Doctoral Students:
Doctoral Students and their areas:
- Nina Sabnani (graduated in 2011):
The Unfolding of Kaavad: a study in structure, performance and narrative discourse
- Sherline Pimenta (graduated in 2011):
Moment and Moments: Discourse in Static Visual Narratives
- Aneesha Sharma: (graduated in 2012):
The 'Phenomenon of Letting go' in Visual Arts and Design: An exploration into self-transformative creative experiences
- Sachin Datt (graduated in 2012):
Epistemological Narrative Framework: A Narrative based approach for designing Secondary School Science content
- Farzan Kermaninejad (graduated in 2013):
Calligraphy in Mughal period in comparison with Iranian Calligraphy
- Nanki Nath (2015)
Visual framework of color analysis of shop signs in cities of India
- Mustansir Dalvi (2017)
Developing a Semiotic of Bombay’s Art Deco Architecture (1930-1949)
- Santosh Kshirsagar (2017)
Devanagari handwriting primitives and their effect on acquisition
- Rupa Narayan (2018)
Conjecture - Analysis Model for Integrating Sustainability in Design Pedagogy
- Anisha Malhotra (2016)
Investigating the effect of collaborative structures on design problem solving in children
- Aakash Johry (2017)
Generative playfulness dimensions of play artefacts for children with special needs
- Suresh Sethi (2018)
Study on the Role of Narratives in Product Form Visualization
- Krishna Kumar (2024)
Interactive Visual Narratives (IVNs): Controlled (assistive) reorientation (of time and space)
Presently Supervising:
- Dilshani Ranasinghe, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Embodied Cognition Features in the Context of Porcelain Teacups and Saucers in Sri Lanka
- Amresh Panigrahi, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Investigation into place based Craft Ecology in a globalised world. Case study - Soft Stone craft, Varanasi
- P. Kumeresan, Mahindra University, Hyderabad
AI in design pedagogy, an AI-augmented design process development
Teaching Courses - select list:
VC 601 - Visual Principles –Syntactics
VC 606 - Visual Design II, VC 607 - Visual Design I
IN 602 - Interaction Design Methods
IN 601 - Interactions, Media and Sensories
VC 624 - Interaction Design and New Media
ID 368 - Product Interaction Design
VC 659 - Computer Aided Graphic Design
VC 627 - Communication through Video
DE 101 - Art and Design Fundamentals 2D
DE 103 - Image representation and Transformations I
DE 102 - Art and Design Fundamentals 3D
DE 134 - Knowledge Organisation and Communication
DE 301 - Collaborative Enterprise Project
DE 302 - Systems Design
Presently Teaching/Mentoring:
- Visual Language – introduction to story creation and Semiotics (CD, PD, AN and IxD)
- Graphicalisation, Abstraction, Symbols to 3D abstraction (CD, PD, AN and IxD)
- Systems Design as collaborative Enterprise Project (CD, PD, AN and IxD)
- Organisation of Knowledge/Information and Visualisation Mappings (CD, PD, and IxD)
- Wayfinding Systems – creation of Signage (CD, and IxD)
- Visual Semiotics as Research Method for Design (CD, IxD, PD, Research))
- Play and Learn Design for Media, Products and Interactions (CD, PD, AN and IxD)
- Design for Public Spaces – Interactive Installations (CD, PD, AN and IxD)
- Design Thinking for Higher Education (All disciplines)
- Design Thinking and Innovation as Skill subject for Schools (for Teachers and Master Trainers)
Academic Initiatives:
- introducing Design Thinking and Innovation in School curriculum from Grade 6 to 12 being implemented in CBSE schools (2021)
- formulating and co-ordinating a comprehensive integrated B Des + Dual Degree B Des + M Des program, and its unique entrance examination Undergraduate Common Entrance for Design (UCEED), which started in 2015
- Proposal on starting a program on ‘M Des by Research’ at IDC, IIT Bombay
- Proposal for introducing ‘Design and Innovation in School Curriculum’ - submitted to MHRD for consideration and implementation (2010)
- Major modifications to the ‘Master of Design’ curriculum to make it flexible and cross-disciplinary (2009)
- Proposal for ‘Graphic Design Education in India’- submitted to MHRD for consideration and implementation (2007)
- Introducing the streams of Interaction Design, Animation Design and a doctoral program in design during his tenure as head (2006)
- Proposal for interdisciplinary Academic and Research Programme in ‘Entertainment Technology’ across 5 departments at IIT Bombay (2006)
- Co-author of proposal on 'Virtual Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning' between all IIT's and IIM's which got funded as NPTEL (2000)
- Proposal for a Doctoral level Program in the area of Design Research at IDC (1993)
- Proposal for M Des in Environmental Design at IDC, IIT Bombay (1992)
- Co-formulating the M Des program in Communication Design (1984)
