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UX UI Design App for National Gallery of Modern Art 2022 Responsive Website for Chettinad RMH Hostel 2020 UX Design For Microsoft Bing Answers 2015 UX Design For Cortana Scenarios 2015 Responsive Website for Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam 2021 Responsive Website for Bark 'N Lounge, Texas 2016 Responsive Website for Technecon Healthcare 2019 Microsoft Internship - UX Design for a Gaming App 2014 Responsive Website for Youth Conservation Action Network, Chennai 2020 Microsoft Internship - UX Design for NFL Stats App 2014 Interactive Landing Page for a Microsoft Research Publication 2019 Responsive Website for Sarvalokaa International School 2019 Branding for Microsoft's AI-Powered Chatbot 2016-2019 UI Design for Microsoft AI Challenge Certificates 2019 U.I Illustrations for Edelweiss 2020

Branding Branding for Chettinad RMH Hostel 2020 Branding for Chettinad Sath Sadhana 2020 Branding for Youth Conservation Action Network 2018 Branding for Technecon Healthcare 2019 Branding for Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam 2021 Branding for Chettinad Sarvalokaa International School 2019 Branding for Microsoft's AI-Powered Chatbot 2016 - 2019 Branding for ROH Indies, Liverpool 2022 Branding for Udaan 2016 Branding for Earthy Route 2020 Branding for Ainak Studios 2015

Print Design Book Design for HLC School 2021 Print Design for Chettinad Sarvalokaa International 2019 Book Cover & Post Design for a Law Book 2022 Magazine Cover on Wildlife Conflicts 2018 Infographic Label for Chettinad Group 2019 Print Design for Chettinad Sath Sadhana 2020 Print Design for Earthy Route 2020 Magazine Cover on Bird Migration 2016 Print Design for Chettinad RMH Hostel 2020 Print Design for Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam 2021 Set Design for Vidyalankar Institute of Technology 2019 Book Cover for Kalpavriksh 2021 Magazine Cover on Leopard Rescue 2018 Illustrations for Reader's Digest 2018 Book Cover Design for an Atlas Magazine Cover on Illegal Trade 2018 Magazine Cover on Wildlife Artists 2016 Magazine Design on Marine Life 2017 Business Card for Lidco 2016 Print Design for Ainak Studios 2015 Print Design for Charcoal 2016 Print Design for The Stylish Indian 2018 Cartoon Strips For The Hindu 2017 - 2019 Cartoon Strips for the Protected Area Update 2021 - Present Ink Illustrations of Mammals (Self-Initiated) 2015

Personal Design Projects App for National Gallery of Modern Art A Case Study Overview Cartoon Strips on Daily Life Observations 2020 - Present Informative Wall Painting Initiative 2019 Ink Illustrations of Mammals 2015 Wildlife Illustrations for a Taxi Interior 2016

Contact Write to me to just say hello or discuss ideas & design! Email: ashvini@ashvinimenon.com Current Location: Hyderabad, India Social Media: Articles on Medium Artworks on Art & Found LinkedIn

Cartoon-Strip Idea & Design Cartoon Strip for Greenpeace 2017 Cartoon Strips for The Hindu 2017-2019 Cartoon Strips for the Protected Area Update 2021 - Present Cartoon Strips on Daily Life Observations 2020 - Present

About Ashvini Menon is a designer who is driven by the possibility of creating a positive impact through work. She loves design challenges, taps into her natural surroundings for inspiration and believes that the future lies in sustainable, intelligent and conscious design. Her work experience ranges from being a UX-Designer at Microsoft & Salesforce to being a design entrepreneur and also being a newspaper cartoonist in one of India's largest read newspapers. She is humbled to have received good press, awards and recognition through her academic & professional years. When not working Ashvini is either being mesmerised on a nature-trial or is practicing Bharatanatyam (a classical Indian dance form) under her Guru's guidance. Academics Masters - M.Des - NID, Ahmedabad (2015) Bachelors - B.F.A Applied Art - University of Mumbai, Rachana Sansad (2012) PG Diploma - Environment & Sustaina ble Development - IGNOU (2016) Professional Practice Senior UX Designer - Salesforce (Present) Entrepreneur - Ashvini Menon Visual Design Studio (2016 - 2022) ​ ​​ Clientele listed below: ​ Bark N' Lounge, Texas, USA Chettinad, Chennai, India Edelweiss, Mumbai, India Help Us Green (Phoo l), India Kalpavriksh, Pune, India Microsoft, Hyderabad, India Mangrove Foundation, (Govt. of Maharashtra), India Reader's Digest, India Stories For Change, India Technecon Healthcare, Mumbai The Hindu, India University Of Edinburgh, Scotland University Of Liverpool, Liverpool Visa, Singapore World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), India Youth Conservation Action Network, India Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India UX Designer - Microsoft (2015 - 2016) UX Design Intern - Microsoft (2014) Design Intern - NID (2013) Design Intern - Graphic Communication Concepts (2011) Radio Jockey Intern - Radio One (2010) Clientele

