Lockdown Edition, featuring Academic Year 2020 www.imaginxp.com IN THE “NOW” ImaginXP September 2020 Edition #4 We live in an era of unprecedented challenges and opportunities where the nations and citizens across the globe are battling a medical crisis leading to an economic crisis. The challenges of the education sector are varied from conducting final exams to screening candidates for new programs to effectively manage the learning of the returning students to migrate to the digital platforms. Team ImaginXP has ensured that from day one of the lockdown, the learning of our student did not get interrupted. Along with our partnering Universities, we remain steadfast in honouring our commitment to ensure quality learning for our students. The new semester, like a new season, brings a fresh hope to strive for excellence and new opportunities amidst the pandemics. The designers are helping different organisations in their journeys to digital transformation in these difficult times to ensure a happy and satisfied customer. We urge all our students to make use of this opportunity to not only develop the hard skills required by any professional but also the soft skills necessary for collaborating remotely with team members in diversified geography. Let us resolve to work harder and push ourselves for a better future. Let us live up to the adage: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”. Let us make ourselves, our families, our faculties, our institutions and nation proud of what we design for a better future. M essage from Chief Strategy Officer Col. Prashant Mahajan With the fickle nature of the current situation of the covid-19 pandemic, it is likely to make us question ourselves ‘to be, or not be’. It is a perfect example of something we as design thinkers call, a wicked problem- one problem aimed to solve, 5 more arise! It means that there are a lot of factors involved in the context that we cannot control. However, there are people doing their job to keep us safe, and we must do our job to live through this phase with utmost caution. But does that mean we leave everything at a stand still? No, we are going to adapt and move forward to offer what we are supposed, the best way possible. That said, the September issue of the newsletter brings you the Academic year 2020 at ImaginXP and the partnered universities. As an organisation, we always aim to grow, expand our horizons to reach new possibilities and milestones. The current issue throws light on new courses offered as degree and certificate programs, along with new additions to the team who are talented and smart professionals to help us carry out our vision. We are also proud to introduce the very first issue of our bi-annual Journal consisting of the works and articles written by our own students, mentors and professionals. We welcome our new recruits and hope to share a memorable journey of learning, teaching, encouraging and exploring talents as one family. SPEAKS Editor Message from Editor-in-Chief Abhignya Srishaila 01 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 02 Our collaboration with leading corporate workforces to offer personalised and customised workshops on design thinking, UX for technologies, UX and Interaction design, based on the organisational needs. Corporate Offering Offering a variety of intensive courses for design aspirants and professionals, ranging from the duration of 4 weeks to 14 weeks, about different topics like Design Thinking, UX tools & processes, Customer experience etc... S hort term courses A full fledged curriculum for design education and practice based learning to students across different universities in India. U G and PG Courses A Designer without education is like a Pilot without training. Design is becoming an omnipresent entity in almost every industry, ranging from fasion to automobile, agriculture to healthcare. But India is still in the phase of exposure to Design education, and is also growing at a competitive pace. ImaginXP is one of India’s leading education companies that provides Undergraduate & Postgraduate degree programs in UX Design. We aim to train aspiring design students about UX Design and Design Thinking through Undergraduate & Postgraduate courses, and short term courses as well. We are currently catering to more than 1500 full-time students at various universities across the country. We also partner with leading corporates to train their workforce on Design Thinking, UX design & other future skills. ImaginXP ImaginXP is a curriculum and certification organization in UX design and Design Thinking 04 03 A bout What we offer Never Stop Learning ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 I'm doing my Bachelor's in UX design from Chitkara University in collaboration with ImaginXP. I pursued UX because I was unhappy with the current entrepreneurship culture, and I wanted to solve legit problems. I figured out, in the process of learning UX I would