Skill building is something I always prioritize, along with personal projects. Finally, I aim at ending the day with some practice sketches. While working, I also ensure that I get feedback from my peers, share my work on platforms such as Behance and Instagram, and build on my process. It need not be physically around my workspace. I like coming up with ideas while being outdoors, taking a walk or even in a cafe. Stylistically, my art is vibrant and inviting, and attempts to find the magic in ordinary things. For each project, I spend a good amount of time ideating and brainstorming. “I love reading design magazines, design blogs and generally keeping myself up-to-date with the on-goings in the world. Finding magic in ordinary thingsĬurrently working independently and based in New Delhi, Shaivalini enjoys starting her day with some morning inspiration.
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Best of all, she loves designing on her Surface Pro 4. She has bold dreams for the future and a desire to shape the world of design in India. She’s Shaivalini Kumar – a young visual communication designer whose work with typography and illustration has taken her from being an India-centric graphic designer and illustrator to a visual communication designer of international acclaim. And, hardly two years after graduation, her work has made it to The New Yorker and Creative Gaga Magazine among many others. She has a slew of design projects under her belt including Taxi Fabric – a forum for designers to showcase their ideas and talent, through fabric for taxi upholstery. She’s the face behind some of the quirky illustrations at Chumbak. She features in Photoshop’s 25 under 25 – Adobe’s list of 25 of the best visual artists under the age of 25. She’s a self-confessed ailurophile and typoholic.