Brands Clientele Here are brands I've worked with & for:- ​Bark N' Lounge, Texas, USA Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India Chettinad, Chennai, I ndia Edelweiss, Mumbai, India Help Us Green (Phool), India Kalpavriksh, Pune, India Microsoft, Hyderabad, India Mangrove Foundation, (Govt. of Maharashtra), India Reader's Digest, Delhi, India Stories For Change, Kunoor, India Salesforce Inc., Hyderabad India Technecon Healthcare, Mumbai The Hi ndu, India University Of Edinburgh, Scotland University Of Liverpool, Liverpool Visa, Singapore World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), India Youth Conservation Action Network, India

Awards & Press Recognitions Olive Crown Award - Silver - Print Production (International Advertising Association, India Chapter) (2022) Olive Crown Award - Silver - Print Production (International Advertising Association, India Chapter) (2020) Olive Crown Award - Silver - Young Green Art Director of the Year (IAA, India Chapter) (2020) Olive Crown Award - Silver - Out of Home (IAA, India Chapter) (2020) International Women's Cartoonists Award - Finalist (United Sketches, France) (2019) Olive Crown Award - Gold - Print Production (International Advertising Association, India Chapter) (2018) Olive Crown Award - Silver - Young Green Art Director of the Year (IAA, India Chapter) (2018) Olive Crown Award - Silver - Young Green Writer of the Year (IAA, India Chapter) (2018) Maruti Suzuki Autocar India Poster Competition Winner (2014) IndiAfrica International Poster Competition Winner (2013) 4th Rank in State - Maharashtra State in Government Common Entrance Test for Art (2012) Communication Art Guild Award (CAG) Silver- Illustrator of the year (2012) Communication Art Guild Award (CAG) Bronze - Best FMCG Campaign (2012) Young CAG Bronze - Best Overall Performance (2012) Access Award for Inter College Excellence in Design Projects (2012) Gold Trophy - Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art and Craft (2012) Illustrator of the Year - Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art and Craft (2012) Co-Winner - Nokia Radio One College Champions (Radio Jockey Hunt) (2010) 20th State Merit Rank (Overall) - Drawing Grade Examination, Maharashtra State (2004) 1st State Merit Rank (Lettering and Geometry) - Drawing Grade Examination, Maharashtra State (2004) Press (Story + Interview) Break The Ice: Using Humour To Draw Awareness About Climate Change - Aug 2023 (Story + Interview) Mid-Day - A Touch Of Green Ink - Shriram Iyengar - July 2022 (Story + Interview) Forbes India - Can art and craft drive the message of climate change home? - Chaitali Patel - March 2021 (Instagram Live) Youth Conservation Action Network - Art Meets Activism - Jan 2021 (Story) The New Indian Express - Dakshin Literary Festival 2020 - 24 Dec 2020 (Story) The New Indian Express - Ed Ex Live - A cartoonist cannot take sides.. | Journalist - Shreesha Ghosh - 23 Dec 2020 (Interview / Debate) The New Indian Express - Dakshin Literary Festival - Sense and Satire: Life in cartoon county - 23 Dec 2020 (Story + Interview) The Hindu - Some Colour Between The Lines | Journalist - Meghna Majumdar - 14 Dec 2020 (Instagram Live) Sketchbook Tour hosted by Art with Intent - Oct 2020 (Interview) Sustainability Journey through Design - Brand Zero Podcast - Aug 2020 (Story) Green Crusaders Get Olive Crowns - Stimulus Mag - 27 March 2020 (Story + Interview) The Hindu - Ecotism Will Draw You Here | Journalist - Ranjani Govind - 6 Aug 2019 (Story) Cartoons For A Cause - Bangalore Mirror - 5 Aug 2019 (Story) Vijayavani (Kannada Daily) - 3 Aug 2019 (Story) Prajavani (Kannada Daily) - 3 Aug 2019 (Story) Udayavani (Kannada Daily) - 3 Aug 2019 (Story) Drawing About The Environment - Bangalore Mirror - 30 July 2019 (Story + Interview) Drawing From Nature - Live Mint - 1 March 2019 (Interview) Comic Strips And Graphic Design - AudioGyaan Podcast - 21 March 2019 (Story + Interview) Mid-Day - Naturally Sound | Journalist - Darlreen Ramos | 1 March 2019 (Mention) Olive Crown Awards 2018 - Campaign India - 7 March 2019 (Mention) Olive Crown Awards 2018 - Best Media Info - 7 March 2019 (Mention) Cartoons about relevant issues - Deccan Herald - Oct 2018 (Story + Interview) What is yellow and black and has art all over? - Hindustan Times - 24 Feb 2018 (Interview) Divya Marathi (Marathi Daily) - 23 Jan 2018 (Interview) Wildlife Artists Special - Hornbill - July-Sep 2016 Issue (Interview) Everyday Sport - Creative Gaga - July-Aug 2013 Issue​ Press

