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  • MXM India was the media partner at the two-day forum on media and design, which highlighted several aspects of industry imperatives, including the need for more professionals.

    Design takes centre stage at Momentum India 2012

    By A Correspondent

     

    The National Institute of Creative Communication (NICC) along with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized a two-day forum titled ‘Momentum India’ highlighting the growing need for industry-oriented professionals in Media and Design.

     

    Prominent national and international names who attended the event included Prof Theo Groothuizen, India Regional Advisor, ICSID, Counsellor for Science and Technology, Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands; Nick Talbot, Global Design Head, Tata Elxsi; Srinivas Reddy, Director, Glynt Jewels; Michael Foley, Product Designer & Founder, Foley Designs; Sonia Manchanda, Director, IDIOM Design Consulting; BR Swarup, Creative Director Ad campaign ‘Your Moment is waiting’, Kerala Tourism; Ramesh Ramanathan, Senior Advertising Consultant; Wasim Khan, International Fashion Photographer; Pradyuman Maheshwari, Founder Director, MxM India; and Abhijeet Sojwal, Head of Photography and Imaging, Myntra.

     

    The two-day session included topics such as design and its importance, media and design education destination, media and design education opportunities, media and design careers in industry, industry-education collaboration and the Indian media and design entrepreneur. Besides sessions there were also workshops on the art of photography, toy design, copywriting, TV journalism among others.

     

    Also read: NICC and CII bring ‘Momentum India’

    http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/01/nicc-and-cii-bring-%E2%80%98momentum-india%E2%80%99/

     

  • Harvard University Press holds contest to design Murty Classical Library of India

    Design submissions invited for classical publications library in India

    By A Correspondent

    Harvard University Press is inviting design submissions for the Murty Classical Library of India, a publication series slated to debut in 2013 that will bring the classical literature of India to a global audience. The designer of the winning series logo, logotype, and jacket design will receive US$10,000 and jacket credit on all books in the series.

    The Murty Classical Library of India (MCLI), established through an endowment gift from Rohan Narayan Murty and the Murty family, will provide new English-language translations of works written in Bangla, Hindi, Pali, Panjabi, Persian, Sanskrit, Tamil, and other Indic languages, with the original text on the facing page.

    Harvard University Press Executive Editor-at-Large Ms Sharmila Sen noted, “Because the Murty family founded the MCLI in order to bring the rich literary heritage of India to the entire world, it is especially fitting that we issue an open invitation to generate a design for this landmark series.”

    Mr Tim Jones, director of design and production at HUP, added: “India’s classical literature is uniquely diverse—geographically, linguistically, and thematically—making it a special challenge to visually convey the scope and richness of the MCLI. We’re holding this contest so that designers of all backgrounds and experience can help us find an iconic way to represent the writings’ diversity.”

    Designs may be submitted until December1, 2011. Residents of, and design firms based in, the US, the UK and India are eligible to enter. Details, complete rules, and entry form are available at www.murtylibrary.com.