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What I Do++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Graphic Design, Interface, Wire-framing, Mobile Apps, Landing Page, Newsletter, Visualization & many more.
My latest punch line about Design is - Why & Why Not!

Email Me at +++++++++++++++ abinash.mohanty@gmail.com
Project Samples at ++++++++++ http://www.behance.net/mohanty
Blog at +++++++++++++++++++ http://www.abinashmohanty.com
Follow Me at Twitter +++++++++ http://www.twitter.com/abinashmohanty
Connect with BlackBerry at ++++ 22F62A8B

About Me +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Design is not just what it 'looks like', 'feels like' or 'copy paste job'. Design is ‘how it works’. Being in a Communication field, I focus and believe on cross media platform. Until now I have worked in different studios: media agency, packaging, web & IT solution companies along with education platform to teach what i have gained from the industries.

Experience+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++6.8 Years

Education +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 Years from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India.
Communication Design - 2006 January

Specialized in +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Website Interface, Marketing Mailers, Newsletters, Graphics for Mobile Phone (Interface/Menu systems), Software User Interface, Marketing Banners, Landing Page, Ads, Identity, Branding, Brochures, Leaflets, Flash intros, Flash Presentation, Photography, Software graphic interface, Stationaries, Print ads, Promotional designs, Poster design, Publication (magazines, books), Mobile interface, Event cards, Sound editing, Video editing for Mobile or HD Movie creation, Interactive pdf presentation to client.


Professional
Experience +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Creative Head, Silver Touch Technologies Ltd. July 2010 - Current

I have joined a CMM Level 5 Certified Company; Silver Touch Technologies Ltd. from July 2010 as Creative Head. The aim was to create a team specially for the Design Section and focus on Mobile Application Design starting from application sketches, discussion, sketch prototypes to final prototype in sync with the Developers. We are specializing on iPhone, Android, iPad, BlackBerry Smart Phone and Playbook. Apart from that we are generating a couple of in-house application to train our developers and designers to update as per the current trends.

Apart from the Application design, we work on cross culture design projects starting from mood boards, research, ideation, sketches, mock ups and final design presentation to client.

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Communication Design, Idea Product Design. February 2009 - July 2010

Innovative Design Engineering Animation is a one-stop product development and animation consultancy. We focus on providing out of the box solutions that fuel the development of highly innovative products. Our industrial design, engineering, communication design and animation teams provide the unique synergy our clients require to break the mold and be truly cutting edge.

Being a part of IDEA, I take care of the Communication Design section such as Branding, Interface Design, Corporate presentation, Corporate Identity Package, Graphics for the Product Package. Website GUI; stating from client requirements, site map to look & feel of the website and many more.

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Design Lead, Semaphore Software. October 2007 – February 2009

I really had good experience while working Semaphore Software as Design Lead. My role was to communicate with our offshore clients to get a brief, retrieve information and convert into the design brief (as most of the clients have no written brief unless you speak to them in depth). I was working specially for the offshore clients from US & UK based upon their time zone. During this period i have worked upon various Graphic Design & Website Interface, Automated Presentation. Apart from that i was handling most of Semaphore Marketing Branding stuff such as Marketing Mailer, Card, Newsletter, Corporate Presentation and some of the Event Graphics such as CeBit & GiTex.

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Sr. Graphic Designer. Juriscape. January 2006 – October 2007
Being a Sr. Graphic Designer at Juriscape I was working on various website projects that includes the interface pages for payment gateway, Sign up pages for different users to login or sign in. Apart from web I worked on Brand Identity, Marketing Mailers, Pilot Campaign, Website Landing pages, Stationaries and various Event graphics.

As as a Senior Position we ask client for the design brief and requirement, discuss within our team of 10 designers, create brainstorming for the outputs and share ideas with client for more crisp solution.

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Communication Design. NID. August 2005 – January 2006

As a part of my Contract with NID i was working as Communication Design Associate. During my 6 months period of time, i have worked upon Nid Admission Brochure, Poster, Young Designer Publication of 210 pages along with Taught Elements of Multimedia to Graphic Design Students of 3rd Year.

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Graphic Designer. Sunray Designs Pvt. Ltd. August 2004 – January 2005

I am working with Sunray Designs for 6 months based upon a huge project; Manage ( a skincare system for men) that contains from brand identity, brochure, poster, pop materials to the cross platform multimedia cd rom for the skincare product range. Apart from that i have also worked upon couple of other in-house projects during that period.

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Graphic Design Intern. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, the proprietors of The Times of India. March 2003 - May 2003

The scope was to re-design a Teenager magazine called Femina Girl and create a master style sheet in Quark Express with presentation.



CONSULTING +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Elements of Multimedia (Interactive Media)
Corporate Identity
Publication Design
Website Architechture
The Basic Fundamentals in Design
Web Design Fundamentals
Synchronization in cross platform media from print to web and vice-versa.
Design Interfaces
Presentation Techniques
Website Promotions (team work)



CONFERENCES
& WORKSHOPS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

1. November-2002- ICOGRADA brand identity and
graphics conference in [2003], NID
2. October 2003 - ICOGRADA - Nagoya (Japan)
The IEN (Icograda Education Network) Nagoya Symposium cum The International New Designers Workshop, Visualogue, in Nagoya congress center, Japan.
3. 2003-Calligraphy: by Amit Kharsani 2003
4. Gesture drawing: with David Schorr
5. Poster workshop: by Dhun Karkaria
6. Newspaper workshop: by Mr. C.Sajan from new Indian express, Chennai



My Blog
About What I Do +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

There should be an archival system where you can put down all your ideas before it die. I believe most of the ideas evaporate and It happens when we enjoy having Coffee, watching a Movie, having a discussion with a Client, waiting at the Airport or even at Temples.

The purpose of my blog was not to promote myself rather than the following main criteria.

1. Educate Designs to newbies or clients who are unaware of design aesthetics.

2. Talk about Technologies of latest inspiration that helps others to grab along with the latest trends.

3. Tips & Techniques as per Industry standards and which were never taught in the design education syllabus.

4. Connect with more users (designers + non-designers + faculties + business professional + developers and so on) to make a bridge in between the gap of different Disciplines.

5. Motivation



SOFTWARE
SKILLS
If you know the secret trick of cutting vegetables, you can present them as a nice salad dish which can be used for a health magazine cover page.
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OmniGraffle 5 Pro
Merlin Project Management
FastTrack Schedule 9
Omniplan Project Management
Keynote 9
Adobe Indesign cs4
Adobe Photoshop cs4
Adobe Illustrator cs4
Corel Draw x3
Adobe Page Maker 7
Adobe Flash cs4
SwishMax
Discreet 3D Studio Max (with basic Modeling, Lighting & Rendering)
Discreet Plasma
Leap Office
QuarkExpress
Adobe Acrobat 9
Power Point (ms office xp & mac os x 2004)
Sound Forge 6



Working OS
As long as the Quality, Productivity & Ease of Use are Concern, I would go for the Mac OS Always.
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Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard (APPLE)


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