vikas Kinjawadekar
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About
I am a self-motivated designer seeking challenging and exciting work holding 19 years of experience with a concentration in Publishing layouts, Graphic Design, Advertising, Photography Art Direction and pre-press in India. Over the past 19 years I have worked in the publishing industry. Open to new opportunities allowing me to epitomize my dependability, adaptability and overall enthusiastic efforts.
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Education
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Advance Photography PhotographyNational Institute of Photography2002 - 2002I had finish my another skill set of advance Photography. I learn there light's interaction with the Negative and transparency. Final results depend upon factors like aperture, ISO, focal length, depth of field, exposure and composition. This skill add my skill set for choosing right images in my design.
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Diploma in Computer Arts Graphics DesignSuyash Institute1999 - 2001I have done full time Diploma in Computer Arts. Softwear like Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Corel draw. I learn there all aspect of design and how to play with colors, images and objects.
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Extension Course Graphics DesignImage institute2001 - 2001Another six months course immediately after that to get excellence in Adobe Illustrator and learn Quark Express software.
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Experience
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Asst. Art DirectorMay 2018 - Present (6 years 6 months)Discussing and visualizing layouts with Art director and Editorial team. Handling Project like TAJ MUMBAI, THE LEELA, LUXEBOOK, INDIA TRAVELLER and Magazine like DAVOS. Discuss and instruct layouts to designers and interns. Working on Weekly Newsletters, Promotional E mailers, Media kits at launching a magazine.
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Freelance Design ConsultantIndividual FreelancerMumbai, IndiaJul 2014 - Present (10 years 4 months)Helping entrepreneur as their creative support visualizing layouts with Art direction, promotions and Brand identity, Magazine layouts. Working with fashion, hospitality, interior and tiles industry for overall creative vision of business.
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Sr. Designer (Fulltime Design Consultant)GQ IndiaNast, IndiaMay 2010 - Jul 2014 (4 years 2 months)Discussing and visualizing layouts with Art director and Edit section like Watch report, Feature, Good life, FOB, Talk and Tech section in the magazine. Commissioning the illustrator discuss and instruct layouts to designers and interns.
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Senior Graphics DesignerInfomedia18Mumbai, IndiaJul 2009 - Feb 2010 (7 months)Visualize layout Design and creating graphics, illustrations and photo illustrations for business, travel, feature and tech sections. Also contribute launching promotion material like dangler, posters, media kit and promotional TV clips. Designed Forbs Gulf booklet single handedly. Responsible for overall creative vision of business magazine.
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Senior Graphics DesignerWorld Wide Media (BBC+Times Group Joint Venture)Mumbai, IndiaAug 2007 - May 2009 (1 year 9 months)Worked single handedly on dummy and launching issue in absence of Art director Visualize Design layouts for every section of magazine and set template for them. Visualize and direct photo shoots, commission photographers and illustrators, hire and supervise designers, manage art budget, oversee printing. Appreciated by parent magazine BBC Goodhomes magazine UK for photo shoot direction.
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Graphics DesignerSpenta MultimediaMumbai, IndiaDec 2005 - Jul 2007 (1 year 7 months)Worked on top most products like Jetwings Domestic & International and Firstupdate. Responsible for handling all designing, layouts visualization, shoots, supervise designers, overseeing printing.
Design contribution in India’s largest architectural book named Hafeez Contractor. Other smaller regular projects handled - Niner whiskey (operations bulletin of jet airways) and Induction manual.
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Awards
-Appreciated by parent magazine BBC Goodhomes UK for fast execution of design template layouts & photo shoot direction in worldwide media. (BBC UK & Times group joint venture).
-Appreciated for design & R&D for line art drawing execution for proper printing for the book called haffiz contractor (India's largest book of architecture in 2006) in Spenta Multimedia -
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Single handed projects
- Culinary Book on Mexican and Oriental dishes for Celebrity Chef Vikas Seth as independent design consultant.
- Designed Vouge Art report Supplement for Condè nast India in Nov'16.
- Crafted and successfully launched India's 1st Magazine on tiles industry - 'Tiles of India' in
2012 as a consulting Art Director right from its inception till the 9th issue.
- Worked on BBC Goodhomes launch issue and Media kit in 2007 at World Wide Media (BBC & Times group Joint venture).
- Worked on Entrepreneur Magazine launch issue and Media Kit in 2009 at Infomedia18.
- Worked on Book called Dadi Nani - coordinated all through e-mail from US.
- Catalogue called Beyond Sight by Partho Bhowmick & Victoria Memorial School for the
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On Coroflot@vikas13, member since 2009
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