VARSHA MAKWANA
Varshamak@gmail.com
PROFILE
Creative driven and enthusiastic Art Director with 10 years’ experience in designing, styling, art direction, photography, branding and advertisement. My aim is to contribute to innovative solutions, evolving new styles and methodologies to produce high-end designs, utilizing current technologies & brainstorming strategies. Seeking a challenging opportunity where I can put my creative skills and innovation to work.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Creative Art Director - Volunteer Job
5Th Season Wedding Design Studio, Atlanta, USA (May 2015 - July 2017)
▪ Designed logo, brochure, booklet, website layout and all the design work for the company
▪ Created fresh and new ideas for wedding events, management and coordination
▪ Did Photography for all events and fashion show of the company
▪ Creative interior styling of the fashion store and wedding design studio
Assistant Art Director – BBC Goodhomes Magazine India
World Wide Media, The Times Of India Publication, Mumbai, India
(Oct. 2010 –Feb. 2015)
▪ Designed the layout of the Goodhomes magazine, including the cover and cover stories
▪ Led the planning of the layouts with art directors and editors along with handling the production process of the magazine
▪ Major contributor to the brainstorming and thumb nailing of key story ideas for some of the most successful editions of the magazine
▪ Responsible for organizing, styling, location scouting and art directing photo shoots
▪ A major role in designing, branding, coordination and marketing for Goodhomes for art – a public art initiative from last 3 years which is a week long event for all art lovers in Mumbai
▪ Goodhomes awards coordination
▪ Gh decor guide and AtoZ issues designing plus processing
▪ Brand visibility ideating and designing
▪ Handled the production and art direction for tangerine campaign which was done by Goodhomes
Graphic Designer - Femina Magazine
World Wide Media, The Times Of India Publication, Mumbai, India
(Mar. 2008 –Feb. 2010)
▪ Single handedly led on all the aspects of design and layout for the launch issue of “what to wear”
▪ Collaborated with the art director in thumb nailing ideas and organising photoshoots, while designing pages for femina, woman just like you, your life you way and your space
Creative Designer
Repro India Limited, Mumbai, India ( Jun. 2006 –Aug. 2007)
▪ Used creative illustrations while designing books, covers, brochures, magazine ads etc. Majorly for international clients
Won one Award in Elementary Applied Art in the Year 2002-03.