About
About this website:
I remember making notes about my first few graphics way back in year 2000. Influence of legendary graphic designer Paul Rand’s simple but powerful work, influence of the book Design For Society by Nigel Whitely and most importantly, the struggle of a difficult phase of life perhaps gave birth to such forms of expression, which—as a trained graphic designer—came naturally to me.
I wanted to exhibit some of my early graphics in an art gallery but the expenses involved made me drop the idea in favour of a small website called ‘Graphics for Society’, which I started in 2001 and closed within a year owing to dissatisfaction with some of the early illustrations! I tinkered with the idea of starting a proper website for many years but always got swept away by the demands of my freelance graphic design career. Thanks to the fabulous blogging software WordPress, I was finally able to present them here.
The graphics here are deliberately simple or basic in appearance, far from perfect and I certainly do not regard them as outstanding or “award winning” pieces of creativity. Most, however, were conceived as a result of my day-to-day experiences and I hardly ever sat down to think them up! The graphics conform to “Freedom of Speech and Expression” granted to every Indian citizen by the Constitution of India. Through this website, I would like to share these graphics with you, and with them, my experiences, realisations, feelings, problems, concerns and confusions. As a lot of these graphics are based on issues that affect us all, I hope you will find them useful in some way and your comments, insights, feelings or point of view shall be deeply appreciated.
About myself:
I was born and brought up in the city of Jaipur (Rajasthan), India and studied at the St. Xavier’s School there. With a flair for art since early childhood, went on to graduate as a graphic designer from the prestigious Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Vadodara (Gujarat). After a 5 year stint with one of India’s top advertising agencies in New Delhi, settled for a lower-profile career of a freelance graphic designer, which continues till today. A keen interest in nature and social, environmental and contemporary issues drives me to create graphics. Am also a fine-art / nature photographer and the North India liaison for o2 – International Network on Sustainable Design. Some of the following websites may tell you a little more about myself:
Pics By Mayank : My fine art and nature photography portfolio.
Mayank Bhatnagar : My graphic design portfolio and weblog.
Out of the Ordinary : My photoblog focussing on the ordinary or mundane in and around Jaipur, India.
Mayank’s Viewpoint : My photography weblog featuring day-to-day pictures and articles on photography.
My Flickr Photostream : Some of my day-to-day or randomly taken photographs.
Lazy Birder : My birding blog
