
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Art Director
I managed the creative development of client projects that included UI/UX design, brand development, environmental branding, advertising, editorial design, internal communications, event/exhibition design, and print-production management. Some of my clients included Mercedes-Benz, Bank Muscat, and The Ministry of Tourism Oman.
June 2013
- January 2016
Oman
The Plastic Bag Mandala Project
Co-Founder
The Plastic Bag Mandala Project started of as a collaboration between Public Projects at Pratt Institute, The InterDependence Project, Bags for the People and The Farmers Market at Union Square to address the issue of single-sue plastic bags in New York. The Plastic Bag Mandala Project aims to raise awareness about the hazards of single-use plastic bags through a system of community engagement, art, design advocacy and analog interactivity.
The project uses an art installation piece, information posters, workshops in public schools and a children's activity book to start a conversation with the public around plastic bags and NYC.
I developed and implemented a system of community engagement with multiple stakeholders through art, design advocacy, and analog interactivity. As part of this project, A children's activity book called "The Plastic Bag- A Scrap It Book" was written and designed to investigate the life cycle/system of a single-use plastic bag. Various sustainable workshops at schools were also offered that are based on the activities from this book.
The project was featured at The Union Square Farmers Market, Figment 2012, New Green City 2012 and will be featured at IDEAS CITY 2013.
April 2012
- November 2016
New York, United States
Ink FZ LLC
Art Director/ Client Servicing Manager
Ink was a small branding, design and publishing company in Dubai U.A.E. My responsibilities during the four years of employment at Ink included managing the design team, maintaining client relations, development of logo and brand guidelines, creation of signage manuals, executing advertising concepts and editorial design, and organizing and managing publication content. I also headed the creation and implementation of in-store graphics and window design, oversaw print and production, and handled event design and management.
February 2007
- April 2011
United Arab Emirates
Graphic Designer
As a graphic designers at Retailscape I created in-store graphics, compiled primary data through field research, activated and coordinated a pilot-store set-up, and designed advertising layouts and promotional material.
February 2006
- October 2006
India