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D Talks - The Design Podcast
Sanjay Reddy
70 episodes
9 hours ago
Welcome to my show! I'm Sanjay Reddy, an engineer turned Designer, Author & Mentor. I had a very tough transition to design, spent sleepless nights figuring out how to make my way into design, reached out to many people, visited institutes, spoke to professors and what not. All of that just to know more about design. I want to make this journey easier & fun for design enthusiasts, aspirants and students. On this show, I have candid conversations with designers about topics ranging from how to get into design to landing your first job as a designer & also how one can switch to design.
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Welcome to my show! I'm Sanjay Reddy, an engineer turned Designer, Author & Mentor. I had a very tough transition to design, spent sleepless nights figuring out how to make my way into design, reached out to many people, visited institutes, spoke to professors and what not. All of that just to know more about design. I want to make this journey easier & fun for design enthusiasts, aspirants and students. On this show, I have candid conversations with designers about topics ranging from how to get into design to landing your first job as a designer & also how one can switch to design.
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D Talks - The Design Podcast
What is UX (User Experience Design) | Rama Kini, EVP Design Terralogic & Lollypop | D Talks - The Design Podcast

In this conversation, host Sanjay Reddy has a candid conversation with Rama Kini, EVP design and software services at Terralogic Inc. about The Real-UX. They discuss about - Is over-simplification a thing? Does it affect the overall experience of the product?How do you ensure the balance between Business Goals, Tech feasibility and user needs when creating products?How do you ensure your team understands what is most important to achieve the best outcome for the product and business?I would also like to briefly touch on "Over-autonomous" considering AI. ________________________________________Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN“Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better.I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib WaniFounder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design________________________________________Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFTMentorship courses for design aspirants appearing for Design entrance exams. ________________________________________Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host)LinkedinInstagram________________________________________

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3 weeks ago
38 minutes 24 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
UCEED 2025 All India Rank 1 | Shreyansh Agarwal | Preparation Strategy for UCEED NID and NIFT

UCEED (Undergraduate common entrance exam for design) All India Rank 1 in general category. Shreyansh AgarwalIn this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, host Sanjay Reddy speaks to Shreyansh, who secured AIR 1 in UCEED 2025.


Shreyansh Agarwal, a design enthusiast based in Delhi, has secured the All India Rank 1 in the UCEED 2025 examination. Growing up, Shreyansh was always interested in animated films, novels, and comics.

However, leading the creative department in his school’s technology club made him realise his true passion for design. He has a particular love for 3D design and has spent much of his high school years working on various projects in Blender and participating in multiple competitions.

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Introduction to Design ⁠online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT

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Book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN


“Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years, and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I have done till now, in 8 years!


Aaquib Wani

Founder & Creative Director

Aaquib Wani Design

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1 month ago
51 minutes 36 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Pushpa 2 (Production Design) Ramakrishna & Monika | Sanjay Reddy | D Talks The Design Podcast

