Hi I'm Viswak an Industrial designer and Design researcher from
NID ,Ahmedabad.
Design has always been an inevitable part of my life, My projects allow me to express the diversity of thoughts and the multi-disciplinary nature of work ,I'm really passionate about experimental design and its application in real world.
I'm currently working on my Graduation Project at
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
The project revolves around the domain of Behavior studies and
tries to bridge the gap between Human and Technology.
Educational background
2016 - Current
March - August 2019
2005 - 2016
National Institute of Design,
Ahmedabad, India.
Hochschule Pforzheim,
Germany.
Madras Christian College,
Higher secondary school,
Chennai, India.
Bachelor of Design (B.Des)
Industrial Design
Exchange Semester (B.A)
Industrial Design
Schooling
Primary and High school
(Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Comp.Sc)
2002 - 2005
Vivekananda school,
Kuala Lampur , Malaysia.
Schooling
Primary school
Professional experience
Dec 2019 - Jan 2021
Titan Company Ltd,
Bangalore, India.
Industrial Design Intern
Mentor : Mr. Mahendra Chauhan (Head of design)
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Design conceptualisation and design development of a Hybrid watch
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Design Development of a watch for Visually Impaired (Production)
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Co-ordinating with Internal departments and external suppliers throughout the process
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Designing a framework to explain product attributes for the Design and Marketing team
December 2020
Furniture Design
Chennai, India
Marketing and Branding
Self initiated
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Setting up Kickstarter campaign
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Manufacturing
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Co-ordinating with supplier and manufacturer
November 2019
Army Design Bureau,
Delhi, India
Design Researcher ,
Systems Project
Mentor : Mr. Praveen Nahar
(Director NID-A) ,
Mr. Sahil Thappa .
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Conducted a five day field visit to Amritsar Army cantonment.
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Developed Systems thinking and Design thinking framework
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Application Design thinking tools and methods
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Documented activities and livelihood of soldiers from different sectors of the army
December 2018
Railway Design Centre,
Ahmedabad, India.
Student Product Designer
(Earn while you Learn)
Mentor : Mr. Md. Naim Shaik.
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Developed seating concepts for the Indian railway passenger car
June 2016
Evolve Studio,
Architecture and Design,
Chennai, India.
Intern - Spatial Designer
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Designed layouts for a Shopping street made with shipping containers.
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Designed concepts for shipping container Kiosks.
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Model making.
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Backdrop design for Juice shop (Lassi House,Chennai)
2017 - Present
Freelance Projects
Achievements
2020
Nominee - Student of the Year,
Elle Decor International Design Awards
Entry : KAGU, a versatile multi-use furniture design.
EDIDA is a unique international event where the 25 editors-in-chief of the ELLE DECORATION international network gather to award global excellence in design in 14 categories.
2020
Shortlisted,
RSD 9
The system design project with the Army Design Bureau was displayed at RSD symposium (International System design symposium)
2019
Winner - National level
Titan Nvisage, Design for Future.
Entry : Titan Tact, Inclusive watch design for the Visually Impaired
Nvisage is organised by Titan Comapany to identify and reward new talents from design schools in India.
2019
Shortlisted,
Design for Social Development
Classroom project done as part of "Kind Machines" mentored by Jon rogers (University of Dundee) was displayed and presented to Mr. Don Norman and
Mr. Srini Srinivas at NID, Gandhinagar.
2019
Shortlisted,
Lines of Inquiry
The system design project with the Army Design Bureau was displayed at the Lines of Inquiry event help at NID, Ahmedabad.
2016
Student Excellence Award
Awarded by Madras Christian College, for the subjects
Mathematics and German
2015
Pasch Scholarship
Goethe Institut
Pasch Scholarship offers a 3 week language programme in Germany with students from different countries with different cultural backgrounds.
2015
Zonal Winners
Junior Basketball
Sports Development Authority of Tamilnadu.
Ball handler - Point guard .
2011
Finalist
Hindu Young World quiz competition.
All India quiz competition held at Bokaro, Jharkhand.
Academic Involvements and Leaderships
Core Member
Industry Interface Committee
NID, Ahmedabad
Co-ordinate with student representatives from different disciplines. Facilitating the transfer of Placement cell management from the Admission department to the students. Inviting industry professionals for workshops and talks for the students at NID.
Placement Co-ordinator
Student Activity Council
NID, Ahmedabad
Organised the Placements day at NID, Ahmedabad in 2019 . Co-ordinate with company representatives and Students. Planning and allocating tasks to Student volunteers.
Maintaining digital records of the placed students.
Installation and
Structure Co-ordinator
Garba-Navratri
NID, Ahmedbad
Navratri is celebrated in grand manner at NID. This is the only time of the year where people are invited inside to celebrate with the students. I was involved in designing the Brick Temple ,which will be circled by people people dancing the traditional folk dance (Garba). I also managed the setting up of installations around the college campus.
Team Leader,
Kiosk design
NID, Ahmedabad
The "Design Street" at NID showcases the work of different disciplines in kiosks , this exhibit helps people understand the nature of work in each disciplne. I was involved from Designing to execution of the Kiosk, and also the Curation of student works for the exhibit. This experience helped me improve my management skills .
Curator and Spatial Designer
"OnExchange" Exhibition
NID, Ahmedabad
Curated projects done by students during their exchange semester at NID Ahmedabad. Co-ordinated with the IT and Maintenance department to set up the Exhibits
Student Volunteer
Urban Design Collective
Chennai.
Conducting survey for Urban Design Collective, at Uroor Slum in Chennai.
Secretary of Science department
Student Council
MCC , Chennai.
School Pupil Leader,
Student Council
MCC Primary, Chennai.
Member
Photographic Society of Madras
Skills
Hard skills
Rapid Prototyping
Model making
Sketching
Arduino -Electronics
Digital Modelling
Autocad
Rhino
Fusion
Maya
Keyshot
Design tools
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Premier pro
Adobe Xd
Adobe After effects
Other Skills
Systems thinking
Ethnographic studies
Design management
Research methodology
Conceptualisation
Content curation
Languages
English | Tamil | Telugu | Hindi | German (B1)
Luxumbourg
3 cups
Flour
Germany
Pforzheim
2015 , 2019
Spain
India
Chennai
10 years
Netherlands
Belgium
Places visited
Singapore
Malaysia
7 years
Places lived
India
Ahmedabad
4 years
Phone
+91 9789026266
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