<link>http://wanabee.wordpress.com</link> </image> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/wanabee" type="application/rss+xml" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>wanabee</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><item> <title>Nandri Chennai!</h1> <article> <h1>Nandri Chennai!</h1> <p>Saawan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:27:45 +0000</p> A tribute to a city where I stayed 2 years figuring out people, values, relationships, and more. Though I hate its climate and more, I’m happy to have spent two years in this city! For all the things, Nandri Chennai! <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=-9K4KZaev98:6_cOE1gn7Ww:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=-9K4KZaev98:6_cOE1gn7Ww:D7DqB2pKExk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=-9K4KZaev98:6_cOE1gn7Ww:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=-9K4KZaev98:6_cOE1gn7Ww:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=-9K4KZaev98:6_cOE1gn7Ww:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>New Work: Logo Design for BuySellStockphoto.com</h1> <p>Saawan — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:02:25 +0000</p> buysellStockphoto.com will be India’s first royalty free stock photography marketplace. Its goal is to give photographers and digital artist a powerful platform to promote and sell their work online and to provide photo buyers with a high quality yet affordable stock photo collection to save their business time and money. I was approached to design the [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=Z_BC7L27rYk:WAnhAY6r8k8:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=Z_BC7L27rYk:WAnhAY6r8k8:D7DqB2pKExk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=Z_BC7L27rYk:WAnhAY6r8k8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=Z_BC7L27rYk:WAnhAY6r8k8:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=Z_BC7L27rYk:WAnhAY6r8k8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>A Design Test</h1> <p>Saawan — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:33:18 +0000</p> Recently, I applied for a designer position in a design studio and I was asked to give a design test. I had to answer the following questions in one day. I’m blogging here the answers I gave for the questions they asked. Click on the thumbnails to view their full size. Q. The friendly neighborhood, ice [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=CUstjwynHcI:6N-7gr4bAAg:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=CUstjwynHcI:6N-7gr4bAAg:D7DqB2pKExk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=CUstjwynHcI:6N-7gr4bAAg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=CUstjwynHcI:6N-7gr4bAAg:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=CUstjwynHcI:6N-7gr4bAAg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>New Illustration</h1> <p>Saawan — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:24:16 +0000</p> This is a recent illustration done to present to a client for calendar illustrations. Scanned artwork. Finished work. © 2008 Saawan. All rights reserved. <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=devwEPqoMFg:Qmd4M6v3HNw:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=devwEPqoMFg:Qmd4M6v3HNw:D7DqB2pKExk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=devwEPqoMFg:Qmd4M6v3HNw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=devwEPqoMFg:Qmd4M6v3HNw:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=devwEPqoMFg:Qmd4M6v3HNw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Illustrative Logo: Project Lifecycle</h1> <p>Saawan — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:37:13 +0000</p> Project Lifecycle is an initiative under Meaningful Volunteer. Lifecycle Necklaces are used for Birth control. More about the initiative can be found here. I was commissioned to create a logo for this initiative. I chose to do an illustrative logo as there was no restriction on the usage of color. The logo is supposed to [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=2rznU1IpVlY:9aGcRvj2mDU:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=2rznU1IpVlY:9aGcRvj2mDU:D7DqB2pKExk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=2rznU1IpVlY:9aGcRvj2mDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=2rznU1IpVlY:9aGcRvj2mDU:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=2rznU1IpVlY:9aGcRvj2mDU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Web Design: Catapult</h1> <p>Saawan — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:13:38 +0000</p> I published a design case study on Catapult sometime back. Further, I’ve created the website for the brand. The site is entirely built using CSS/ XHTML. Click here to visit the site. Below are some of the screenshots from the site. If you like my work, please ask for a design quote by sending me a [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=0TOkXlRgPI0:gAYYYnW9IO4:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=0TOkXlRgPI0:gAYYYnW9IO4:D7DqB2pKExk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=0TOkXlRgPI0:gAYYYnW9IO4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=0TOkXlRgPI0:gAYYYnW9IO4:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=0TOkXlRgPI0:gAYYYnW9IO4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>New Work: Identity of ‘Ohana Media</h1> <p>Saawan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:24:09 +0000</p> ‘Ohana Media is a Digital Marketing firm offering services worldwide. It’s headquartered in New Jersey while it has its office in Hyderabad, India. ‘Ohana, in Hawaiian culture means Family. I did the identity for this company and following were the initial options presented to the client. Option #01: An ‘m’ that is represented by abstract humans holding [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=k8X7HsWjjyY:eo8gX7iMCdo:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=k8X7HsWjjyY:eo8gX7iMCdo:D7DqB2pKExk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=k8X7HsWjjyY:eo8gX7iMCdo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=k8X7HsWjjyY:eo8gX7iMCdo:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/wanabee?a=k8X7HsWjjyY:eo8gX7iMCdo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>New Work: The Meaningful Shop Logo</h1> <p>Saawan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:01:03 +0000</p> My new client, from New Zealand, wanted a new logo for his Non-Profit venture – The Meaningful Shop. This aims to bring together many different craft groups and offer sponsorships for children. It’s initially based in Philippines before expanding to India, Nepal and Uganda. Option #01: An abstract design is done to represent the crafts. The earthy [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/wanabee?a=sz5qTM7H"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/wanabee?a=WwZpPMX0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/wanabee?a=u4BiZWkA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/wanabee?a=zCfRmEy1"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/wanabee?a=SQQiFcri"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Design Case Study: Logo Design of ASP Inc.</h1> <p>Saawan — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:44:53 +0000</p> Recently, I was approached by the talented photographer Mr. Walter G. Arce to update the logo of his firm, Action Sports Photography Inc. in Concord, NC. His clients range from DirecTV to FedEx. 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