Shakthi is an art director, visual designer, and illustrator based in Baltimore, USA. A chemical engineer and a business technology analyst in the past, he is currently a design generalist engaged in exploring and leveraging graphic design to narrate impactful stories.
His areas of interest include typography, typeface design, AI as a design tool, illustration, web-design, marketing and brand design, meaningful user interactions, publication & print design, automation, documenting design processes, and productivity, among others.
His areas of interest include typography, typeface design, AI as a design tool, illustration, web-design, marketing and brand design, meaningful user interactions, publication & print design, automation, documenting design processes, and productivity, among others.
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Awards
2024 — SOTA Annual Type & Design Competition Winner 2024 — Communication Arts Design Shortlist x 3 🔗2024 — Young Ones Portfolio Shortlist2024 — Indigo Awards Silver Winner x 3 🔗2024 — Indigo Awards Bronze Winner 🔗2023 — AIGA Flux Design Awards Finalist 🔗2023 — GDUSA 60th American Design Awards Winner 2023 — STA 100 Winner 🔗2019 — 36 Days of Type Winner 🔗2019 — Designcuts Global Design Contest Winner
Work Experience
&Walsh — Design Intern
Jun 2024–Aug 2024
Jun 2024–Aug 2024
Chargebee — Brand and Marketing Design
Jan 2022–Jul 2023 / Design Manager
Apr 2021–Dec 2021 / Lead Designer
Zeta — Brand and Marketing Design
Jul 2020–Mar 2021 / Sr. Visual Designer
Sep 2018–Jun 2020 / Associate Graphic Designer
Deloitte — Analytics and Information Management
Jun 2017–Aug 2018 / Business Technology Analyst
Indian Institute of Management(IIM), Tiruchirappalli — Supply Chain Optimization
Apr 2016–Jul 2016 / Research Intern
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. — Engineering Operations
Jun 2015 / Inplant Trainee
Education
Maryland Institute College of Art
M.F.A. in Graphic Design
Baltimore, USA
2023–present
M.F.A. in Graphic Design
Baltimore, USA
2023–present
National Institute of Technology
B.Tech in Chemical Engineering
Tiruchirappalli, India
2013–2017
Grants/Scholarships
AIGA Design Continuum Scholarship 2024 🔗MICA Graduate Research Development Grant 2024MICA Internship Fellowship 2024Type Electives Bold Scholarship 2024MICA Graduate Merit Scholarship 2023–25Leslie King-Hammond Graduate Fellowship 2023–25Passion to Paid Scholarship — Lauren Hom 2021Central Sector Scheme Scholarship 2014–16
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Winner - STA 100 (2023)
Each year, the Society of Typographic Arts (STA) honors the 100 best examples of typographic excellence produced around the globe
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Finalist - AIGA Baltimore
Flux is a nationwide student design competition presented annually by AIGA Baltimore.
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Case study
The Design Convo Podcast by Shakthi
Join Shakthi in his conversation with Charli Prangley who is currently a creative director at Convertkit, a SaaS tech firm.
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GDUSA Winner
Annual recognition of leading Graphic Designers and promising Students To Watch
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