D Talks - The Design Podcast

Guest: Mikhil Saluja Creative Director, Amazon Prime Video Hosted by Sanjay Reddy Author | Podcaster | Designer Mikhil’s journey spans design, photography, branding, advertising, entrepreneurship, Netflix APAC, and now Amazon Prime Video. Having worked across disciplines, industries, and countries, he brings a unique perspective on creativity, career growth, storytelling, and the value of staying...

In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, host Sanjay Reddy speaks to Aanik Sirothiya, who secured AIR 17 in UCEED 2026. Aanik Sirothiya from Madhya Pradesh secured an AIR 17 in UCEED 2026. He has always been deeply interested in creativity, visual storytelling, and observing everyday problems around him. For Aanik, design is not just about aesthetics, but about creating meaningful and prac...

In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Shreyansh Agarwal discusses his approach to UCEED 2026 questions. Shreyansh Agarwal was All India Rank 1 in UCEED 2025. ________________________________________Shreyansh's journey to AIR 1 in UCEED 2025Connect with Shreyansh on Instagram @_shreymon________________________________________ Order the book : INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN“Introduction to Design...

In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Shreyansh Agarwal discusses his approach to UCEED 2023 questions. Shreyansh Agarwal was All India Rank 1 in UCEED 2023. ________________________________________ Shreyansh's journey to AIR 1 in UCEED 2025 Connect with Shreyansh on Instagram ________________________________________ Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN “Introduction to Design” is...

In this exclusive D Talks episode, Aastha Virmani, who secured an All India Rank 3 in NID M.Des Apparel Design, shares her journey. Discover his unique strategies for NID exam. In her own words - "I began my journey studying Fashion and Apparel Design at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. I come from a design background and worked with Mayank Modi Fashions as a designer. I recently cleared the NID M...

Adit Gupta is a seasoned design leader and entrepreneur with a deep-rooted passion for mathematics and philosophy. For over 15 years, he has driven high-impact design initiatives across a wide spectrum of industries — from education and travel to payments, retail, finance, health, and customer experience. Most recently, he served as Director of Product Design at ServiceNow, where he built and scal...

In this exclusive D Talks episode, Abhijith Jitesh, who secured an All India Rank 7 in NID M.Des Product Design, shares his powerful journey from a challenging first attempt to ultimate success. Discover his unique strategies for NID & CEED exams, including:- Mastering GK and Aptitude while managing a full-time job.- His secrets to developing sketching skills and effective ideation.- The criti...

In this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, Shreyansh Agarwal discusses his approach to UCEED 2025 questions. Shreyansh Agarwal was All India Rank 1 in UCEED 2025. 00:00 - 44:07 - NAT (Numerical Answer Type) 44:08 - 1:07:08 - MSQ (Multiple Select Question) 1:07:09 - 1:44:11 - MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) ________________________________________ Shreyansh's journey to AIR 1 in UCEED 2025 ___...

Vinamra, a TEDx speaker and a seasoned design strategist with over a decade of experience, has collaborated with more than 130 brands. He works closely with tech company founders, CMOs, and product managers to elevate business KPIs, such as user retention, engagement, and conversions, through impactful brand design, UX design, and web design for both new and existing digital products. In this epis...

In this conversation, host Sanjay Reddy has a candid conversation with Rama Kini, EVP design and software services at Terralogic Inc. about The Real-UX. They discuss about - Is over-simplification a thing? Does it affect the overall experience of the product? How do you ensure the balance between Business Goals, Tech feasibility and user needs when creating products? How do you ensure your team un...

UCEED (Undergraduate common entrance exam for design) All India Rank 1 in general category. Shreyansh AgarwalIn this episode of D Talks - The Design Podcast, host Sanjay Reddy speaks to Shreyansh, who secured AIR 1 in UCEED 2025. Shreyansh Agarwal, a design enthusiast based in Delhi, has secured the All India Rank 1 in the UCEED 2025 examination. Growing up, Shreyansh was always interested in anim...

