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IICD invites applications for various UG and PG programmes for the academic session 2016-2017.
Check application form, Eligibility Criteria and Programme Details here:

IICD Admission 2016 – Indian Institute of Crafts & Design IICD Admission 2016 - Indian Institute of Crafts & Design offers various UG and PG Professional Diploma Programme for the academic session 2016 - 17. Candidates can check all the details like programme details, application form, eligibility criteria from this page given below. IICD Admission 2016 Pr…

Kawalpreet Singh

My Silent Doodle - by Kawal Often I think..seldom shall I speak...but always I scribble...:)) Uploading doodles from the last page of my diaries and when I love a pencil in hand

There are the occasional head turners and then there are the awe-inspiring artists. The designer featured this week at Designalaya is Kawalpreet Singh. His characterization of the ordinary human being is mind boggling. Take a peek at My Silent Doodle - by Kawal at https://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Silent-Doodle-by-Kawal/227829110652167?ref=profile

My Silent Doodle - by Kawal Often I think..seldom shall I speak...but always I scribble...:)) Uploading doodles from the last page of my diaries and when I love a pencil in hand

NID results have been declared! Check you results at http://results.nid.edu/

NID Admissions 2015-16 :: Results

Check NID B.Des results on www.nid.edu and NIFT B.F.Des on www.nift.ac.in. For the next hurdle, Designalaya announces it's Situation Test / Studio Test Orientation workshop.15 days, 45 hours of rigorous ideation and material exploration.We don't mass produce design students, instead we help them find their own strengths and work on their weaknesses. NIFT/NID alumni to conduct the sessions. Limited Seats! Call us at 07598197709, the counselling is free. Visit our website www.designalaya.com

NIFT Written Entrance Test Results are out on their website www.nift.ac.in. A very hearty congratulations to those who have cleared it to reach the second level. Designalaya announces it's Situation Test Orientation workshop. Call for more details.

Struggling to put your ideas on paper? Need someone to give you pointers on drawing better?
Designalaya brings you tips to work on your drawing. Communicate better to be a good designer!
http://www.designalaya.com/2015/03/03/310/

The ubiquitous paper clip
What was then a brand-new technology is now, well over a century later, likely to be in the same place, ready to perform the same tasks. Everything evolves - the book, the keys. Why did the paper clip find its form so quickly, and why has it stuck with us for so long?
It only became most useful once there were millions of pieces of paper that had to be grouped, but that also had to be taken apart again. The staple may contain more potential for physical harm, but the paper clip is beautiful: once you’ve clipped the papers together, you’re probably going to have to unclip them, and then clip together some others, and then unclip those.

The designer featured this week at Designalaya is Prabhakar Dabral. His beautiful illustrations are an eye candy. Take a peek at https://www.facebook.com/pages/PRABHAWALI/493637707441231

David Norman, in his book, The Design of Everyday Things has explained how design serves as the communication between object and user, and how to optimize that conduit of communication in order to make the experience of using the object pleasurable.

People are often keen to blame themselves when objects appear to malfunction, it is not the fault of the user but rather the lack of intuitive guidance that should be present in the design.

We at Designalaya want to take an initiative to help you pay more attention to your surroundings and pick out objects of everyday use which are examples of brilliant / bad designs.
Click a picture and post it on our page with the tag - Design of Everyday things and be amazed at how little you looked around.

http://www.boredpanda.com/deep-dark-fears-comic-strips-fran-krause/

Illustrator Turns People’s Deepest And Darkest Fears Into Comics Illustrator Fran Krause asked people to tell him their weirdest and most irrational fears to turn them into witty comics. Sometimes these irrational fears can be traced from the early childhood memories or come as a result of some vivid world explanations grown-ups used to tell you. But sometimes, h…

Designalaya brings you the tips and tricks to get into a design school.
Already a design student? No matter, the tips help you be a better one.
http://www.designalaya.com/2014/12/26/9-secrets-of-getting-into-a-design-school/