Atul Kumar

Atul Kumar

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Designing digital products at scale, at the conflux of technology, business and society…

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Experience

  • PhonePe Graphic

    PhonePe

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    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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    Bengaluru Area, India

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    Mumbai Area, India

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    Hyderabad Area, India

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    Bengaluru Area, India

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    Bengaluru Area, India

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    Bengaluru Area, India

Education

  • National Institute of Design Graphic

    National Institute of Design

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    Activities and Societies: Dfrost (College Fest)

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    Activities and Societies: MIT Editorial Board

    Creative Head (MIT Editorial Board)

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    Activities and Societies: Fine Arts, Debate, Drama, Music, Facilitator

    Elementary, secondary, and higher-secondary education. Alma Mater.

Volunteer Experience

  • National Institute of Design Graphic

    Student Placement Volunteer

    National Institute of Design

    - 2 months

    Education

  • Student Associate

    TEDxManipalU

    - less than a year

    TEDxManipalU (x=independently organised TED event) -
    hosted speakers featuring Richard Stallman, Paul Kronenberg and Dr. Srinivasan Ramani, 2012.

Publications

  • Community Based System Design for Indian Railways in the Context of Senior Citizens

    IFIP TC13 - INTERACT

    The research was based in the domain of Indian Railways with respect to senior citizens and was directed towards making journeys more harmonious and pleasant while allowing dependants to plan their travel without the fear and anxiety of travelling alone, in the company of a travel buddy. The research proposes the solution of voluntary passenger collaboration in order to incur minimum infrastructure and cost overheads while empowering dependants through a democratic approach.
    (Please refer to…

    The research was based in the domain of Indian Railways with respect to senior citizens and was directed towards making journeys more harmonious and pleasant while allowing dependants to plan their travel without the fear and anxiety of travelling alone, in the company of a travel buddy. The research proposes the solution of voluntary passenger collaboration in order to incur minimum infrastructure and cost overheads while empowering dependants through a democratic approach.
    (Please refer to page no. 41 in the publication link)
    Project link: www.behance.net/gallery/53657411/Saarathi-Travel-Buddy-Program

    See publication

  • Introducing New Age To ICH: Revering Matters Of Significance

    ACM Digital Library

    This research based project was focused on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Indian Society. The aim of the research was to understand a part of ICH in Indian context and present it to a wide range of audience so that it reaches out to them in an intuitive and interesting manner. The output of the project was a presentation in human computer interaction format to make it relatable and accessible, as well as a board game which imparts knowledge through gamification of intricate…

    This research based project was focused on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Indian Society. The aim of the research was to understand a part of ICH in Indian context and present it to a wide range of audience so that it reaches out to them in an intuitive and interesting manner. The output of the project was a presentation in human computer interaction format to make it relatable and accessible, as well as a board game which imparts knowledge through gamification of intricate subjects.

    Project link: www.behance.net/gallery/52136727/ICH-Part-2-Educational-Board-Game
    and: www.behance.net/gallery/46382551/Intangible-Cultural-Heritage-Part1-Interactive-Display

    See publication

  • Zeitgeist

    Manipal Press

    Worked as the Creative Head of Editorial Board, Manipal Institute of Technology - Manipal, publishing Zeitgeist, the college yearbook for the Academic Session of 2012-13

  • Vignette

    Manipal Press

    Worked as Associate Editor and Artist at Editorial Board, Manipal Institute of Technology - Manipal which published Vignette, the college yearbook for the Academic Session of 2011-2012

Courses

  • Algorithms

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  • Art and Architecture Berlin

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  • Branding

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  • Data Structures

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  • Data Visualisation

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  • Design Management

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  • Deutsche A1.2

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  • Ethnography

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  • Financial Management

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  • German Language

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  • Graphic Design

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  • Information Design

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  • Liberal Arts

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  • Semiotics & Symbology

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  • Typography

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  • Universal Design

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  • User Experience Design

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Projects

  • Slow Fun Design - Social Experiment at Berlin Subways

    Taking the 'Fun Theory' and 'The Slow Movement' culture as a basis of inspiration the 'Slow Fun Design' project aims to slow down the rushing crowd at the Berlin metro stations. The objective was to break the habituation of the everyday mundane tasks, in this case, the ticket stamping process and introduce a moment of fun.
    Full project here: https://www.behance.net/gallery/45309283/Slow-Fun-Design

    Other creators
    See project

  • Experimental Interactive Data Visualisation of World Tourism

    This project involves visualising multi-dimensional data on common axis using experimental graphic techniques combined with traditional data visualisation tools. The project gives an insight over various factors associated with the countries which are the top ten international tourist destinations of the world. The data visualisation is exploratory and does not necessarily highlight any causal or correlation.

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  • Static Data Visualisation for Cricket World T20 Batting Performances

    The visualisation analyses batting performances both at an individual level and as a team in the Cricket T20 World Cups. The project is undertaken to understand the complexity of multi-dimensional data and it's representation through a static medium to capture reader's attention in an immersive manner, specifically targeted at print medium like Sunday newspaper or poster installations.
    Full A1 size image here: http://atulkr.com/projects/WT20DataViz/projectWT20.html

    See project

  • Redesigning IRCTC Website - Indian Railways

    This project was done as a part of Indian Railway's 'Design for Railways' Initiative in order to create efficient framework for the IRCTC website and improve the online ticket booking experience, as well as other services provided by the IRCTC website. It involves understanding the drawbacks of the existing website and coming up with solutions and features to create an immersive experience.

