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UNDERCURRENTS

Join us while we dive into discussions to unravel the things overlooked and forgotten...

UNRAVEL

Design is an expedition into the sea of everyday lives. We sail across it in different directions to find answers. But, this time, we change directions, take the plunge and discover what’s underneath the surface.
Our theme, ‘Undercurrents‘ looks into the implicit aspects of design to reconnect with our roots and strengthen the foundations of design. We are celebrating the stories of design that have more than what meets the eye and the designs of the past that are lost in the present.

UNHEARD

... listening to the echoes of design on the environment that go unheard...

UNCHARTED

... shifting the spotlight from larger establishments to small uncharted businesses.
In this expedition, we look at the impact of design in a context larger than the product. Explore and appreciate design to create a more equitable and sustainable world.
Design is an expedition into the sea of everyday lives.
We sail across it in different directions to find answers.
But, this time, we change directions, take the plunge and discover what’s underneath the surface.

Our theme, ‘Undercurrents‘ looks into the implicit aspects of design to reconnect with our roots and strengthen the foundations of design. We are celebrating the stories of design that have more than what meets the eye and the designs of the past that are lost in the present.

In this expedition, we look at the impact of design in a context larger than the product. Explore and appreciate design to create a more equitable and sustainable world.
Join us while we dive into discussions to unravel the things overlooked and forgotten...

UNRAVEL

UNHEARD

... listening to the echoes of design on the environment that go unheard...

UNCHARTED

... shifting the spotlight from larger establishments to small uncharted businesses.

SPEAKERS

13th May
9:30pm - 10:00pm
SCOTT
BELSKY
Founder,
Behance
SCOTT
BELSKY
Founder of Behance,
CPO - Creative Cloud, Adobe
Product and Design
Through his work as a founder and investor, Scott has become an advocate for technology and community initiatives that empower creative people and help businesses leverage the creative potential of their people. He is the author of two national bestselling books, Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle, and Scott founded 99U, a publication and annual conference devoted to productivity in the creative world.
13th May
7:00pm - 8:00pm
LUCIENNE
ROBERTS
Founder,
LucienneRoberts+
LUCIENNE
ROBERTS
Founder, LucienneRoberts+
Co-Founder, GraphicDesign&
Is it (still) ok to be a graphic designer?
Influenced as much by feminism as Swiss typography, Lucienne will share her graphic design journey from utopian zeal to dystopian dilemma. She has always considered graphic design to be a political act. In the early days this message was greeted with incredulity but when her book Good: An Introduction to Ethics in Graphic Design hit the streets the subject was inching onto the agenda.
13th May
6:00pm - 7:00pm
SHANTANU
JOG
Creative Lead,
Ather Energy
SHANTANU
JOG
Creative Lead, Industrial Design Ather Energy
A Minimal Reaction
How do you stand out in a market full of products trying to compete with one another for attention? How do you make a compelling argument for someone to adopt something new? This talk by Shantanu Jog describes the thought process behind the design of the Ather 450 range of electric scooters, and how products at Ather aim to be a thoughtful reaction to the status quo.
13th May
8:30pm - 9:30pm
RUHI
SINHA
Lead Lighting Artist
DreamWorks Animation
RUHI
SINHA
Lead Lighting Artist
DreamWorks Animation
Storytelling Through Lighting
The talk is an introduction to how animated films are made with a focus on the craft of lighting. Using underlying principles of traditional cinematography, composition, color, and visual balance, learn how the art of lighting for computer animation can help you create truly great images.
12th May
7:00pm - 8:00pm
PAUL
PRIESTMAN
Former Director,
Priestman Goode
PAUL
PRIESTMAN
Former Director and Chairman, Priestman Goode
Design, creating the future today
Creativity and problem-solving in design, engineering, and science are more important today than ever before.
How can organizations allow design and creativity to flourish to tackle the rapidly changing major world challenges?
How does design play a key role in strategic thinking?
And what is the role of design in tackling world health and global warming? Join us as we dive for answers.
14th May
7:00pm - 8:00pm
SIMOUL
ALVA
Visual Designer
& Art Director
SIMOUL
ALVA
Visual Designer
& Art Director
Storytelling through 3D Illustrations
Presentation of 3D Illustration work for clients like The New York Times, Adobe, Youtube Music, New York Magazine, Slack, WIRED.
Learn how to approach storytelling for editorial illustration and find a style that works for you.
12th May
9:00pm - 10:00pm
JOE
LACHOFF
Head,
Design & Experience,
Appdynamics (a
Cisco Company)
JOE
LACHOFF
Head, Design and Experience, Appdynamics (a Cisco Company)
UX at Appdynamics
In this talk, he will share and discuss the values, behaviors and practices he uses every day to lead a globally distributed team of more than 50 professional designers, researchers, writers, design program managers and technicians at AppDynamics.
14th May
5:00pm - 6:00pm
SHALINI
RAGHUNATHAN
Director,
Product Design,
AppDynamics (a
Cisco Company)
SHALINI
RAGHUNATHAN
Director, Product Design,
AppDynamics (a Cisco Company)
Storytelling is your
Secret Superpower
As designers, we are storytellers, telling stories of intention and purpose through the products and experiences we create. How might we tell these stories to strike the right balance between connection and credibility?
15th May
3:30pm - 4:30pm
SAMADRITA
GHOSH
Illustrator, Self-Employed
SAMADRITA
GHOSH
Illustrator, Self-Employed
Dat Freelance Life
This talk is a story-time that will take you along on a meandering journey of setting goals, self discovery and artistic ambition. It will discuss the transition from hobby to livelihood, and a behind-the-scenes peek into the life of a freelancer.
13th May
3:30pm - 4:30pm
YOGESH
SHINDE
Founder, Bamboo India
Contestant, Shark
Tank India
YOGESH
SHINDE
Founder, Bamboo India
Contestant, Shark Tank India
Bamboo India - Journey of Social Entrepreneurship from the Corporate World
Yogesh Shinde is an award winning Social Entrepreneur, Innovator, Ex-IT professional and Agile Enthusiast. He's had an exciting journey from IT corporate world to building India's first Bamboo Toothbrush brand & winning a deal at Shark tank India. With his work, he has helped save 21 lac kgs of plastic waste.

