Anirudha Joshi, design professor from IDC, IIT Mumbai. He talks about the state of the design in India. Gangadharan Menon, a teacher, and a writer. Ganga Sir talks about the medium, message, and meaning of words. Dr. Vidhyadhar Oke who is a musicologist and he speaks on fundamental differences between Hindustani and Carnatic classical music […]
Month: December 2017
Understanding Product and Design
What are the 3 most critical things when you start a company? How do you bring conviction is your vision? What does it take to get that conviction? What is the importance of design culture in any company? How to make product decisions? Based on what parameters does one take product decisions? How do you […]
Philosophical perspective on Indian Education System (Part 2)
We have spent endless nights discussing the mediocrity in the market, is this because of the education of other social factors? Do you think India is asking our best minds to sell shampoo? If teachers keep teaching the same thing over years, how are they suppose to learn and teach advanced stuff?
Philosophical perspective on Indian Education System (Part 1)
Guru-shishya parampara fundamentally is so nice. How did it digress and how can we revive it? Why are certain subjects glorified and a few sidelined while each subject has its own glory? What are your thoughts on the grading system in education?
Kulture Shop and Indian art scene
What is Kulture Shop? How did it happen? What is the need for a physical store? How receptive are buyers of Kulture Shop products? Who are these buyers? Which are the most hot-selling products and artists which we should look for? How is the work that Kulture Shop doing, influencing the society How is the […]
Education of typography within Indian landscape
What is the role of typography in society? Can you tell us how important is typography even for a layman? From using the right font to influence politics to typefaces used in signages to avoid accidents. What is the canvas of typography? How regional typography is important as we are moving towards a digital world? […]
Understanding painter’s perspective (Marathi)
Is style important or content? Why? Does one intellectualize art? What are your thoughts on finished paintings and artwork? How do you see them? How does an artist conceived paintings which are not commissioned? What it is to be a painter in India? Now and then?
Introduction to architecture and it’s various aspects
How do you identify the soul of the project? Can you give one example in detail? What do you mean by spaces being responsive to users? The architecture you find in forts and old palaces used to be much more evolved and rich. What made us go back to something rudimentary? What is the role […]
Introduction to icons
This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Kultureshop. Can you share a Brief history of icons in India? How have they evolved and the current state? What are the characteristics of an icon family? How have meanings of icons changed as we have evolved as humans, societies at large? What does it take […]
Understanding relationship between ad filmmakers and creative agencies
How are traditional ad films made? What are the boundaries of where an agency’s work ends and where a film maker’s start? Who defines these jurisdictions? What is the role of an ad filmmaker in taking the concept further? How much liberty one has due to the virtue of knowing the medium? How does an […]