Amrita Kanther :: Visual Communication :: IDC

VC M.Des

Amrita Kanther
Gmail-ID:
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+91 9833506870

BFA, Painting
Apeejay Institute of Design, New Delhi

Address :B57,Iflr, Gate3, Freedom fighter enclave, Neb Sarai, New Delhi 110068

Interests: Lateral learning for children, Jewellery & lifestyle accessories, Magazine & Publication design

RESUME

Learning with Puppets
Guide: Prof. Nina Sabnani

Puppets are always fascinating, surrounded by an atmosphere of unreality and fantasy, magic and comedy. This project aimed to experiment and explore the potential of puppets, by placing them in the small hands and minds of children allowing them to learn and explore through role playing. Towards this end I studied briefly about the learning stages amongst children (a part of child psychology), and learnt to make puppets from a traditional craftsman in Udaipur, (Rajasthan).

The emergent concepts were puppets designed to facilitate role playing. A set of puppets which comprises of a family were explored using found objects and waste materials. This has formed a kind of kit that includes a stage and allows children to role-play with puppets in different settings.

Developing Financial Tools for Investor Education
Internship at Synapse, Goa

Synapse is a Pioneering Information agency and Money Mentor is its sub company focused on creating innovative communication and information tools for financial planning and investor education. Project done were: Booklet on Asset Allocation, Story board on Subprime Crises, Ideation for Paisa-Kaisa software, Financial calculators.

Used assimilation of graphics and illustrations to generate interest and awareness about not so interesting topics. Understood the functioning of an organisation and how one contributes to it, importance of deadlines and being professional. It gave me fair understanding of finance, investment, arbitrage and stock market.

Bi-Cultural Magazine Design
Guides: Prof. G.V.Sreekumar,
Prof. U.A.Athavankar

The projects is about creating a Bi-cultural magazine for second generation NRI’s. The primary aim is to understand both the paradigms and create comprehensive fusion as well as juxtaposition thus making NRI teens aware about Indian values and tradition through motivational manner.

Though NRI teens is not an alien term once one starts pondering it gives a different world view of their value system and upbringing. It is a challenge to understand and create a stimulus considering two different cultures.