have a better understanding of the users, the market and ways to solve problems and add value to people's life. The faculties of both Chitkara University and IMAGINXP have helped me understand the design process and some important design tools. My mentors constantly encourage me to take challenges, complete tasks in time and also to educate myself and become a better designer. Testimonials IXP Partners O ur A rnab Dey, Student (B.Des) Corporate Clientle University Partners A shvesh Nayak, UX Design Faculty Working on more than 75 Projects with almost 150 students with a team of Versatile Design Professionals to assist me anytime of the day is the only statement that could explain my 9 month journey with ImaginXP as a UX Design Faculty. Its a great feeling just to start a day knowing I will be interacting about design and design solutions with lots of curious minds who got a unique way to look at this world and I am the one who will be assisting them to learn something new everyday. Almost year ago I was the person sitting across the desk gazing at those white boards with lot of questions in mind; but today when I stand in front of the class bringing on table my personal and Industrial Experience of design world. Due to Global situations we all had to make changes in our lifestyle & one of those were the way we teach, evaluate and roll on the academic curriculum at Universities. Inspite all the odds ImaginXP used this opportunity to keep students engaged and motivated by introducing students to subject matter experts in the form of Webinars, Design Sprints & Live industrial projects. It wasn't an easy journey but definitely worth it with each and every member of ImaginXP Family. ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 05 06 02 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 06 Stamurai Speech Therapy App ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 U X Faculty | ImaginXP “Paytm for Smartwatch” by Anshuman Dixit B.Des UX | Chitkara University “Berrylicious” by Anant Singhal 07 With the rising trend of living a healthy lifestyle, people are more aware and moving towards consuming ‘organic’ products, food and farming. A significant amount of people are constantly in search of platforms and spaces that sell fresh and healthy products that don't involve chemical preservatives or other chemical components. Berrylicious is once such platform to meet those users’ needs. It is an ecommerce platform exclusively designed to sell fresh, assorted and exotic range of dry fruits and nuts. The platform also offers a variety of healthy and scrumptious recipes created by experts, to explore different tastes with the right mix. Not so long ago, Paytm- India’s leading financial seFvvrvices and ecommerce Company expressed their drive to move towards creating a platform for smart watch interfaces as well. Taking this as an inspiration, the project of designing a responsive interface for paytm in smart watches, was undertaken with a careful and distinguished plan of research and execution. The project aimed at identifying challenges of the users in making small payments in case of the absence of a phone or a wallet, especially during times of outdoor fitness-related activities. The result of the project led to the creation of the paytm app operable on the smartwatch to not pay or accept payments, but also add money to the e-wallet when necessary. P rojects S tudent 08 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 Ashvesh Nayak is an Automobile, Yacht & Concept Designer, currently working as an in-house faculty for ImaginXP. He conducted a Webinar on Bio-imitation emphasising about how industrial solutions were adapted by Inspiration from Nature. Not just shapes, forms and Structure but also focusing on the versatility of the implementation. Demo sessions and more N ature-inspired design by Ashvesh Nayak Aditya Shahakar, an Architect, Product and Experience Designer and currently, a design Researcher and faculty in ImaginXP conducted a webinar on story of product designs focusing on how product innovations and designs evolved through our times and the journey it took as a process till modern times. “Innovation is in our genes and it will keep inspiring us.” Kritika Dhuli, UI/UX Design Faculty conducted a webinar on "Emerging Technologies in UX Design". She explained how companies need to be aware of latest technologies to continue engaging with their customers and stay relevant; how designers can help create the best possible user experience, reduce friction and give brands a competitive advantage. T he Story of Product Designs by Aditya Shahakar E merging Technologies in UX Design by Kritika Dhuli W hat happened in August UX Design Design Thinking UX Design ImaginXP launched its first Bi-annual Design Journal- Design Review, showcasing a range of inspiring works, experiences and portfolios by students, Mentors and Design Professionals in context of UX Design and Design Thinking. https://tinyurl.com/designreviewixp L aunch of ‘Design Review’ 09 09 A live demo session was conducted to create awareness on the scope and opportunities of UX Design and its ability to adapt in various domains and industries. A live Demo session was conducted through a virtual classroom to throw light on Design Thinking skills and relevance of Design Thinking in pivoting towards innovation and career development. An exclusive live virtual classroom was conducted for those who were interested in learning and upgrading their skills in visual design and Visual design tools. 