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Locations
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- San Francisco, CA
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Me in Three
- I think in pictures
- I consider my wacom stylus my third arm
- I read more than you (but retain far less)
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A Deeper Look
- English (Fluent) ,
- Hindustani (Fluent)
- Receptive,
- Spirited,
- Self Determined,
- Global
- Cs4,
- Typography,
- Web Design,
- Writing,
- Visual Articulation
I read voraciously. I love music (and have an uncanny ability to remember song lyrics after hearing them twice). I swim, play tennis (poorly), walk everywhere. I love to cook, to eat and to shop for vintage furniture. I love being a graphic designer, especially working with clients who want me to do the best job possible. And then reward me for it.
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Education
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- California College of the Arts
- Graphic Design
- Distinction
- 2000 - 2004
- 3 alumni on KODA
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Work Experience
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- Principal
- Topic Studios
- San Francisco, CA, Bangalore, India
- June 2008 - Present
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Founded Topic Studios in Bangalore for existing clients in India and new potential clients as the market there was expanding. Set up an office in my apartment, installed CS3 on my new iMac, got a teaching gig at Srishti once a week and got to work.
Great clients: Himalaya Herbal Healthcare, Dosa Restaurant, The Oberlin Dance Company
Favorite quote: “Let’s work together forever.” - Nancy Bertossa, Marketing Director, ODC
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- Co-founder and partner
- Vishé Inc.
- San Francisco
- June 2005 - June 2008
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Co-founded Vishé after Lucille left me with a bunch of client projects to finish up as she won a fellowship and moved to Rome. Networked and marketed the studio like crazy, and subsequently worked on identity, print, web (front and back-end) projects as project manager, designer, client liaision, administrator, production manager and sole point of accountability.
Great clients: The Doris and Donald Fisher Fund, Elucido Media Networks, The Jewish Film Forum, Act Now Productions, The American India Foundation, Green Halo Designs
Favorite quote: “On the business side, Madhavi can manage customers and at the same time she could make a presentation to a Venture Capitalist.” - Niraj Kataria
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- Designer
- Tenazas Design
- San Francisco, CA
- May 2004 - June 2005
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Creative director Lucille Tenazas hired me a week after graduation, and, under her guidance I learned more in one year than I did in 4 years of college. Worked on identity and print projects as graphic designer, client liaision, production manager and office administrator for the studio.
Great clients: The Slanted Door, The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, The San Francisco Aeronautical Society, The San Francisco School.
Favorite quote: “I have always felt that the role of the designer starts with “making things” and ends with “making things happen”.” - Lucille Tenazas
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