While watching a film, Have you ever said to yourself - the background looks really cool, the furniture looks nice or I love the colour combination. Now, it is the director who decides what needs to be in the frame there is no doubt about that. However, it is the production designer who understands the script and the director's vision and translates that into visuals. They’re essentially the eyes...

Santosh Kocherlakota, one of the Co-founders of Earthen Tunes talks about their journey. Founded by alumni of NID - Vidyadhar Bhandare, Santosh Kocherlakota, and Nakul Lathkar, Earthen Tunes designs sustainable shoes using indigenous wool sourced responsibly from local pastoral and weaver communities. With their cross-subsidization initiative, these shoes are made accessible and affordable to farm...

Vijay is a Senior UX Designer at Google. With over 14 years of experience, he has led product vision, crafted experiences for apps used by millions, built design teams and created business impact at scale. Vijay's mantra? Keep it simple, keep it real. He's all about making informed decisions and spreading clarity like confetti -whether he's at work or just chilling. His mentee even dubbed him the...

Anjali is currently working as a DVP Product Design in one of India's leading Insurance companies, ICICI Lombard. Her role caters to bring in the digital transformation in this InsurTech, and raise the user experience maturity of the organisation through the digital platforms. With an extensive experience of 22 years in the Digital Design space, she has won design awards, scaled sustainable design...

Being consistent with whatever you do is something you've heard again and again in different contexts. As you prepare for design entrance exams, you lose interest mid-way for various reasons. Getting yourself up to resume practice is difficult. Listen to this video to gain a different perspective on consistency. ________________________________________ ⁠⁠ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NI...

As you prepare for design entrance exams, do you feel lost? It is natural to feel that but how does one deal with it? How do you deal with the pressure your peers or relatives create just because you chose to pursue Design? Listen to this video to gain clarity and re-orient yourself. ________________________________________ ⁠ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT⁠ #NID #UCEED #CEED #NIFT #d...

As a design aspirant appearing for design entrance exams like UCEED, CEED, NID, and NIFT you are bound to experience self-doubt. Your minds are filled with questions like - Can I do this? - Can I get better at this? - Is Design for me? . . and so on ... Listen to this video to gain clarity and re-orient yourself. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT...

In this episode, we discuss important things that an entry-level designer asks oneself to figure out their career path: - Should I work at a startup or a big corporation? - Should I have a Masters degree to climb up the corporate ladder? - As a designer should I switch to a managerial role for growth? - Do you think designers are getting a seat at the table? _______________________________________...

In this episode, we discuss important things that an entry-level designer asks oneself to figure out their career path: - Why should designers get a seat at the table? - How often should an entry-level designer switch? - Should I have a Masters degree to climb up the corporate ladder? - Are Designers good managers? ________________________________________ Book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN https://pages...

Vineet is the Director of UX at Postman, the world's foremost API management and collaboration platform. Vineet defines the vision and strategy for the developer experience of a product used by 30M+ developers worldwide and leads the product design team in optimizing the workflows that help developers prototype, build, test and promote their API capabilities. In this episode of D Talks - The D...

Rushab, a seasoned Creative Business Operations leader with over 16 years of experience in leading design teams in consulting firms, publications, and ad agencieshe had the privilege of collaborating with Fortune 500 brands, amplifying their design projects to reach new heights. He currently head the creative team at MediaMint, which has about 100 designers dedicated to creating high-quality creat...

Listen to the inspiring story of Navendu Sharma who cleared NID in 2024 and opted for Strategic Management Design for his M. Des course. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ 00:17 - Introduction 00:57 - The Journey 06:48 - Theatre experience 08:11 - Observing people 08:50 - Figuring out 13:00 - Preparing for...

Radhika Batra, working as an Apparel Designer at Adidas clears NID M.Des and secures an All India Rank 6 in general category. She shares her exam preparation strategies in this episode. ________________________________________ Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) Linkedin ADPList Instagram

In this episode, Bhavini Sharma, All India Rank 24 in NIFT'23, shares her design journey. ________________________________________ ⁠Online Mentorship courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT⁠ ________________________________________ Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host) ⁠Linkedin ⁠ ⁠ADPList⁠ ⁠ Instagram⁠