Month: August 2023

The journey of an idea: Ranganath K

The image is a poster. On a neon blue background, a faint wave pattern runs down the right side. On top, in a yellow rectangle: Design Below, the headline: The journey of an idea Below, a subhead: From an abstract brief to a refined end-product Next, the session date: 27th August, 2023 Next, in a circular window, a black-and-white portrait of the presenter with their name: Ranganath K And below that, a descriptor: Illustrator, product designer, artist Below, at centre, the logotype for The Goa Project Sessions, which has the words ‘The Goa Project’ in white text next to a stylised sunset-and-water image, and next to that, the word ‘Sessions’ within a stylised video camera image. In a black strip at the bottom: Once every four weeks on Sundays, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. IST, on Zoom.

Ranganath is a multidisciplinary designer specialising in illustration, product design and fine arts (painting). He is the founder of Liquidink Design studio, helping several startups and multi national products companies in India and abroad build engaging and aspirational digital experiences that combine creative storytelling and product design. A Bangalorean by heart, he draws inspiration to create from life around him: vintage architecture, culture, street art and machinery. When he is not behind the sketch book drawing, he loves to explore new trails on his bicycle. Ranganath has over 25+ years being a hands-on designer directing and leading design teams at companies like Adobe, RedBus, Hyperion and Oracle before starting on his own studio.

Design bravery: Vinay Rao

The image is a poster. On a neon pink background, a faint wave pattern runs down the right side. On top, in a yellow rectangle: Design Below, the headline: Design bravery Below, a subhead: Mindset, flexibility and persistence are as important as process Next, the session date: 27th August, 2023 Next, in a circular window, a black-and-white portrait of the presenter with their name: Vinay Rao And below that, a descriptor: Product builder Below, at centre, the logotype for The Goa Project Sessions, which has the words ‘The Goa Project’ in white text next to a stylised sunset-and-water image, and next to that, the word ‘Sessions’ within a stylised video camera image. In a black strip at the bottom: Once every four weeks on Sundays, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. IST, on Zoom.

Vinay is a product designer and entrepreneur with close to three decades of creating solutions across industries. His driving desire is to look for real problems to solve, and create products that solve them, while also striking a balance between human experience and global issues, with the constraints of capital investment, ease of production, distribution, and sustainability.