Prateek

Prateek

Graphic Designer in New York City, NY, He/Him

About

  • I am an interdisciplinary designer from India, blending creativity and technical expertise honed through a self-motivated transition from engineering to design.

  • My work is characterized by meticulous attention to detail and clear intent.

  • I have a penchant for evocative typography, vibrant color palettes and am passionate about exploring both existing and innovative tools to create impactful designs.

Work Experience

2023 — Now
New York City, NY
  • Crafted brand identities, print collateral, and motion graphics for clients in textile design, architecture, and real estate.

  • Played a pivotal role in coding & developing the personal website for Robert Hammond, co-founder, and former executive director of Friends of the High Line, enhancing his online presence.

2023 — 2023
Adjunct Faculty at Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
  • Guided a dynamic group of senior and junior students in the exploration and development of brand identity projects.

  • Leveraged my expertise to cultivate an environment conducive to critical thinking and professional growth through industry relevant insights and feedback.

  • Tailored the syllabus to underscore the creation of high-quality portfolio-ready work with diverse deliverables across print and digital mediums.

2022 — 2022
New York City, NY
  • Designed bespoke logomarks and typographic systems to shape distinctive brand identities, environment graphics, and social media campaigns.

  • Clients include AlsoEnergy, White&Case, Optica, Convene and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

2018 — 2020
New Delhi, India
  • Crafted the identity system for the company and maintained brand assets for the team to utilize in projects.

  • Oversaw the creation of identity systems for the company's B2B and B2C sub-brands.

  • Collaborated with developers to design web-based tools tailored to enhance the efficiency of the sales team.

  • Created impactful marketing materials, and conducted knowledge-sharing workshops to demonstrate the effective use of Adobe Photoshop templates to streamline content generation for social media platforms.

2013 — 2017
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
New Delhi, India

Projects

2020
Website UI-UX at Arthan Careers

A job portal that caters to the social impact sector

2019
Rebranding at Instituto Hispania

India’s largest Spanish language institute

2017
Twenty Shades of Love at HalfCrow Publishers

Publication design for the anthology by Anurag Garg

Side Projects

2020

Lettering piece that got featured in Martina Flor's Lettering Crit Livestream

2020
Selected Posters

Highlights from a self initiated project to make a poster a day.