Exhibitions Exhibitions ​ ​ Group Exhibition - Women’s Cartoonist Award Finalist Work - House of Humour & Satire - Gabrovo, Bulgaria (2020) Group Exhibition - Women’s Cartoonist Award Finalist Work - Museum of Work - Norrköping, Sweden - (2020) Group Exhibition - Cartoon Strips - Jamia Islamia University, New Delhi (2020) Duet Exhibition - 'Two Sides of the Same Leaf’ with Gangadharan Menon Sir - National College, Mumbai - Earth Mela (2020) Duet Exhibition - Cartoon Strips ‘Two Sides of the Same Leaf’ with Gangadharan Menon Sir - Rachana Sansad, Mumbai (2019) Group Exhibition - Cartoon Strips ‘Whose Land Is It Anyway’ - Godrej India Culture Lab, Mumbai (2019) Solo Exhibition - Cartoon Strips - Indian Institute of Cartoonists, Bengaluru (2019) Group Exhibition - IndiAfrica Poster Competition Winning Work - World Economic Forum, Davos (2014)

Press Features Press (Story + Interview) Forbed India - Can graphic novels and cartoons raise awareness about climate change? These artists are leading the way - Aug 2023 (Story + Interview) Carbon Copy - Break The Ice: Using Humour To Draw Awareness About Climate Change - Aug 2023 (Story + Interview) Mid-Day - A Touch Of Green Ink - Shriram Iyengar - July 2022 (Story + Interview) Forbes India - Can art and craft drive the message of climate change home? - Chaitali Patel - March 2021 (Instagram Live) Youth Conservation Action Network - Art Meets Activism - Jan 2021 (Story) The New Indian Express - Dakshin Literary Festival 2020 - 24 Dec 2020 (Story) The New Indian Express - Ed Ex Live - A cartoonist cannot take sides.. | Journalist - Shreesha Ghosh - 23 Dec 2020 (Interview / Debate) The New Indian Express - Dakshin Literary Festival - Sense and Satire: Life in cartoon county - 23 Dec 2020 (Story + Interview) The Hindu - Some Colour Between The Lines | Journalist - Meghna Majumdar - 14 Dec 2020 (Instagram Live) Sketchbook Tour hosted by Art with Intent - Oct 2020 (Interview) Sustainability Journey through Design - Brand Zero Podcast - Aug 2020 (Story) Green Crusaders Get Olive Crowns - Stimulus Mag - 27 March 2020 (Story + Interview) The Hindu - Ecotism Will Draw You Here | Journalist - Ranjani Govind - 6 Aug 2019 (Story) Cartoons For A Cause - Bangalore Mirror - 5 Aug 2019 (Story) Vijayavani (Kannada Daily) - 3 Aug 2019 (Story) Prajavani (Kannada Daily) - 3 Aug 2019 (Story) Udayavani (Kannada Daily) - 3 Aug 2019 (Story) Drawing About The Environment - Bangalore Mirror - 30 July 2019 (Story + Interview) Drawing From Nature - Live Mint - 1 March 2019 (Interview) Comic Strips And Graphic Design - AudioGyaan Podcast - 21 March 2019 (Story + Interview) Mid-Day - Naturally Sound | Journalist - Darlreen Ramos | 1 March 2019 (Mention) Olive Crown Awards 2018 - Campaign India - 7 March 2019 (Mention) Olive Crown Awards 2018 - Best Media Info - 7 March 2019 (Mention) Cartoons about relevant issues - Deccan Herald - Oct 2018 (Story + Interview) What is yellow and black and has art all over? - Hindustan Times - 24 Feb 2018 (Interview) Divya Marathi (Marathi Daily) - 23 Jan 2018 (Interview) Wildlife Artists Special - Hornbill - July-Sep 2016 Issue (Interview) Everyday Sport - Creative Gaga - July-Aug 2013 Issue​ Press