Design Inspire
Apprentice
Facilitating and guiding young designers in the industry’s best design practices, to kickstart and advance their careers.
Apprentice
ABOUT
Apprentice
The DI Apprentice program is a free, fast-paced, 4 weeks intensive hands-on learning
program that will provide experiential learning, a UX certificate and can help
students and design professionals bag a job offer in the ValueLabs Design
team.
UX jobs are the most sought-after opportunities. Since UX is a multidisciplinary
domain, people from various backgrounds are absorbed. However, when freshers apply for a job, they are often met with a roadblock due to
lack of experience and a professional portfolio.
Design Inspire (DI) Apprentice program is working towards closing this gap. We
provide training to 15 individuals on our award-winning UX processes without any
cost or fees. All one needs is a commitment to grow and learn.
How Apprentice works?
Apply with the basic details and a statement of purpose
First Level interview with the senior designers of UXG, ValueLabs
Second level interview with our SVP Design, Ms. Kadambari Sahu
Based on the interviews, 15 apprentices will be selected
Apprentices will go through a four-week intensive hands-on course
Apprentices will present their projects in a grand ceremony
Digital certification will be awarded upon successful completion
Jobs and internship offered to apprentices based on performance
CEREMONY 2021
2021
Apprentice Projects
Theme: Design for design education
Duration: 4 Weeks
2021
Apprentice
Nisha Mehta
M.Des, Apparel Design,
NID, Gandhinagar
Aashish Joshi
Retail Experience
Designer
Muskan Bhateja
Freelance Textile
Designer
Ria Francis
M.Des, Visual Design,
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
Ananya Arya
B.Des, Graphic Design,
NID, Ahmedabad
Monika Chandra
CMF Strategist & Trend
Researcher, Samsung Design, Delhi
Sriya Kota
B.Des, Lifestyle Products
& Accessory Design,
Jain University
Tousif Rahaman
M.Des (Universal design),
NID, Bengaluru
Archana CS
IIT Hyderabad
(M.Des)
Paran Phukan
Interaction Designer,
ValueLabs
Goutham Madeti
B.Tech CSE & PG in UX Strategies,
Amity University, Kolkata
Arantxa Bharatiya
Instructional Designer,
Deloitte
Mothilal Loganathan
Product Designer,
NID, Ahmedabad
Arun Vijai M
Experience Designer,
NID
Vinoth Raja
Service Designer,
KONE, India
ABOUT
Instructor
Kadambari Sahu
SVP Design, Brands, and NextGen Tech,
ValueLabs
Kadambari is an International multi-award winning Designer and a Design Leader, working as SVP at ValueLabs. She founded the User Experience Group at ValueLabs and is currently leading 40+ designers to create world-class products and services to
have a positive impact on businesses and society.
She is also leading two new teams Brands and NextGen Tech at ValueLabs and is trying
to create culture of inclusion through Brand as strategy and helping NextGen Tech
group to be able to tell meaningful story through design and technology.
Her forte lies in building, growing, coaching, and mentoring high-performance teams
from scratch. She creates a design culture by infusing design thinking within organizations and businesses to create ... a holistic strategy and customer experience.
Her practice in design allows her to work on intangible and tangible aspects of
design, creating a seamless experience across media, devices, touchpoints, cultures,
and geographies.
She has won many awards for her work and leadership such as the Stevie IBA 2021,
Good Design Award, Red Dot awards, and many others. She has been part of many
fellowships and grants and is an international speaker on design and has given talks
in many international design conferences. She is the founder and host of Design
Inspire Platform. She is also the founder of Sniffing out the Differences
collective.
She is an alumna of the National Institute of Design, India, where she did her
Postgraduation in New Media Design, which has led her to examine the impact that
technologies have on human interactions and culture.
ABOUT
Facilitators
Anuja Thanawala
Sr. Interaction Designer
Anuja Thanawala
Sr. Interaction Designer
Anuja Thanawala is a Senior Interaction Designer 3 in the UX Group at ValueLabs and has been part of the team for over 2 years. She has won many international awards for her work. She is an alumna of the National Institute of Design, India, where she did her Post-graduation in Lifestyle Accessory Design. This has led her to explore the multitude of possibilities at the intersection of physical spaces, materials and digital interactions. Currently, her work spans across physical and digital media in various domains (Exhibitions, Insurance, marketing, security and many more)
Naga Vyas Kanugovi
Sr. Interaction Designer
Naga Vyas Kanugovi
Sr. Interaction Designer
Naga Vyas Kanugovi is a Senior Interaction Designer 3 at ValueLabs UXG, working for the past 3 years. He has led many projects in multiple domains that have received phenomenal success and international recognition. He has pursued his Master’s degree in Information Design from the National Institute of Design, Bengaluru. He had got opportunities to work on various digital design projects and has exposure to multiple domains (Insurance, Marketing, Health, e-commerce and many more).
Tejus Nagdev
Sr. Interaction Designer
Tejus Nagdev
Sr. Interaction Designer
Tejus Nagdev works as a Senior Interaction Designer at ValueLabs, UXG. He is a doodler, a sketchnoter, and enjoys storytelling through digital illustrations. He is an alumna of the National Institute of Design, India, where he graduated in New Media Design. He is fascinated by how people think, behave and leverage research to create user-centric products and experiences.
Putchala Prasanth
Sr. Interaction Designer
Putchala Prasanth
Sr. Interaction Designer
Putchala Prasanth is a Senior Interaction Designer, working for the past 3 years at ValueLabs, UXG. He worked on different digital projects, has led projects for primary European TV service providers and guided multiple projects. He has pursued his Masters degree in New media design from the National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar. He has won international awards for his work at ValueLabs.
Pranshu Kumar
Sr. Interaction Designer
Pranshu Kumar
Sr. Interaction Designer
Pranshu Chaudhary is a designer and researcher with experience in working with technology and its creative, non-intrusive applications, focusing on the critical discussion of its impact on society. He has worked on projects in emerging technologies like AR, business intelligence tools with AI and data analytics and smart glasses. His works have been awarded numerous international awards.
ABOUT
TEAM BEHIND APPRENTICE
The success of the DI Apprentice Program is dedicated to the UX
Group, where the instructors and facilitators led the program. However, this
wouldn't have been possible without the support of the 40+ in-house designers of
UXG. The team left no stone unturned in coordinating with all the 99+
applicants, screening and interviewing them. They proactively reached out to
various educational and professional organizations through social media and
other means of communication. The team also played a prominent role by
contributing to the educational content of the program.
We thank everyone for their constant support and enthusiasm.