Two NID designers, Priyanka and Anoop, came together in 2008, and Design Stack was born. Specialising in branding and graphic design, Design Stack is based out of Mumbai and services clients across the country. A highly specialised, 14-member team works on a wide variety of challenging projects.
Design thinking is at the core of what we do and our aim is to achieve harmonic resonance between the brands we work on and their consumers. We use structured strategic planning tools coupled with intuitive free-thinking to arrive at optimal solutions for our clients. We work with large corporates and boutique startups with the same passion and energy. That is the hallmark of our output.
Priyanka Bhasin specialised in Communication Design at the National Institute of Design, followed by a programme in New Media from the Vancouver Film School. With a strong foundation in design strategy and experience in emerging media, she set up and continues to grow Design Stack.
Anoop Patnaik graduated from NID with a degree in Communication Design. As an independent consultant with various retail and corporate brands, from ITC to Westside to Sahara, he helped modernise their identities for an evolving consumer. He set up and continues to grow Design Stack.
With experience spanning three decades in fields as diverse as strategic planning and insurance operations, Yateesh has worked with established companies like Lowe, Ambience Publicis, Yes Bank, Centurion Bank of Punjab, and Aegon Life, where he was COO, before consulting on brand strategy with Design Stack.
Raja is a marketing consultant whose corporate experience spans over two decades and industries such as FMCG, dot-coms, banking, advertising, television and payments. In his last corporate role, he was CMO of Mastercard for South Asia. He advises Design Stack’s clients on brand and general management strategy.
A gold medallist in English Literature from Bombay University, Rehana has worked as editor of web portals for Nimbus and BCCI; content head of TV shows for BIG Synergy; film script and copywriter for corporates like HSBS, Franklin Templeton and Bharat Petroleum. She is a regular columnist for publications like Hindustan Times Brunch, Arts Illustrated and GQ.
Suchita is a senior designer with an eclectic perspective developed from life in Mumbai and San Francisco. As a graduate of The Academy of Art, San Francisco, she started on her path to becoming a multi-disciplined pro who leverages her background in science and graphic design to establish more informed solutions.
What can you expect from her?
A little bit of everything, with coffee on the side.
Faraz is a senior designer with a specialization in Graphic Design from Wigan & Leigh College. His skills and interests lie in Branding and Publication Design and he brings along a fresh perspective to a wide array of projects. Outside the studio, Faraz’s interests vary from gaming to graphic novels to everything “Apple”. When not designing, he can be found binge-watching TV shows, reading graphic novels or exploring new gizmos.
What can you expect from him?
Seriousness with a pinch of sarcasm.
Srishti is a graduate from Sophia Polytechnic majoring in Visual Communication. With a natural flair for branding and packaging, she sets a benchmark for attention to detail with the team. When she is not at work, she is either in the kitchen or out for dinner.
What can you expect from her?
Soft spoken. Coffee drinker. Always maintains a smile on her face and who will get the job done!
Ruchita graduated from Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai with a degree in Commercial Art. A creative and multitalented graphic designer, she is constantly looking to increase her knowledge base and explore the world around her. Apart from work, she is known to dabble in nature photography and to indulge her sweet tooth.
What you can expect from her?
A calm and composed demeanour, even under pressure.
Nishqa graduated from the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology with a degree in Visual Communication and Strategic Branding. Figuring life out one day at a time, she pegs herself as a designer, illustrator and creative thinker. When not at work, Nishqa can be found at the gym, binge-watching TV shows or entertaining her already spoilt dog.
What you can expect from her?
Sunshine with the occasional hurricane.
Ramesh has been in charge of housekeeping duties at Design Stack for over seven years. Apart from keeping the studio spotless, he makes sure the team is well fed and is our very own delivery superhero. In his free time, he video chats with his family in Nepal and keeps up with Nepali TV shows and news.
What you can expect from him?
A warm smile, great coffee and efficient courier deliveries.
Our thinking starts and ends with the brand and the audience. Using structured research, small dipsticks or creative brainstorming workshops, we articulate the ethos of the brand into a single-minded positioning and springboard to create a strong and distinct visual identity that resonates with the customer.
Once we have created a distinct identity, we warehouse all the brand assets – logos, colours, fonts, signature graphics, etc. – into a comprehensive brand identity manual.
Brands today are attempting conversations across media – both traditional and new. The expression of the brand has to be flexible enough to adapt across media, whether it’s signage, a brochure, packaging or a digital user interface.
In addition to the visual identity, brand assets and brand expression, we work with some select clients in extending the identity into a holistic communication package, including visual expression as well as tone of voice.
Suite 303, Embassy Chambers,
3rd Floor, Rd No. 3, Ram Krishna Nagar,
Khar West, Mumbai 400 052.
Business: contact@designstack.com
Jobs: work@designstack.com
