Design Project
Resume:
Varsha Sheth
*************@*****.***
Rutherford, NJ-07070
I am a multidisciplinary designer with post graduate degree in Graphic Design
from National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad and a bachelor degree in
Interior Design. I am looking for opportunities to flourish as a young designer.
My design interests are diverse but I have a particular fondness for nitty gritty
things-which may or may not be an object of design interest.
Experience Highly creative and multitalented graphic designer with extensive experience
Overview in Branding, User Experience, Multimedia and Print Design.
Comprehensive knowledge of design software like Adobe Creative Suite
CS4, coding HTML, CSS
Possess good project management skills and has the ability to handle
multiple projects
Excellent knowledge of developing original, creative and innovative designs
for a variety of mediums
Exceptionally collaborative and interpersonal skill: dynamic team player with
well developed written and verbal communication abilities
Possess outstanding creative design, layout and production skills
Ability to organize and communicate efficiently in a high paced working
environment
Education 07.2007 – 08.2010
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India
Post Graduation in Graphic Design
The National Institute of Design (NID) is internationally acclaimed as one of
the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the field of design education
and research. The Business Week, USA has listed NID as one of the top 25
European & Asian programmes in the world. www.nid.edu
07.2002 – 05.2007
LAD & SRP College, Nagpur University, India
Bachelor’s In Interior Design, 3rd Rank in University
A course with a brief introduction to architecture, which further leads to
specialization in Interiors.
Experience 04.2011-till present Graphic Design Intern
Opus Seven Inc, New York
www.opusseven.com
Working on information architecture and application in UI Design
Ideated a mobile application for “Best travel deals in Caribbean” called as
SHOKAS
Designed Magazines, Brochures, Posters for various clients
Currently working on Branding of Non Profit Organization know as
“Coupon With Causes” in Barbados. The project requires series of campaigns,
logos, website application etc.
10.2010 – 11.2010 Graphic Designer
Grandmother India Design, Mumbai
www.grandmother.in
Project: Re-branding Hinduja Hospitals, Mumbai
Designed logo, selected typography, developed visual language for initial
pitching ideas to clients
Responsible for making presentation, attending meeting with clients
Time to time updates and redeveloping of ideas according to the clients
inputs
Handle last minute deadlines and executed multiple design tasks
Support Graphic design team in areas of publication design, imagery and
graphics for other clients like Taj Hotels, Tara Jewelry
11.2009 – 06.2010 Graphic Designer
devkabirmalik*design, New Delhi
www.devkabirmalik.com
Project re-branded VATAVARAAN a Delhi based NGO www.vatavaran.org
Worked on building the NGO strategies
Structured the branding key points and help setting a tone of communication
Conceptualized various campaigns build communication materials like
posters T-shirts, Badges etc.
Redesigned the website, generated the content, restructured the web
architecture, simplified the website by making it more interactive rather
than just informative
05.2008 – 06.2008 Graphic Design Intern
Icarus, Bangalore www.icarus.co.in
A month summer internship, worked on a variety of packaging, identity
& publication projects.
07.2002 – 07.2007 Interior Design Intern
Ar. Sandeep Khosla, Khosla Associates, Bangalore
www.khoslaassociates.com
Closely worked with the architect in making design drawing, 3D model, for
various interiors projects like restobar, boutique, penthouse, hotels etc.
Projects INTERART 2008
at NID A very tight scheduled, time bound project which gave me an close experience
of dealing with clients, artisans and printers. The conglomeration of design,
dance and art was an interesting platform to experiment with mediums,
typography and color.
SEWA: Packaging of RUDI Products
This project gave me an opportunity to apply design strategies right from the
production stage to the marketing stage. Beign an NGO the project had strict
limitations in terms of branding, budget which made the project challenging
and worth learning.
Know Your Type
The self initiated research project focused on understanding history of
font evolution, process of the fonts making, meticulous designing decisions
taken by typographers. “Know your Type” is the project document book
which can be used as a reference for the beginners.
Achievements Pride of NID, 2008, 2009
Winner, Good 50X70, Poster Design Competition, ICODGRADA, ‘09
Finalist, AntiAids, Ukraine, ‘09
Finalist, 4th Block, International Triennial Of Eco-Poster, Ukraine, ’09
Good 50X70, Poster Design Competition, ICODGRADA,‘08
IIID, Interior Design Competition (students), ‘05
STROKES, Furniture Design Competition, ‘04
Software 2D Design: CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Indesign, Adobe Indesign, Flash, AutoCad
3D Design: AutoCad, 3DStudioMax, Rihno, Maya, Aftereffects,
and V Ray
Project Management & Documentation:, Adobe PageMaker, Quark
Express, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint.
Currently learning Dream weaver, Director, Adobe Premier, Sound
forge and HTML
Interests Innovation, Concepting, Visual Exploratories, Design Strategy, Directing
Creative, Brand Reach, Brand Experience, Branding, Brand Building, Interior
Design, User Experience, Mobile, Interface Design Environmental Graphics,
Packaging, Photography, Screen-printing, working off the computer,
Hand-drawn Typography
Portfolio and references available upon request. To view online samples of
my work, please visit:
www.varshasheth.in
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