While watching a film, Have you ever said to yourself - the background looks really cool, the furniture looks nice or I love the colour combination. Now, it is the director who decides what needs to be in the frame there is no doubt about that. However, it is the production designer who understands the script and the director's vision and translates that into visuals. They’re essentially the eyes of the director. In this episode of D - Talks the Design podcast, Sanjay Reddy speaks to Ramakrishna and Monika, the Production Designers of Rangasthalam, Pushpa 1 Pushpa 2 and many amazing movies. We discuss the following:00:00 - Introduction 02:14 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Siti Cable set | Behind the scenes 02:20 - Ramakrishna & Monika's journey 04:29 - Sets of PUSHPA 04:52 - Educational background06:00 - A Good Team 06:28 - Movies worked in 07:24 - PUSHPA 2 Props09:23 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Srilanka scene | Behind the scenes 10:37 - Struggles & Learnings 11:43 - Movie: SAHASAM | Behind the scenes 12:32 - Glamour of Film Industry 13:35 - AWARDS won by Ramakrishna & Monika14:04 - Story behind every personality in 14:47 - Initial Projects, attitude & effort 15:00 - Movie: PUSHPA | Forest Set | Behind the scenes 17:54 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Pre-climax set | Behind the scenes 20:05 - Chasing something 20:06 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Helicopter | Behind the scenes 21:45 - Special Works23:16 - Movie: ANTARIKSHAM | Behind the scenes 24:17 - PUSHPA movie mention 24:45 - Production Designer's job25:08 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Pre-climax set | Behind the scenes 26:40 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Japan set | Behind the scenes27:00 - Our way of working | Importance of Script 29:00 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Anchor set | Behind the scenes 29:36 - Challenges with commercials movies 29:54 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Pushpa House set | Behind the scenes31:18 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Kissik song set | Behind the scenes31:47 - Don't love your work32:18 - How is Production Design for movies different33:48 - Designer vs Artist33:49 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | PM Office set | Behind the scenes35:16 - Working with different teams36:01 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Bridge scene | Behind the scenes38:40 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Jatara set | Behind the scenes41:48 - Practical Knowledge from Experience42:45 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Bridge scene | Behind the scenes43:43 - Being experimental, Risk-taking 44:48 - Pressure & Responsibility 46:07 - Perspective change | Sochne ka Haq nahi hai!47:48 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Godown set | Behind the scenes49:26 - Musician parallel49:57 - Moving from one project to the other 52:22 - Budgets 52:41 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Crane set | Behind the scenes56:35 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Town set | Behind the scenes56:40 - Material knowledge 58:48 - Future of Production Design 59:50 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Police Station set | Behind the scenes1:04:47 - All departments are interconnected 1:05:09 - Virtual Production Design1:07:56 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Peelings song set | Behind the scenes1:08:31 - Defining Passion 1:11:50 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Graveyard set | Behind the scenes1:12:02 - Advice for young Production Designers 1:15:50 - Don't run away! 1:15:51 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Other sets | Behind the scenes1:17:05 - Passion with Responsibility 1:17:28 - Commitment 1:17:41 - Movie: THALAIVI | Sets | Behind the scenes1:21:05 - Grandmother & Mother parallel 1:22:26 - Conclusion 1:23:27 - Movie: ANTARIKSHAM | Behind the scenes 1:24:19 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Pre-climax set | Behind the scenes 1:25:18 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Jatara set | Behind the scenes 1:28:25 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Godown set | Behind the scenes 1:30:07 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Crane set | Behind the scenes1:32:42 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | PM Office set | Behind the scenes1:33:51 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Srilanka set | Behind the scenes1:34:59 - Movie: PUSHPA 2 | Japan set | Behind the scenes


⁠Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT


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2 months ago
1 hour 36 minutes 58 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Shoes for farmer | Earthen Tunes | Santosh Kocherlakota & Sanjay Reddy | Design Podcast

Santosh Kocherlakota, one of the Co-founders of Earthen Tunes talks about their journey. Founded by alumni of NID - Vidyadhar Bhandare, Santosh Kocherlakota, and Nakul Lathkar, Earthen Tunes designs sustainable shoes using indigenous wool sourced responsibly from local pastoral and weaver communities. With their cross-subsidization initiative, these shoes are made accessible and affordable to farmers.

The team spent extensive periods of time in rural India, to gain deep insights and understanding of the problems faced by people in rural India. This helped them to solve the identified problems with Design Thinking. __________________________________________________ Pre-order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design


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3 months ago
2 hours 24 minutes 3 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Keep it simple, Keep it real | Senior UX Designer at Google | Vijay Karthik | D talks - The Design Podcast

Vijay is a Senior UX Designer at Google. With over 14 years of experience, he has led product vision, crafted experiences for apps used by millions, built design teams and created business impact at scale. Vijay's mantra? Keep it simple, keep it real. He's all about making informed decisions and spreading clarity like confetti -whether he's at work or just chilling. His mentee even dubbed him the "UX Therapist"- he's out here guiding and inspiring like a pro. VIjay also happens to be an NID dropout. Listent to his story as we discuss the following: 00:00 - Introduction 1:25 - Educational Background 12:26 - NID (Photography Design) 14:36 - Dropping out of NID 16:20 - Convincing Family 19:07 - For Parents 22:21 - Vijay about the Book 24:07 - UX & Social sciences 25:39 - Importance of Design 27:59 - Let’s not do this 28:46 - Professional journey 32:16 - Studios to Corporates 37:56 - Wholistic understanding 41:51 - Creative Expression 42:17 - Interview process at Google 44:43 - Portfolio 48:42 - Missing links | Young Designers 52:07 - Missing links | Mid-level Designers 54:32 - Conclusion 55:29 - Final advise ________________________________________ Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT


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4 months ago
57 minutes 19 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Design Leadership | Anjali Deswanndikkar, DVP Product Design, ICICI Lombard | The Design Podcast

Anjali is currently working as a DVP Product Design in one of India's leading Insurance companies, ICICI Lombard. Her role caters to bring in the digital transformation in this InsurTech, and raise the user experience maturity of the organisation through the digital platforms.With an extensive experience of 22 years in the Digital Design space, she has won design awards, scaled sustainable design teams, built design studios and helped business grow by crafting digital products that are not just delightful but functions for its users.


