Hi there! My name is Anuranjan Pegu and I am a graphic designer, 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 four years now though I have been in illustration for more than six! 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 resume:
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EXPERIENCE
Anuranjan.com, 2009- current
Graphic Designer/ Consultant
Visual communication: includes but not restricted to branding, print, packaging, web
Green Goose Design Studio, 2010- 2011
Graphic Designer/ Creative Head
Branding, print, packaging and web based projects
JWT New Delhi, Summer 2009-10
Creative Supervisor (Art)
Supervising and designing communication for Pepsico products.
Various, New York/Washington D.C. Spring-Summer 2009
Freelance Graphic Designer
Branding, print and web based projects.
Interbrand New York, Fall 2008
Graphic Design Intern
Designing layouts & illustrations for various client projects.
Stark Design NY, Spring-Summer 2008
Graphic Design Intern
Designed logos, websites, packaging,edited photographs, made illustrations
Fisheye Design, New Delhi Spring 2007
Graphic Design Intern
Designed logos, created layouts for brochures and magazines, edited photographs, made illustrations.
National Council for Education Research and Training/NCERT, Fall 2006
Freelance Illustrator
Made illustrations for an English school textbook
Sumit Roy, Independent film maker Summer 2006
Freelance Illustrator
Illustrated the storyboard for a Hindi film
Anandana Kapur, Independent film maker Summer 2006
Freelance Illustrator
Illustrated a story, made key-frames of the storyboard and graphics
for a 16mm film
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SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Flash
Adobe Dreamweaver
Creative Writing
Illustrations, Oil paints
Watercolor, Pastels
Charcoal, Enamels, Ink
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EDUCATION
AAS Graphic Design
Parsons The New School of Design, December 2008
MA. Arts & Aesthetics
School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, June 2005
BA(Hons) History
St. Stephen’s College,
University of Delhi
July 2003
All India Senior Secondary School Certificate (High School)
AFBBS, New Delhi
May 2000
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HONORS
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
2007-2008, 2008-2009 : Dean’s List, Parsons the New School for Design
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
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ACTIVITIES
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
St. Stephen’s College (2000-2003)
Editorial Board, Yearbook
Designed and edited magazine layouts and artwork
History Society
Designed logos, invitations and posters.
President for the term 2002-03
Fine Arts Society
Designed the first ever logo and event invitations and posters.
Vice President for the term 2002-03.
Creative Cell, Students Union Society
Made the cover of the annual festival’s magazine, posters and logos
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ps: if you were wondering, my name- Anuranjan- means love