Founder and Principal, Ishan Khosla Design
Delhi Area, India
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- Principal at Ishan Khosla Design
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- Designer at Decker Design (Sole Proprietorship)
- Freelance at Bridget de Socio/SocioX (Sole Proprietorship)
- Freelance at Resonance (Self-employed)
- Designer at Studio Blue
- Freelance at Segura Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
- Designer at Cabinet magazine (Sole Proprietorship)
- Design Intern at Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Design Intern at Noon
- Designer at Resonance (Sole Proprietorship)
- Education
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- School of Visual Arts
- University of Washington
- Modern School
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Ishan Khosla’s Summary
If you're looking for design that is exciting, bold, has meaning and is appropriate for your business, then we are the firm you're looking for.
Ishan Khosla Design can handle print/collateral, web design, branding and editorial design projects. We are open to both freelance or full-time opportunities.
Our work has been published in Graphis, :Output, India Today magazine and shown on CNN.
Thank you for your interest.
Ishan Khosla’s Specialties:
We work on print & collateral design, web design, branding & corporate identity; and editorial design projects.
We have worked with a range of clients from independent designers and entrepreneurs, museums and galleries, book publishing companies, corporations and law-firms.
Ishan Khosla’s Experience
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Principal
Ishan Khosla Design
(Graphic Design industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Ishan Khosla Design is a full-service design firm. We specialize in Printed Matter - books, brochures, posters, catalogs; brand identities and logos as well as website design.
Ishan Khosla has been working in the United States for several years and has recently moved to New Delhi, India.
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Designer
Decker Design (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
May 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 5 months)
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Freelance
Bridget de Socio/SocioX (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
April 2007 — April 2007 (1 month)
Worked on creating a promotional book for the global Guinness brand.
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Freelance
Resonance (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
November 2006 — March 2007 (5 months)
Designed the logo and signage for a the fund-raising event for Buddha the film in L.A. Also photographed and designed the 2006 Spice Telecom AR and Website.
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Designer
Studio Blue
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
September 2005 — May 2006 (9 months)
Designed books and websites for museums and cultural institutions. Additionally. worked on re-designing typefaces for books such as Beidermeier: The Art of Simplicity.
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Freelance
Segura Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
December 2005 — February 2006 (3 months)
Developed trademark concepts for The Coca Cola Company and Lifetime Channel.
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Designer
Cabinet magazine (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
September 2004 — December 2004 (4 months)
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Design Intern
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Design industry)
May 2004 — August 2004 (4 months)
Worked with art-director Susan Mitchell to create templates for the final book cover as well designed the back cover and flaps of book jackets.
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Design Intern
Noon
(Privately Held; Graphic Design industry)
June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)
Worked on designing logos, working on a poster campaign for the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival, and color correcting images.
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Designer
Resonance (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
February 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 5 months)
Responsibilities: included conceptualization, design and photography for the final design and presentations to clients. Worked on a number of print based projects for some of the largest corporations of India.
Ishan Khosla’s Education
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School of Visual Arts
MFA , Design , 2003 — 2005
My MFA Thesis titled "DESI or Design School India" is about starting a new design school in India based on the philosophy of teaching Design in the Indian context. After researching existing "D-schools" in India, surverying leading teachers and professionals and students in India and the USA, I reached the conclusion that there is a compelling need to promote design in India, especially right now.
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University of Washington
BS , Computer Science , 1995 — 2000
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Modern School
1980 — 1994
Additional Information
Ishan Khosla’s Websites:
Ishan Khosla’s Interests:
I enjoy collecting. It could be anything. A matchbox, a post-it note with groceries listed on it or even found letters and signs. I have a passion for both film and digital photography. I use a Leica M6 rangefinder camera and a Canon 5D Mark II digital SLR camera. Recently, I have become very interested in creating my own videos/short films. I have a penchant for typeface form and design. Am often found drawing typefaces and type-forms in my spare time. I collect and photograph interesting surfaces, textures and type-forms that I seeks out on his numerous walks in New York and New Delhi.
Ishan Khosla’s Groups:
AIGA (The Professional Association for Design)
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International Council of Graphic Design Associations -
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AIGA | the professional association for design -
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European Design Festival
Ishan Khosla’s Honors:
Awards:
The Graphis, New Talent Design Award (New York )from for book cover design, 2006.
:Output Foundation Design Award, (Amsterdam) for the book cover design, 2006.
The Worldstudio Foundation Award in Graphic Design (New York), 2004
Placed 2nd and 3rd in the International Photography Awards, Los Angeles (www.photoawards.com), 2003 and 2004 respectively.
Work Published:
Platform Magazine, 2009
The New York Times (online ed.), 2009
Mail Today, 2008
TRIP Magazine, Brazil, 2008
India Today, 2002
Indian Express, The Hindustan Times, The Times of India 2001, 2002
The Singapore Straits Times, 2002
Vogue, 2001
Shows:
Participated at the International Design Biennale in Saint-Etienne, France; for the exhibition Value Meal: Design and (over)Eating, 2004.
Have held 6 photography exhibitions in India at venues such as: the India International Center, the National Center for Performing Arts and the Habitat Center.
Ishan Khosla’s Contact Settings
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