Profile
I'm Akansha.
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I am a 25-year-old Integrated designer born and raised in India. After finishing my bachelor's of Design in Product Design in 2018, I started my professional career as a product designer working in design studios and brands. In 2020, I shifted to Germany to pursue my masters' degree in Integrated Design at Hochschule Anhalt.
Education
Master of Arts (MA) (2020-2022)
Integrated Design, Department of Design
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
The master's degree in Integrated Design from Hochschule Anhalt is an interdisciplinary program that assimilates different design disciplines such as communication, product, digital and audiovisual design. The university is next to the iconic Bauhaus providing a creative environment for both practical and experimental research.
NSIC, New Delhi, India (Jan-Mar 2019)
Trainee in Graphic Design
During this training period, I brushed up my Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator skills and experimented with different artworks.
Bachelor of Design (B.des) (2014-2018)
Product Design, Department of Design
State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak, Haryana, India
The bachelor's degree in product design from the State University of performing and visual arts focuses on various aspects of design, from laying the foundation of design to developing hands-on skills like Illustration & Rendering, Graphics, UI/UX Ergonomics with a focus on Human-centric design research & development. The university has four different colleges, namely, the Institute of design, architecture, Fine Arts and Film and TV, providing a creative atmosphere for learning interdisciplinary.
Experience
Packaging Designer
PeeSafe, Gurugram, Haryana, India (Aug 2019- Aug 2020)
PeeSafe is an Indian brand whose products focus on various areas of human hygiene. During my time at PeeSafe, alongside my colleagues, I was part of research and concept development and the packaging design of their four proprietary brands, i.e. PeeSafe, PollutionSafe, MoskitoSafe and PalmSafe.
Product Design Intern
Samsung Electronics, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (Feb-Jun 2018)
Samsung Electronics is a multinational corporation that manufactures various electronic products. Throughout my internship period, I researched and developed smartphone packaging, from conceptual design to prototyping.
Product Design Intern
Hindustan Sanitary India Limited, Gurugram, Haryana, India (Jun- Jul 2017)
In the six weeks Summer Internship, I conceptualised the product for Moonbow, an HSIL sub-brand.
Projects
Version Absolute Design Studio, New Delhi, India (Oct- Nov 2018)
VADs is a design studio that specialises in Signage and wayfinding, where I worked on a graphic design project related to Signage.
Laiqa, Gurugram, Haryana, India (Aug-Oct 2018)
Laika is a menstrual care brand. I worked on sample packaging design focusing on reflecting the brand's value.