Yatharth

Designer/Researcher/Artist

Ahmedabad,India

An anti-disciplinary designer/artist/researcher exploring our relationship with emergent media technology, both as its users and makers; The future they might bring, and how they can become more accessible & equitable.

My work and research looks at technology as a tool for both control and liberation.

In my practice as a designer-maker I use creative-technology and Interactive media to Inquire how to use technology to express, create and create new tools.

As an Artist and researcher I critically examine the issues with distribution of technology, power structures and its socio-political impact, through speculative & academic writings.

I have been trained in Exhibition Design and Interactive Media Design. I have not been trained in cooking but I can be found in the kitchen quite often.

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RECENT

Research Assistant

National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

Jan-Mar ‘20

Lines of Inquiry @ NID- 2020

Curator and Editor

Co-Conceptualised, Curated and designed Annual Design Show @ NID with an exhibition which reimagines design pedagogy at NID as critical Inquiries about self, design practice, design subject &  global systems.

Craft Future @LaVillette -2020

Curator, Exhibition Designer

Co Curated and designed NID’s exhibition which showcased ‘Future of Craft and Making through NID Education  at 100% Villete @ La Villette, Paris. (Postponed Covid-19)

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Graduation Intern

The Busride Labs, Goa

Jan-Oct ‘19

Craft Futures - 2019

Graduate Thesis

Conducted secondary and  practice based research exploring historical, philosophical and speculative relations between crafts future and technology, experimented with generative design, AI, 3D printing. Published an open source thesis and writings along with the experiments.

Student Consultant

National Center for Science Museums,Kolkata

July ‘18

Ghat ke Sur

Interactive Experience Designer

As part of a student team, designed and prototyped Exhibition for an upcoming museum in Benaras using Gesture Recognition and Machine Learning in Unity.

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Design Internship

Quicksand Design Studio, Goa

May-June ‘20

Muse de Goa- 2018

Interactive Experience Designer

Researched, Conceptualised and prototyped an Interactive mobile experience around Goan Heritage and lived experiences. Prototyped in Unity, Under development @ Quicksand.

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Design Internship 

Dipper Technologies

May ‘16

Dipper App -2016

UI/UX Designer

Designed mobile experience and GUI for the mobile trucking platform Dipper .

ACADEMIC

Bachelors (2015-20)

Exhibition Design

National Institute of Design

Ahmedabad, IN

Exchange (2016-17)

Interactive Media Design

Royal Academy of Art (KABK)

Hague, NL

SSC ( 2013-2015)

Sciences + Computer Science

Delhi Public School- RK Puram

Delhi, IN

SELF

Art, Design and Technology in Digital Age

Shenker University, EDx-2020

Nature of Code

Daniel Shiffman, Youtube-2020

PAPERS & WORKSHOPS

Paper: AI/IA in Design

IASDR Manchester, UK, 9/19

Short Paper Selected for Oral Display & Presentation

Workshop: AI/IA in Design

DSD Conference, NID Gandhinagar, 2/19

Hands on Workshop exploring the scope of AI and Intelligence augmentation in design practice

EXHIBITIONS

Lines of Inquiry

NID, 2020

Graduation project as part of the

Annual Design show

NID Exhibition

Hyderabad Design Week, 2019

Graduation project as part of work showcasing Designers working with SDGs

Bold Indian Graphics

London Design Festival, 2017

Group Art Exhibit Courtesy of Animal

Future of Education

NEMO Science Museum, 2018

Presented research on future of education in a popup show in Amsterdam

PROFESSIONAL

1. Design Research
2. Interactive Experience
3. Interactive Spaces
4. Visual Communication
5. Creative Technology

ADDITIONAL

1. Generative Design
2. AI for Creative Application
3. Motion Graphics
4. Rapid Prototyping
5. Sound Design
6. Virtual & Augmented Reality

RESEARCH

1. Media Futures in India
2. Emergent Technology and Society
3. Technology Literacy and Access
4. Future of Creative tools
5. Digital Culture and Heritage

ADDITIONAL

1. Narrative Video Games
2. Humanist Science Fiction
3. Poetry with Code
4. Architectural Photography
5. Cooking