About me

Hi there! My name is Anuranjan Pegu and I am a graphic designer, illustrator, animal lover and a biker rolled into one. I indulge in design that is atypical, stands out, fights cliches, and at the same time helps brands to grow and stand apart. I now focus on work that brings positive change to society and the world around us. If you want to see my work, please visit my portfolio site at www.anuranjan.com/portfolio or contact me here.

In design, though I do favor the minimal, I mostly stay true to the brief and change my design style accordingly. I have been rocking it hard in the design world for more than seven years now though I have been in illustration for more than 13! I have experience working in small studios, big agencies or for individuals in New Delhi and in New York. I also have experience riding a motorcycle at 15,000 feet in the Himalayas through knee deep water and beautiful landscapes.

If you want to know about the motorcycle trip, visit this blog. If you want to know what I have been upto in design, look below:

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EXPERIENCE

Freelance  
NY/DC/New Delhi (Current)
UX/Graphic Designer/Art Director
Branding, packaging, web, mobile, pro bono work for non-profits, charities & artist groups, special illustration projects and experimental/collaborative work.

Environmental Defense Fund  
New York (Current)
Graphic Designer/Art Director
Strategy, branding, visual marketing and communications (print, web, digital, social) aimed to internal and external stakeholders and a wider public audience.

Bartley & Dick 
New York, 2016
Art Director
Strategy, branding, web and advertising solutions for a variety of clients like EPIX, AMC, Optimus Health Care, International Delights etc.

PM+Co 
New York, 2013-2016
Senior Designer
Managing a team of designers & clients and working with the marketing department to come up with creative & award-winning marketing+branding solutions for clients like HBO, Loacker, SONY etc. Design & website support for a online subscription box business.

Anuranjandotcom.2009-current
Visual Communicator/Designer
Branding assignments that include, but are not limited to, designing logos, websites, books, posters, calendars, illustrations, packaging etc print and digital projects. Core strenghts: concept and innovation.
New Delhi, India

Jamura Design, Spring-Summer 2012
UX/Senior Designer
Mostly focused on digital projects including websites and UI design. Also included branding, packaging and illustration assignments.

Green Goose Design Studio, Fall 2010-11
Graphic Designer/ Consultant
Branding, print and web based projects

JWT New Delhi, Summer 2009-10
Creative Supervisor (Art)
Supervising and designing communication for Pepsico products.

Various, New York/Washington D.C. Spring-Summer 2009
Freelance Graphic Designer
Branding, print and web based projects.

Interbrand New York, Fall 2008
Graphic Design Intern
Designing layouts & illustrations for various client projects.

Stark Design NY,  Spring-Summer 2008
Graphic Design Intern
Designed logos, websites, packaging,edited photographs, made illustrations

Fisheye Design, New Delhi Spring 2007
Graphic Design Intern
Designed logos, created layouts for brochures and magazines, edited photographs, made illustrations.

National Council for Education Research and Training/NCERT
, Fall 2006
Freelance Illustrator
Made illustrations for an English school textbook

Sumit Roy, Independent film maker Summer 2006
Freelance Illustrator
Illustrated the storyboard for a Hindi film

Anandana Kapur, Independent film maker Summer 2006
Freelance Illustrator
Illustrated a story, made key-frames of the storyboard and graphics
for a 16mm film

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SKILLS

Art Direction
Team-building
Agile Project Management
Strategy + Concept
Advertising, Story-boarding
Branding, Print + Packaging
User Interface/ User Experience
Adobe Creative Suite
OminGraffle
WordPress
Keynote
Illustration

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EDUCATION

Parsons The New School of Design, December 2008

 

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HONORS

2014–15: GDUSA 2014 & 2015 Designer- Best in Direct mail (HBO)

2013–14: Participant in group exhibition for SEE|ME International Artists Exhibition 2013–14 – work projected on the LIC building in Long Island City (2013) & in Times Square (2014)

2013: AdAge SAMMY Award 2013 Designer- for Sony PS4 ad

2012: One of 50 finalists for a global Windows App contest

2011: “Judges pick” in a shoe design contest for Wrangler

2010 : Adjudged as 1 of 10 Best Designers from India on Blog of Francesco Mugnai

2007-2009 : Dean’s List, Parsons the New School for Design

2006 : Poster Competition,”Masculinities: A South Asian Traveling Seminar 2006″ Special Prize

2003 : Hindustan Times Generation Now-The Mood, All India Essay Writing Competition, First Prize

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ACTIVITIES

UMA India/TMC (Current)
Graphic Designer
Promotional design work

Jeevashram Foundation, Animal shelter (2009-current)
Volunteer/Graphic Designer
Volunteer activities + designing calendars, t-shirts etc for promotional activities

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Self X Social Art Exhibition (Feb-April 2005)
Curated by Geeta Kapur.
Researched on artist and designed event collateral

St. Stephen’s College
(2000-2003)
Editorial Board, Yearbook
Designed and edited magazine layouts and artwork

History Society
Designed logos, invitations and posters.
President for the term 2002-03

Fine Arts Society
Designed the first ever logo and event invitations and posters.
Vice President for the term 2002-03.

Creative Cell, Students Union Society
Made the cover of the annual festival’s magazine, posters and logos

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ps: if you were wondering, my name- Anuranjan- means love

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