    See project

  • Story-Telling by Data​: India's Nuclear Journey

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    The project aims to build a narrative out of qualitative data. The main challenge was to invent a visualisation technique for qualitative data based on the chosen topic which was India’s nuclear journey post colonial independence. It’s a story of India from being a rogue nation, to emerging as one of the nuclear triads.

    More details here: https://www.behance.net/gallery/46374115/Indias-Nuclear-Journey-Data-Narrative

    See project

Honors & Awards

  • Gold Award at UX-India 2017

    UX-India

    Won Gold Award in student category for the best project and presentation at UX-India 2017 - Design X Awards.

    Link here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6336620226788069376
    Project link: www.behance.net/gallery/53657411/Saarathi-Travel-Buddy-Program

  • Information is Beautiful Awards 2017 - Longlist

    KANTAR Information is Beautiful

    'India's Nuclear Journey: Data Narrative' was in long-list for Information is Beautiful Awards 2017 in the category 'Science & Technology'.

    Link here: www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/2207-india-s-nuclear-journey

  • Paper Published and Presented at INTERACT 2017

    INTERACT 2017

    The 16th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2017 was held at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India from September 25-29, 2017. The paper 'Community Based System Design for Indian Railways in the Context of Senior Citizens' was published in 'Adjunct Proceedings - INTERACT 2017 Mumbai' and was selected for presentation in the Student Design Consortium.

    Link here: http://ifip-tc13.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/INTERACT_2017_Adjunct_v3.pdf
    and:…

    The 16th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2017 was held at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India from September 25-29, 2017. The paper 'Community Based System Design for Indian Railways in the Context of Senior Citizens' was published in 'Adjunct Proceedings - INTERACT 2017 Mumbai' and was selected for presentation in the Student Design Consortium.

    Link here: http://ifip-tc13.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/INTERACT_2017_Adjunct_v3.pdf
    and: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6323198402859491328
    Project link: www.behance.net/gallery/53657411/Saarathi-Travel-Buddy-Program

  • ADAA 2017 Semifinalist - India's Nuclear Journey: Data Narrative

    Adobe Design Achievements Awards

    'India's Nuclear Journey: Data Narrative' was in semifinals of ADAA2017 in the category Social Impact - Web / App / Game Design
    Link here: www.adobeawards.com/us/live/20173619

  • ADAA 2017 Semifinalist - Slow Fun Design

    Adobe Design Achievements Awards

    'Slow Fun Design' was in semifinals of ADAA2017 in the category Social Impact - Video Editing / Post-Production / Animation / Motion Graphics
    Group project done along with Arijit Dey.
    Link here: www.adobeawards.com/us/live/20171189

  • ADAA 2017 Semifinalist - Taptrac: Modular Wearable Design

    Adobe Design Achievements Awards

    'Taptrac: Modular Wearable Design' was in semifinals of ADAA2017 in the category Commercial - Animation / Motion Graphics
    Group project done along with Arijit Dey.
    Link here: www.adobeawards.com/us/live/20171490

  • ADAA 2017 Semifinalist - Twyno: Educational Board Game

    Adobe Design Achievements Awards

    'Twyno: Educational Board Game' was in semifinals of ADAA2017 in the category Social Impact - Web / App / Game Design
    Link here: www.adobeawards.com/us/live/20173612

  • Paper Published and Presented at IndiaHCI 2016

    IndiaHCI 2016

    India Human Computer Interaction 2016 was hosted at IIT Bombay, Mumbai from 7th to 9th December 2016. The paper 'Introducing New Age To ICH: Revering Matters Of Significance' was published in 'IHCI '16 Proceedings of the 8th Indian Conference on Human Computer Interaction' and was selected for presentation in the Student Design Consortium.

    Link here: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3014378
    Project link: www.behance.net/gallery/52136727/ICH-Part-2-Educational-Board-Game

  • Best Logo Design for Deloitte Annual Fest D'Vibes

    Deloitte

    Deloitte Bangalore has an annual celebration night D'Vibes for which a logo design competition was held in 2015 to have brand identity for the occasion.

  • Student Design Competition - One of the top 3 Windows App

    Microsoft

    A student design hackathon organised by Microsoft was held at Manipal Institute of Technology for two days which involved designing an application for Windows web-store, based on Metro UI design guidelines and Visual Studio 2013. The application 'Pocket-Biz-Buddy' was developed which focused on financial calculations and real time data procurement. The project was done in a group of three: Aasha Kumari, Atul Kumar, and Chhayank Ankur.

  • Best Michaelite

    St. Michael's High School

    Awarded the best student through a series of overall evaluation and all round performance over a period of 12 years.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • Editorial Board | Manipal Institute of Technology

    Creative Head, Associate Editor

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    Creative Head for the Yearbook edition Zeitgeist (2013), and Associate Editor for the edition Vignette (2012). The Editorial Board of Manipal Institute of Technology is a council of about 40 students spread across graphic design, art, editing and publishing teams. The major responsibilities include news-letters, wall arts, and Yearbook for the outgoing students.

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