In his talk he shares his experience with Bamboo India - a social entrpreneurship journey with bamboo.
12th May
8:00pm - 9:00pm
DHEERAJ
PANDEY
Co-founder & ceo,
DevRev
DHEERAJ
PANDEY
Co-founder & ceo,
DevRev
12th May
ASHWINI
DESHPANDE
Co Founder,
Elephant Design
ASHWINI
DESHPANDE
Co Founder,
Elephant Design
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WORKSHOPS

SPECULATIVE
DESIGN

RIDING THE TIDE IN AN UNDERWATER ENTERPRISE
It is the year 2700AD, Earth is home to Homo Sapiens and Homo Aqualis, who live on land and underwater respectively. As overland humans start working with a large underwater enterprise, worlds collide.

A team of designers is called in to create solutions that foster trust, collaboration, inclusion and accessibility for a bold new workplace that questions convention and defies stereotypes!

How might we design with empathy and authenticity for those staggeringly different from ourselves?

KURINUKI

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE POTTERY CARVING
Experience a unique hands-on workshop conducted by Kohuwa Collective. Learn the process of sculpting and carving clay to create beautiful designs. Instead of focusing on symmetrical forms, the kurinuki process allows forms to evolve naturally.
Tools to bring: Spoons, blade cutter/knife
The workshop will be conducted at DoD, IIT Guwahati.

DESIGNING
WITH AI

ONLINE WORKSHOP
Understand how AI will affect user experiences and how current products need to embrace AI and evolve with it.
Learn about AI design patterns that can help you elevate the experience.
Pre-requisites: None

COMPETITION

PACKAGING
FOR AIR

Online Illustration Competition
1st Prize
INSPIROY RTP 700
2nd Prize
INSPIROY RTM 500
3rd Prize
INSPIROY RTS 300
PRIZES
WORTH
ABOVE
30,000
BRIEF
The idea of free tasteless water available from any tap, being bottled and sold, was amusing. But a tsunami of bottled mineral water flooded the globe, creating a billion-dollar industry.

Now the product is ‘Air’. Convince people that it’s somehow special and unique, and promote its exclusive qualities in the packaging for this unique atmospheric delight!
INSTRUCTIONS
  • Participants have to create a digital illustration of a  hypothetical package for Air to be sold commercially.
  • The context of this product can be anything.
  • Participants must follow the @huionindia and @ishanya.iitg instagram pages for their entry to be considered.
  • Submit your original and unique designs in a PDF format of size not more than 10MB here.
  • Entries will be accepted till 23:59 hrs | 14th May, 2022.
  • Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.

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Title Sponsor
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Outreach Partner
Competitions Partner
Merchandise Partner
Media Partner
Community Partner
Energy Partner
Exhibition Partner
Platform Partner