"Only those designers who are versed in the history of design will fully comprehend the ideas behind their daily work" ~ Wolfgang Weingart

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 5/12/2013 8:27:00 AM

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A post-card for Asheem:

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 3/4/2013 5:07:00 PM

'Pen & ink, mixed-media on inland letter [2013]This project was done for Little Black Book Delhi and was aimed at creating a post-card about Delhi, an escape within the city. is a curated online space that celebrates the people, places, art, culture, food and lifestyle of Delhi.This is a tribute/eulogy to Asheem Chakravarty ~ The Man with the Golden Voice; Indian Ocean's percussionist and vocalist who passed away on the 25th of December, 2009.'

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Brody: Bold

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 1/2/2013 12:55:00 PM

'Brody: Bold | Mixed media on Canvas [2012]I've always admired Neville Brody's work whilst in college. Well, him and David Carson whom you couldn't simply ignore. One can not undermine Raygun and a lot of his avant garde work – it is however another matter that I've outgrown Carson's heathen design sense but with Brody, over the years, his work has slipped into recesses of my brain that I didn't access or more accurately lost amidst the plethora of information and visual overload tha(...)'

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“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again...”~ George Orwell {Animal Farm}

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 1/2/2013 11:54:00 AM

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Away

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 10/31/2012 6:36:00 AM

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The thing I hate most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human histo

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 10/16/2012 6:02:00 PM

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Very Very Special

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 9/4/2012 12:35:00 PM

'"He rose to the occasion like a backbencher suddenly standing in an important debate and producing a speech so full of gravitas that the government itself took notice." - Peter Roebuck on VVS's 281 vs Aus, 2nd Test, Eden Gardens http://www.espncricinfo.com/wac/content/story/225368.html'

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When I first saw Syntax...

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 8/22/2012 7:48:00 PM

'; ;; ; ; Hans Eduard Meier is to modern day typography what Gabriel Garcia Marquez is to the literature of our times. Like writers of today built on Marquez's magic realism, Syntax has to be that epic font which brought about noticeable change.I used to always try and find at font which inspired and changed the way type was looked at in our generation. It was when I discovered Spiekermann's Meta (1991) that I started formulating this persona(...)'

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Blood & Tears

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 7/30/2012 9:17:00 AM

'Homage to the Senti Don – Faisal Khan from Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, a great character played to perfection by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Be it stoic endurance of haunting childhood memories or an all guns blazing show of emotions whilst wooing the salubrious (yes, that's the word) Huma Ji or his thirst for revenge, he pulls it off with gusto.'

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Blood & Tears

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 7/30/2012 8:15:00 AM

'Homage to the Senti Don – Faisal Khan from Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, a great character played to perfection by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Be it stoic endurance of haunting childhood memories or an all guns blazing show of emotions whilst wooing the salubrious (yes, that's the word) Huma Ji or his thirst for revenge, he pulls it off with gusto.'

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Adam Films

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 7/10/2012 4:53:00 AM

'Adam Films is a collaborative work with Sushil Chintak, senior from college, friend and mentor. With Adam Films we wanted to categorically move away from the cliches that the name Adam carries with it and we finally froze on ivy leaves which can be seen in historical depictions of Adam & Eve. These ivy leaves, concealing and revealing were in context to techniques used in traditional film making.'

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Mela

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 7/9/2012 12:18:00 PM

'My entry for a logo competition for Milan Mela. The symbol is inspired from the huge outdoor tent that is so characteristic of aMela or Fair. It depicts a colourful tent made up of arrows converging which stands for the exhibitors and the consumers who come from different areas to meet under one roof.'

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100 Yrs of Indian Cinema

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 6/25/2012 6:07:00 AM

'Outlook launched a special edition (28 May) celebrating the 100 years of Indian cinema for which they requested the Minimal Movie Posters India to contribute minimalistic posters. I chose to take take up Harishchandrachi Factory and Shwaas. '

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Nargis Fakhri & Minimalism

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 5/25/2012 4:40:00 PM

'FHM magazine decides to do a feature on the minimal movie poster trend in India!'

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Bob gets Press

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 5/25/2012 4:24:00 PM

'A week or so after the release of Kahaani saw a Bob frenzy in the media. Articles started pouring in from different newspapers and their e-paper variants about Bob most of which saw my poster 'Bob pe Biswas' in print. Earlier features sans credits and later thankfully with credits after much rue.Calcutta Times, Bombay Times and I'm told Patna and Bangalore (ToI) too followed the story. And Hindustan Times also featured 'Ek Minit' our blog started by myself and Somesh in the honour o(...)'

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Satyam Patel wins a D&AD

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 4/25/2012 8:05:00 AM

'A man of few words – my friend Sattu wins a yellow pencil for his illustrations at D&AD this year. Hearty Congratulations!Click to view his work for the Philips (noise reduction headphones) Campaign here and here.'

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Bob ka Blog

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 3/25/2012 7:33:00 PM

'A tumblog dedicated to derivative fan art inspired by and for the love of Bob Biswas encouraging submission of memes, original art, poster or videos. http://ekminit.tumblr.com/'

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My Minimal Posters

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 3/24/2012 12:36:00 PM

'A tumblog of my minimal posters for movies and tv series using 'Banner' a minimally beautiful theme designed by Andbamnan.MY MINIMAL POSTERS'

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The Sincerely Evil: Mr. Bob Biswas

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 3/20/2012 6:36:00 AM

'Years and at times generations go by for a character to come who is remembered independent of the movie. One obvious inductee is Samba from Sholay, who till date is and will be remembered . Especially in times when lead actors vie for screen-time it is interesting to see someone like the late Mac Mohan who created a mark for himself in Sholay with precious minutes of screen-time.Bob Biswas played to perfection by Saswata Chatterjee is one such character from the Sujoy Ghosh film – K(...)'

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Thank You, Dravid

Author : ojasvi mohanty      Blog : OJASVI MOHANTY      Date : 3/9/2012 5:20:00 PM

'This day had to come, sooner or later. The moment I heard of it I went to Siddhartha Vaidyanathan's blog, because no one writes more panegyrically about RSD than Sidvee. "So if my grandson were to ask me about your batting, I would be lost. The only way anyone can begin to understand your craft is by watching you bat through a whole day, by experiencing your pain. There are no short cuts.There are a million links that pop up on YouTube when I type ‘Rahul Dravid’. All of th(...)'

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