________________________________________ 00:00 - Introduction

01:03 - Planning your career

03:18 - Being observant

06:46 - Building & Leading Design teams

10:56 - Managing the team

13:20 - Encouraging young designers

16:24 - The process

22:58 - Sustaining design teams

26:51 - Hiring process & requirement

31:55 - Maintaining individuality

33:10 - Opportunities at ICICI Lombard

34:05 - Conclusion

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Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

“Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers.


With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence.


Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it.


With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better.


I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years!


Aaquib Wani


Founder & Creative Director

Aaquib Wani Design


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Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT⁠⁠


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Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host)

Linkedin⁠⁠

ADPList

Instagram



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5 months ago
34 minutes 31 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
What is consistency? | Sanjay Reddy | D Talks - The Design Podcast

Being consistent with whatever you do is something you've heard again and again in different contexts. As you prepare for design entrance exams, you lose interest mid-way for various reasons. Getting yourself up to resume practice is difficult. Listen to this video to gain a different perspective on consistency.


________________________________________ ⁠⁠ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT⁠⁠ #NID #UCEED #CEED #NIFT #designpodcast ________________________________________ Order the book: ⁠⁠INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN⁠⁠ “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ ________________________________________

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6 months ago
1 minute 35 seconds

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Are you Lost? | Sanjay Reddy | D Talks - The Design Podcast

As you prepare for design entrance exams, do you feel lost? It is natural to feel that but how does one deal with it? How do you deal with the pressure your peers or relatives create just because you chose to pursue Design? Listen to this video to gain clarity and re-orient yourself.


________________________________________ ⁠ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT⁠ #NID #UCEED #CEED #NIFT #designpodcast ________________________________________ Order the book: ⁠INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN⁠ “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ ________________________________________

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6 months ago
1 minute 12 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Dealing with self doubt | Sanjay Reddy | D Talks - The Design Podcast

As a design aspirant appearing for design entrance exams like UCEED, CEED, NID, and NIFT you are bound to experience self-doubt. Your minds are filled with questions like - Can I do this? - Can I get better at this? - Is Design for me? . . and so on ... Listen to this video to gain clarity and re-orient yourself. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT #NID #UCEED #CEED #NIFT #designpodcast ________________________________________ Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ ________________________________________

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6 months ago
3 minutes 29 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Chandra Sekhar K, Design Leader (UX), Amazon Business

In this episode, we discuss important things that an entry-level designer asks oneself to figure out their career path:


- Should I work at a startup or a big corporation?

- Should I have a Masters degree to climb up the corporate ladder?

- As a designer should I switch to a managerial role for growth?

- Do you think designers are getting a seat at the table?






________________________________________ Book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN https://pages.razorpay.com/Introductiontodesign “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________

⁠⁠Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT⁠⁠ ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) ⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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7 months ago
14 minutes 31 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Prachi Sakhardande, Principal Design & Research Manager, Microsoft |

In this episode, we discuss important things that an entry-level designer asks oneself to figure out their career path:


- Why should designers get a seat at the table?

- How often should an entry-level designer switch?

- Should I have a Masters degree to climb up the corporate ladder?

- Are Designers good managers?



________________________________________ Book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN https://pages.razorpay.com/Introductiontodesign “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________

⁠⁠⁠Online Mentorship Courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT⁠⁠⁠ ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) ⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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7 months ago
11 minutes 15 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Growing as a UX Designer | Vineet Kumar, Director UX, Postman | Sanjay Reddy

Vineet is the Director of UX at Postman, the world's foremost API management and collaboration platform. Vineet defines the vision and strategy for the developer experience of a product used by 30M+ developers worldwide and leads the product design team in optimizing the workflows that help developers prototype, build, test and promote their API capabilities. In this episode of D Talks - The Design podcast, Vineet talks about the following: 0:00 - Introduction 0:23 - Journey 4:17 - Postman branding 5:51 - A day of a UX Director 8:17 - Listening to users 11:30 - Approach to problem-solving 15:26 - Challenges faced as a leader 21:42 - Building a team 25:07 - Hiring 26:44 - Portfolio 29:14 - What do you enjoy about your job 30:32 - Cultivating mindset 33:05 - What are you curious about these days? 35:10 - Conclusion ________________________________________ Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN https://pages.razorpay.com/Introductiontodesign “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram ________________________________________

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8 months ago
37 minutes 19 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Unknown Design Perspectives | Rushab Shah, Associate Director, MediaMint | The Design Podcast

