Speakers
SHWETA MALHOTRA
Shweta Malhotra is a graphic artist/designer from Mumbai, who started her independent career in New Delhi and recently moved back to Mumbai.
After working across ad agencies and design studios for close to 8 years, she branched out on her own and currently works independently.
Her overall design aesthetic is minimal, bold and graphic, a response to the maximalist visual language prevalent in India.
Kruttika Susarla
Kruttika is an illustrator, comic maker and a graphic designer currently living and working in New Delhi. She graduated from DJ Academy of Design in 2013. She likes to draw letters and/or people outdoors in her personal time.
Kunel Gaur
Kunel Gaur is the founder creative director at Animal, an independent creative agency working out of New Delhi and New York. Kunel comes with an overall experience of 14 years in Advertising, Graphic Design, Illustration, Films and Online. He started his career as a graphic designer with Mudra DDB working on sign design and guidelines for Delhi Metro, moving into web design for brands like American Express and HBO. He then moved to advertising full time, working on brands like The Times of India, Nokia, Pepsico, Airtel, Audi India, Fritolay amongst others, working through agencies like JWT, Saatchi & Saatchi and Wieden + Kennedy. His campaign for Nokia Smartphones made Nokia the number one youth brand in India in the year 2012 (Brand Equity/Economist). He was also responsible for the launch of Sony Bravia in India, as well as Aliva, by Fritolay. In 2014, he founded Animal, working on brand and design solutions for brands like Google, Microsoft, Keventers, Adidas Originals, DLF, Housing.com, NDTV, Flipkart, Snapdeal amongst others. His most recent endeavor includes Indianama - a platform to showcase and create space for dialogue on Indian design.
Guru Vaidya
I spent the initial part of my career using computer software to create art for TV and Film. My goal at the time was to get my name on the credit list of a Bollywood movie!
After working for several studios on AD and Art films, I finally got my name in the credit list of "Chocolate" in 2005. I continued to work on several domestic and international films and was also actively contributing to vfx and animation user communities with workshops and seminars on post production techniques.
I found my calling in conducting those public workshops and therefore transformed from being a "User" to a "Trainer" and then to a "Technical Evangelist".
Shweta Malhotra
Kruttika Susarla
Kunel Gaur