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Deval Maniar was born in Gujarat. He has a Bachelors of Commerce and Diploma in Visual Communication from Srishti School of Design, Art & Technology. He grew up in a small city called Bhavnagar, and design was an alien word for him and his family. He heard the term design when he first moved to Ahmedabad. Later decided to join Srishti. Now he has worked on diverse projects from Branding, Publication Design, Illustrations, UI Design, & Packaging. He personally likes to experiment with type and wants to explore this area of design.

Why are you a Graphic Designer
For me, Graphic design is not just design for me it is visual art combining both traditional and contemporary styles. I like my work should tell a story of some kind.

Did you attend school for fine art or design?
I attended school to learn visual communication.

You have a distinct style of Design. How long did it take you to develop your style?
The World is becoming smaller every day with the internet, and a mixture of cultures, predominantly western I feel Indian scripts are one of most beautiful scripts in the world. Whether it is Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali. Etc. What I am trying to do is discover a style which combines modernist graphic design and my influences on indian culture. I am still working more on developing a style which I have but I haven’t reached there yet.

Were there any particular role models for you when you grew up?
My Family, Paul Rand, Reza Abedini, David Carson, Saul Bass, Massimo Vignelli, Stefan Sagmeister, Paula Scher.

Who was the most influential personality on your career in graphic design?
I think all the teachers and peers from my school as well my previous workplace was really helpful in my work with their feedback which has influenced lot.

When did you start freelancing?
After I graduated from my college in December 2014. I joined a small studio and was working there till Feb 2016, where I learned a lot about many things about design and the importance of detail in each project.

Was there any time when you wanted to quit graphic design?
Never. I think I have the one of the best jobs in a world.

Are many advertising agencies hiring graphic designers? Do you work more with agencies or publishers?
Yes. I guess a lot of good advertising agencies are taking design seriously now. Personally, I prefer directly with the client but I have previously done some freelance for an advertising agency and it was a good experience.

Do you have clients who give you steady work or do you advertise for new clients often?
I don’t have a client who gives me steady work, nor have I advertised myself in the past. But now I am trying to promote myself through various social media platforms. I am in the process of making a website as well.

Any other Indian graphic designers who you admire?
Lot of amazing people I came across have done some great work like Satyajit Ray, Mahendra Patel, Sameer Kulavoor, Kruti Saraiya, .

What advice do you have for aspiring creative professionals? Would you advise them to take on graphic design as a career option?
I think it is bit early for me to give an any advice as I am an aspiring creative professional myself. I guess just take do what you good at and make sure you like it as well.

Do you think Clients are opening up to keeping aside a decent respectable budget for design work? Do you think clients are understanding that they need to invest in Design as a communication tool and also to cut the clutter and that good design comes at a price?
Definitely. I think today’s generation of clients is slowly realising the importance of good design be it in any form, they can’t survive in without it in due to the fierce nature of competitive markets. But still sometimes the budget which we have to work with is way less compared to the work and effort we put in. Hope that will improve with time.
Mac or PC?
Right now I have PC want to upgrade to Mac

Who would you like to take out for dinner?
Whoever is ready.

What’s on your iPod?
Nicolas Jaar, Chet Faker, Lucky Ali, are few of my favorite artists. I am open to all genre except heavy metals.

What’s your Twitter Handle?
Not very active on twitter. But recently trying to be active on my Instagram.

One can check my work on Behance.

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