Rushab, a seasoned Creative Business Operations leader with over 16 years of experience in leading design teams in consulting firms, publications, and ad agencieshe had the privilege of collaborating with Fortune 500 brands, amplifying their design projects to reach new heights. He currently head the creative team at MediaMint, which has about 100 designers dedicated to creating high-quality creatives for global clients. 0:15 - Introduction 2:23 - Journey to Design leadership 3:43 - Transitions in career 6:53 - Do you miss designing 9:16 - What kind of jobs should young designers go for 12:06 - Understanding the organisation you're applying to 14:49 - What are Managers looking for 17:25 - Going the extra mile 20:11 - Why should designers go for leadership 27:12 - Figuring out 29:56 - Downsides of Design leadership 32:32 - Conclusion ________________________________________ Pre-order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence. Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better. I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years! Aaquib Wani Founder & Creative Director Aaquib Wani Design ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT Get mentored by Top1% Design Mentors(Global) ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram ________________________________________


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9 months ago
34 minutes 39 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
Aerospace Engineering to NID | Navendu Sharma & Sanjay Reddy | Design Podcast

Listen to the inspiring story of Navendu Sharma who cleared NID in 2024 and opted for Strategic Management Design for his M. Des course. ________________________________________

Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ 00:17 - Introduction 00:57 - The Journey 06:48 - Theatre experience 08:11 - Observing people 08:50 - Figuring out 13:00 - Preparing for Design 17:58 - NID Exam experience 19:07 - NID exam questions | SDM 24:13 - NID exam questions | Film & Video 27:56 - Studio test experience 30:15 - Studio test questions 38:58 - NID interview 42:17 - Tips for aspirants 45:55 - Uniqueness of this episode 48:08 - Gratitude ________________________________________

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9 months ago
50 minutes 2 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
NID AIR 6 | D Talks - The Design Podcast | Radhika Batra

Radhika Batra, working as an Apparel Designer at Adidas clears NID M.Des and secures an All India Rank 6 in general category. She shares her exam preparation strategies in this episode. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT

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1 year ago
34 minutes 10 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
NIFT AIR 24 | Bhavini Sharma | D Talks - The Design Podcast

In this episode, Bhavini Sharma, All India Rank 24 in NIFT'23, shares her design journey.


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1 year ago
29 minutes 28 seconds

D Talks - The Design Podcast
UX in Healthcare | Varuna Iyer | Head of Digital Design and UX | Dr. Reddy Laboratories | D Talks

D Talks - The Design Podcast Varuna is a seasoned cross-functional designer and respected design educator, currently holding the role of Head of Digital Design and UX at Studio 5B-DRL. Holding nearly 12 years of multifaceted experience within the "Idea to Market" product domain, she is renowned for her unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction, commitment to quality, and sharp business focus. Her problem-solving expertise spans across four diverse geographic regions, showcasing her adaptability and global perspective. With an entrepreneurial mindset and an innate drive for success, Varuna embodies a proactive approach, consistently delivering results. Her ability to effectively communicate crucial design decisions to key stakeholders is complemented by her aptitude for creating tangible impacts on both design strategies and business outcomes. Varuna's unique blend of skills seamlessly integrates creative vision with strategic objectives, making her an invaluable asset in driving design innovation and fostering business growth. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ⁠⁠https://online.designexstudio.com/⁠
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________________________________________ Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 04:30 - Italian Design 07:50 - Typical day of a UX Designer at Dr. Reddy Laboratories 10:20 - The bubble of UX Design 14:34 - Measuring Design | Vision & Strategy 18:18 - Responsibility of UX Designers 25:21 - Role of UX in healthcare 27:13 - Responsibility of Designers in healthcare 27:57 - Seeing what other's don't see 29:00 - Role of a Designer in healthcare 29:29 - Gap in healthcare | Service gap (Behavioural aspect) 32:47 - Example Service gap (Behavioural aspect) 34:15 - Gap in healthcare | Experience gap 36:16 - Personalisation in healthcare 38:37 - Working with Doctors 41:16 - ABHA Scheme & Challenges in healthcare 51:10 - Opportunities in healthcare | Accessibility & affordability to healthcare 52:28 - Value driven healthcare system 59:55 - Need for designers in healthcare 1:01:26 - Screening design portfolios 1:02:07 - Craft of being a designer 1:05:21 - Conclusion


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In this episode the host, Sanjay Reddy talks about how to sketch from different point of views. Sanjay talks about a technique that can help you to nail the scale and proportion every time you sketch in UCEED, CEED, NID, and NIFT exams.

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In conversation with Mayank Saxena, All India Rank 1 in NID 2023 - M.Des (Universal Design). ________________________________________

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Welcome to my show! I'm Sanjay Reddy, an engineer turned Designer, Author & Mentor. I had a very tough transition to design, spent sleepless nights figuring out how to make my way into design, reached out to many people, visited institutes, spoke to professors and what not. All of that just to know more about design. I want to make this journey easier & fun for design enthusiasts, aspirants and students. On this show, I have candid conversations with designers about topics ranging from how to get into design to landing your first job as a designer & also how one can switch to design.