Before & After from SVA BFA Design & BFA Advertising
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Before & After from SVA BFA Design & BFA Advertising
From Illustrator to Ad Agency: BFA Design Alumnus Shantanu Sharma
Why did Shantanu make an alien crop circle for Nike? You'll have to listen to find out!
Co-host Sasha interviews Shantanu Sharma (shantanu.work), award-winning BFA Design alumnus and former senior designer at global advertising agency, Wieden+Kennedy. Shantanu discusses:
- an inside look at the grand machinery of an ad agency and a campaign's journey from start to finish
- designing global Nike campaigns for the 2022 and 2023 World Cup
- how to sell work to clients using strong rationale for each design decision
Shantanu has won a Gold Cannes Lion, two Silver Cannes Lions, a COLORFUL Award and a Young Ones Portfolio Award from the One Club, and a D&AD Wood Pencil, among other honors. He is currently an associate design director at 72andSunny.
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Many thanks to our Chair, Gail Anderson; faculty mentor George Garrastegui Jr.; student hosts Sabrina, Sasha, and Milana; student editor Michael; editor and audio engineer RJ Basilio; our department’s mighty Helen; and the rest of the Before & After team!