10 F aculty Web Series Chitkara University ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 Sweta Raj is UX/UI Designer, currently working as UX/UI Faculty with ImaginXP. She conducted a Webinar on- “Design for Emotion to Increase User Engagement” which highlighted the understanding of Emotional design and how positive User engagement can be delivered through a balanced play of Design and emotions. “ Design for Emotion to increase User engagement” by Sweta Raj Savita is an artist, Product and Accessory designer, and a UX Design faculty at ImaginXP. She conducted a Webinar on the importance of different kinds of design boards as a medium of story telling for Product and UX Designers for inspiration or shaping a design. Role of Boards in Designing by Savita Bana Shruti Sachan, a Design researcher and a UX Design faculty at ImaginXP, conducted a webinar on the importance of Design Thinking in the field of UX. She emphasises on empathy and observation as a power tool in deriving effective insights and how they can be used to solve day to day problems. Webinar on Design Thinking and its importance in UX by Shruti Sachan A Webinar was conducted with Jagannath University, Delhi by UX Evangelists- Aman Sanjay and Sonam Keshari on the scope of UX as a career and how UX Design is a booming trend in today’s market. W ebinar on Career opportunities in UI/UX Saumya Agarwal is an alumni of IXP, a certified UX designer and has worked in organisations such as Cognizant, ONGC, Berkadia and is currently working with Oracle in Hyderabad. She talks about her journey of how the UX Jumpstarter course reignited her career and led her to a transformative journey in UX design. I nstalive session with UXJ Alumni Saumya Agarwal The Director General of ImaginXP Prof. Col. Shishir Kumar interacts with shiksha.com about various short-term courses and degree programmes offered by ImaginXP in their partner universities across India. W alkthrough of IXP Programmes with Col. Shishir Kumar, by Shiksha.com 11 12 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 N ew Courses in the house... ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 01 02 03 04 13 14 W elcome to Academic Year 2020! ImaginXP introduces new Certificate/Diploma/Degree courses for designers, students and design enthusiasts, with an aim to widen the scope of learning and adaptation of UX design in industry specific domains. D ata Science F intech & Digital Banking A rtificial intelligence & Machine Learning D ata Analytics C ybersecurity Blockchain A nimation & Game Design D igital Healthcare P roduct Management Accessory Design | Product Design | Design Mentor Engineer | Product Design | Industrial Design Product Design Experience Design | UX Research Architecture | Product Design | Mentor UI/UX Design | Design Research Product Design | Experience Design | Graphic | Research UX Design | Design Research Product Design Human-centered Design | UX Research Fashion Design | Accessory Design | Social Design Textile Design | UI/UX Design Engineer | Automotive Design Architect | Industrial Design Automotive Engineer | Automotive Design ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 W elcome to IXP Family New Members S urya Teja Bachu A run Soman M runmayee Bhade A jit Chauhan Mihir Anand A nshuman Dixit Avani Sharma D ebarghya Kumar V arun Nair N aicy Rajput Namrata Singh Arghyadeep Ghosh Divij Deswal K austubhi Shukla B hawana Jain 15 16 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 ImaginXP Newsletter September’20 15 16 1. Harman Bains, BFA Int, Chitkara 2. Madhurika Rajput, B.Des, Sandeep 3. Shailja Singh, UX Faculty 4. Deepakshi Ag gar wal, BFA, Int 01 02 03 04 Canvas Creative 17 18 The lockdown has always opened doors to further productive opportunities and has increased the accessibility of learning our interests, those for which we did not have time earlier... However, there are a few we have encountered who have taken ‘No rest for the living...’ to a great extent. One such student is Aditya Gupta. Aditya Gupta is a student at ImaginXP, pursuing B.Des at Jagannath University Jaipur. Over the span of these 4 months of the lockdown period, he has participated and received over 10 certificates for webinars, internship, online courses, e-quizzes and many more, and continues to learn more in the upcoming days as well. 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