Corona Design Challenge Award

COVID 19 threw up challenges of various nature. Platform for one such challenge was offered by IIT Bombay. They organised D’source Corona Design Challenge seeking creative, innovative, out-of-the-box, resourceful, appropriate design solutions to current challenges thrown to us by the corona virus. This was open to students, recent graduates and young designers from around the world. It was a free design challenge where the solutions will be made available on an open platform for anyone to use.

Kiran S, currently a III Year Communication Design Post Graduate student of DJAD, took part in this international competition and came out successful. There were more than 2,000 entries from 1,242 participants from 52 countries. Her work, an illustrated book titled ‘HOPE’ was selected for the winner’s trophy in May 2020. The style throughout the book is inspired by Kalamkari art form, which is hand painted. The same is used traditionally for block printing on sarees. Kalamkari would give a very different view to a children’s book as the style has hand painting effect and the same carries throughout the book.