ZUBIN PASTAKIA

CONTACT INFORMATION

httpzubinpastakiacom

PROFESSIONAL AREAPrimary Interaction amp Service DesignSecondary Photography amp Film

CURRENT EMPLOYMENTFrugal DigitalInteraction Designer amp Research Associate

1986-99 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

CATHEDRAL amp JOHN CONNON SCHOOLICSE ISCMumbai India1986 - 1999

BARD COLLEGEBA in Economics amp Liberal Arts

New York USA 1999 - 2003

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (SCPS)Certificate in 16mm FilmmakingNew York USA2004

PARSONS Typography

Online2011

CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY (CSCS)

PG Diploma in Cultural Studies amp Social TheoryBangalore India

2009 - 2010

COPENHAGEN INSTITUTE OF INTERACTION DESIGN (CIID)

Masterrsquos in Interaction DesignCopenhagen Denmark

2012

DOLLARS amp SENSEEditorial Intern

Boston USA2003

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERDocumentary Architecture amp Interior Portrait2006 - 2011

FUTURE EAST FILMDirectorrsquos Assistant EditorPostproduction SupervisorMumbai India2005 - 2006

INTERACTION DESIGNERFrugal Digital in Mumbai

CIID (worked w Volvo Novo Nordisk Velux) Mumbai amp Copenhagen

2012 - present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

CHARLES WALLACE TRUST FELLOWSHIPResidency at Spike Island researching critical designBristol UK2012

FRYSLAN THROUGH FOREIGN EYESOne of six photographgers commissioned by Fryslacircn UnlimitedFryslacircn The Netherlands2010

LENS CULTURE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE AWARDSHonorable mention for ldquoCinemas Projectrdquo2009

TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHYFor ldquoCinemas Projectrdquo photography series2008

INDIA HABITAT CENTRE FELLOWSHIP FOR PHOTOGRAPHYFor ldquoBuilt Landscaperdquo photography series2008

SARAI - CSDS INDEPENDENT FELLOWSHIPFor ldquoCinemas Projectrdquo urban research2007

ERIC WARREN GOLDMAN SCHOLARSHIPFor excellence in economics2002

IXDA lsquo13 AWARDS SHORTLIST ampPEOPLErsquoS CHOICE AWARD NOMINATION(with Hideaki Matsui amp Razan Sadeq)Pastfm interaction design project2013

AWARDS amp FELLOWSHIPS

91 - 9833739998zubinpastakiagmailcom

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Thought DropService Experience Design w Volvo

pastfmTUI Working prototype

Traces of you3 IxD concepts dealing with death

PumpartnrGUI Concept app

Final Resting Space Speculative Design

Tele-PanchayatDesign Research for Frugal Digital

IXDA lsquo13 Shortlist ampPeoplersquos Choice Nominee

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DESIGN PROCESS SKILL SETS

ADVANCED

User ResearchProblem Framing

Idea Sketching

Storytelling ScenariosVideo Prototyping

Personas

Information ArchitecturePhysical Interface Design

Experience Prototyping On-Screen Prototyping

Video ProductionConcept communication

2 CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT 3 CONCEPT DETAILING1 RESEARCH 4 IMPLEMENTATION

Concept GenerationDesign Thinking Methods

PROFICIENTPROFICIENT

BASICS

Technology Trends

BASICS

Service Staging

BASICS

Business Models

BASICS

Electronic Prototyping

ADVANCED

System DiagramsUser Interface design

ADVANCED

PROFICIENT

ADVANCED

PROFICIENT

SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING TOOLS

PhotoshopInDesign

IllustratorPremiere Pro

Keynote

ADVANCEDPROFICIENT After Effects

AxureFlash based

Audition

BASICS ArduinoProcessing

HTML CSS

SELECT PROJECTS FROM PORTFOLIO

NB These are tools I currently use but Irsquom quick to pick up new

software amp methods if necessary

Click images to view projects or go to wwwzubinpastakiacom

SAILING ON THE GRASSGroup show at Natuurmuseum Fryslacircn Friesland The Netherlands2012

OF BLIND MEN AND ELEPHANTSGroup show at the Empty Quarter GalleryDubai2011

NATURE AS IMAGE Group show at the Loft GalleryMumbai2011

CINEMA CITYGroup show at the BerlinaleBerlin Germany2010

5 x 8Tasveer Arts group ShowMumbai Bangalore Delhi2009

WORKING QUESTIONSHosted by SARAI - CSDS New Delhi

EXHIBITIONS

WORKSHOPS PRESENTATIONS amp LECTURES

THE BIG PICTUREIndia Foundation for the Arts group ShowBangalore2009

THIS IS NOT THATGroup show at Gallery DuboysParis France2011

INDIAN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY ALIVE amp WELLGroup show at the Mumbai Art RoomMumbai2012

ON PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE CITYEncounters lecture at KRVIAMumbai2010

TEDx MUMBAIPresented ldquoCinemas Projectrdquo as urban researchMumbai2010

PECHAKUCHA NIGHT MUMBAIPresented ldquoThe Built Landscaperdquo photo projectMumbai2010

A CRITICAL INTRO TO PHOTOGRAPHY3 day workshop conducted for studentsKRVIA Mumbai2008

The Cinemas ProjectPhotography series Urban research

The Built LandscapePhotography series

This Is Not FryslacircnPhotography series

Beanbags [Bombay | Mumbai]Photography Urban research

CRITICAL DESIGN AN INTRODUCTIONArtistrsquos talk at Spike IslandBristol UK2011

Click images to view projects or go to wwwzubinpastakiacom

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OTHER RELEVANT WORK