‘Developing methods of investigation and vocabularies of evaluation through design.’

GALLERY 400

Promotional material

SOUTHSIDE SPECULATIONS

Research Collaborative 2017-2020

THE THIRD SPACE

Graduate Thesis ‘19 at UIC School of Design

The Third Space is a postcolonial sociolinguistic theory of identity and community realized through language. It is attributed to Homi K. Bhabha. It explains the uniqueness of each person, actor or context as a "hybrid”.

Through a series of design gestures, this project investigates various facets of post-colonial theory.

THE DESI PROJECT

Documenting Devon Avenue in Chicago, IL

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY

Seminar Series

This series of seminars aims to investigate the parameters of design as a practice. Rather than showcasing “best practices”—optimal ways for designers to take on predetermined roles—it looks at alternative models for the profession in which designers develop their own agendas and territories.

BODICE

Promotional material and brand-identity

A contemporary ready-to-wear label by Ruchika Sachdeva, which stands for modern, relevant and effortless elegance. Clean silhouettes combine impeccable tailoring with high-quality textiles.

01. Installation : Claymen

02. Show Invite:

PROMOTO

Brand-identity and website design

Oxfam is a global organization working to end the injustice of poverty. They help people build better futures for themselves, hold the powerful accountable, and save lives in disasters. Their mission is to tackle the root causes of poverty and create lasting solutions.

‘Design is the process of not only giving ideas form, but also of forming ideas.’

OXFAM

Annual Report

TOXIC LINK

Non-Profit

Toxic Link is an environmental not-for-profit, dedicated to bringing toxins related information into the public domain, both relating to struggles and problems at the grassroots as well as global information to the local levels. Toxic Link works towards promoting environmental justice and works extensively towards spreading awareness about toxic waste disposal.

LETTERFORM EXPERIMENTS

CHICAGO TRANSIT SYSTEM

Grant-funded research project

ASTHA THAKKAR

BRANDING

RESEARCH & TEACHING

CLIENT WORK

ABOUT

PRINTED WORKS

DIGITAL AND WEB

RESEARCH
& TEACHING

CLIENT
WORK