User Profile

Hey! I'm Pritika,I'm from India.I have lived in India all my life and for anyone with doubts: Indian kids DO NOT go to school on elephants :-| sorry for the disappointment this may have caused :-)

I didn't start drawing until the last year of high school but still ended up going to a leading fashion school in India called National Institute of Fashion Technology where I did one year of an intensive Foundation Program.I did drawing,3D modeling of clay,fabric,paper,copper,aluminum and yarn,geometry,history of art and computer applications.

I have worked on Photoshop CS2 and Corel Draw.I have also done 2 years of c++ programming in high school.
I have studied French for 7 years and was fluent in the language up until 2 years ago :-S. I got a Diploma in french from Alliance Francaise de Delhi in 2005.
English is technically my first language though Hindi is my mother tongue.

I am very very comfortable with PC and just comfortable with Mac.
I don't have a favorite designer though I admire many people's work ranging from students to aspiring artists.I love advertising and here are a few ads that I have seen and loved.

VIDEO ADS

Anti-Smoking Indian Ad by Cancer Patients Aid Association
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQAAt07JrBs

Happydent White Chewing Gum Ad by McCann Erickson Agency
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibUDycXUmVg&mode=related&search=
Storyboard
http://www.agencyfaqs.com/advertising/storyboard/Happydent_White/2317.html

Another humorous ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdcE0AKi_JU&mode=related&search=

Respect Your National Anthem by Code Red Films
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sn40JvmglE&mode=related&search=


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Here are a few print Ads( Scroll till you see images)
http://www.indrajit.in/fun-zone.htm

The reason why the video ads work:

1.They get their point across using visual information and body language and the use of English gives the ads a larger audience.

2.They offer a witty and/or humorous perspective to what they are promoting.

3.One would tend to remember these ads,which could be due to the execution,humor,wit or visuals, which makes the ads a successful .

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