Hi there! My name is Anuranjan Pegu and I am a graphic designer, an art director, 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. If you want to see everything that I do, please visit my design blog at www.anuranjan.com/blog.
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 six years now though I have been in illustration for more than that! 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 a brief history of me in design, here’s a brief account:
Extensive experience in two countries, leading teams in creative & successful projects, pursuing acclaimed interactive digital experiments and getting work exhibited.
SKILLS
Branding
Strategy
Packaging
Print Design
User Experience
Art direction
Advertising
Story-boarding
Adobe Creative Suite
Traditional media
EDUCATION
AAS Graphic Design
Parsons The New School of Design
2008
MA. Arts & Aesthetics
School of Arts & Aesthetics,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
2005
BA(Hons) History
St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi
2003
All India Senior Secondary School Certificate (High School)
AFBBS, New Delhi
2000
EXPERIENCE
PM+Co
New York (current) | Senior Designer
Managing team of designers, constant client interaction and working together with the marketing department to come with creative marketing+branding solutions.
FREELANCE
NY/DC/New Delhi (Current) | UX/Graphic Designer/Art Director Branding, packaging, web, mobile, pro bono work for non-profits and charities, special illustration projects and experimental/collaborative work.
Jamura Design Lab
New Delhi, Spring–summer 2012 | UX/Graphic Designer
Primary focus on web, digital and UX design. Work spanned from branding packaging and websites to web management software to innovative interactive digital interfaces.
Green Goose Design
New Delhi, 2010–11 | Creative Head/Graphic Designer
Led a small team of designers in award-winning branding, packaging, digital and storyboarding projects for clients spanning across the fields of fashion, beauty, corporate and retail. Worked with the PR team to provide support for events.
JWT DELHI New Delhi
New Delhi 2009–10 | Creative Supervisor (Art)
Led the complete revamp of the mainstream communication (print, tv,digital) for Pepsi in India– art-directing photo/video shoots with celebrities, managing team of designers and constant client interaction.
Interbrand, Stark Design NY, Fisheye Design (india)
NY/New Delhi 2007-08 | Design Intern
Worked on many client projects including logo design, layouts for brochures and marketing material, website designs and illustrations.
National Council for Education Research and Training/NCERT
New Delhi Fall 2006 | Freelance Illustrator
Made illustrations for an English school textbook
Various
New Delhi 2006-07 | Illustrator
Illustrated school textbooks, movie storyboards, movie graphics, CD jackets
HONORS
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: One of 50 finalists for a global Windows App contest
2011: Judges pick in a shoe design contest for Wrangler
2010: Declared as 1 of 10 Best Designers from India on Blog of Francesco Mugnai
2009: EELC logo featured on Logo Revue
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
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
ps: if you were wondering, my name- Anuranjan- means love