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YOUR MENTOR

Anand M. Kulkarni

Founder - Sankul Design Studio: 26+ years of industry design leadership experience

Anand M. Kulkarni brings more than two decades of automotive and product design experience into the classroom.

Founder of Sankul Design Studio - India's Best Industrial Design Studio, 2025, he has personally led Class-A surfacing and design programs for OEMs and global clients.

This is not training designed around a software manual. It is industry experience distilled into a learning program.

DESIGN EDUCATION STARTS WITH HOW YOU THINK.

Great designers are not defined by how well they draw.

They are defined by how they observe, question, imagine, experiment and solve problems.

The program develops the fundamentals that sit behind successful design education:

Observation → Creativity → Design Thinking → Sketching → Making → Visualization → Projects → Portfolio

The objective is to help students become confident young designers, ready to take the next step into formal design education.

FROM CURIOSITY TO DESIGN

Learn to transform an observation into an idea — and an idea into a design outcome.

01 — OBSERVE

Develop curiosity and learn to look at everyday objects, people, spaces and experiences differently.

02 — EXPLORE

Generate ideas through creative exercises, experimentation and visual thinking.

03 — THINK

Understand design principles, problem-solving and the relationship between user, function and form.

04 — MAKE

Translate ideas into sketches, models and physical explorations.

05 — VISUALIZE

Learn to communicate concepts through drawings, layouts and visual storytelling.

06 — DEVELOP

Take ideas further through structured design projects.

07 — PRESENT

Build and communicate a portfolio that reflects your thinking, process and potential.

The portfolio is the outcome.
The real objective is developing the designer.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

CREATIVE THINKING

Build the mindset behind design.

• Observation and visual awareness

• Creative thinking

• Idea generation

• Lateral thinking

• Problem solving

• Experimentation

• Visual exploration

• Developing curiosity

Learn to look beyond the obvious and explore multiple possibilities.

DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS

Understand the principles that shape good design.

• Form and function

• Proportion

• Balance

• Composition

• Colour

• Material

• Pattern

• Scale

• Visual hierarchy

• Design language

Build a strong foundation before moving into specialization.

SKETCHING & VISUAL COMMUNICATION

Learn to communicate ideas quickly and clearly.

• Drawing fundamentals

• Perspective

• Proportion

• Line quality

• Form development

• Object sketching

• Ideation sketching

• Visual storytelling

• Presentation drawing

You don't need to be a great artist to become a designer.
You need to learn how to communicate your ideas.

VISUALIZATION

Turn your ideas into compelling visual propositions.

• Rendering fundamentals

• Light and shadow

• Colour and material representation

• Composition

• Digital visualization

• Presentation techniques

• Visual storytelling

Learn how to make an idea understandable before it is ever built.

MODEL MAKING

Design is not only about what you draw.

It is also about what you make.

Explore ideas through physical models and hands-on experimentation.

• Form exploration

• Paper and basic material modelling

• Volume development

• Prototyping

• Craft and construction

• Physical experimentation

Think with your hands.
Learn through making.

DESIGN PROJECTS

LEARN BY DESIGNING

Design education is built around projects.

Students work on progressively challenging design problems that encourage them to research, explore, experiment, develop and present their ideas.

PROJECT 01

Observation & Creativity

Explore the world around you through observation-based exercises and creative challenges.

PROJECT 02

Object & Form

Understand proportion, form, function and visual language through product-focused design exercises.

PROJECT 03

User & Problem

Identify a real-world problem and explore how design can create a meaningful solution.

PROJECT 04

Design Development

Take an idea through research, ideation, sketching, model making and refinement.

PROJECT 05

Final Design Project

Develop a complete design project and present the process from problem → exploration → concept → development → final outcome.

Your projects become the foundation of your portfolio.

PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT

Don't just show what you made.

Show how you think.

A strong design portfolio is a story of your creative journey.

It should reveal:

What did you observe?

What problem did you identify?

What ideas did you explore?

How did your thinking evolve?

Why did you choose the final direction?

How did you develop the design?

Students learn to structure their work into a clear and compelling portfolio that communicates curiosity, creativity, process and design ability.

BUILD A PORTFOLIO WITH PERSONALITY

There is no single formula for a great design portfolio.

Your portfolio should reflect who you are as a young designer.

We help students discover and communicate their strengths through:

PROCESS

Show the thinking behind the final outcome.

EXPLORATION

Demonstrate curiosity and willingness to experiment.

SKILL

Show drawing, visualization, making and design development.

PROJECTS

Present meaningful design challenges and outcomes.

STORY

Create a coherent narrative around your work.

PERSONALITY

Allow your individual perspective to come through.

Your portfolio should not look like everyone else's.

PREPARING FOR DESIGN SCHOOL

Understand what design education demands.

The program prepares students for the broader demands of design education through a combination of:

Creative exercises
Design fundamentals
Sketching
Visualization
Model making
Design projects
Portfolio development
Presentation & communication

The focus is on building fundamental design capability and confidence that students can carry into their entrance process, interviews, studio tests and future design education.

DESIGNED FOR ASPIRING DESIGNERS

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Students exploring design as a future career and looking to build a strong foundation before applying to design schools.

DESIGN ASPIRANTS

Students preparing for undergraduate design admissions who want to strengthen their creative, visual and problem-solving abilities.

STUDENTS BUILDING THEIR FIRST PORTFOLIO

Students who have ideas and creativity but need structured guidance to develop them into meaningful projects.

FUTURE SPECIALISTS

Students interested in exploring fields such as:

Industrial Design · Product Design · Transportation Design · Communication Design · Fashion Design · UX/UI · Interaction Design · Spatial Design

PREPARATION FOR INDIA'S LEADING DESIGN SCHOOLS

Designed for students aspiring to study at leading design institutes in India, including (not limted to):
NID · IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay · IIT Delhi · IIT Guwahati · IIT Hyderabad · NIFT · CEPT University · Srishti Manipal · MIT Institute of Design · UID · ISDI · Pearl Academy · IIAD · Symbiosis Institute of Design · The Design Village · Anant National University · UPES School of Design · World University of Design · BITS Design School · RV University

And internationally renowned design schools including (not limted to):
Royal College of Art · ArtCenter College of Design · College for Creative Studies · Parsons School of Design · Rhode Island School of Design · Pratt Institute · School of the Art Institute of Chicago · UAL / Central Saint Martins · TU Delft · Politecnico di Milano · ÉCAL

WHY SANKUL DESIGN ACADEMY?

LEARN FROM DESIGN PROFESSIONALS.

Design cannot be fully learned from books or test-preparation material.

It develops through observation, discussion, experimentation, making and doing.

At Sankul Design Academy, students learn within the environment of an active design studio.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: Learn from experienced design professionals with real-world practice.

STUDIO MENTORSHIP: Receive guidance from designers who understand how professional design is developed and communicated.

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: Learn through design problems rather than isolated exercises.

HANDS-ON EXPLORATION: Sketch, make, experiment, prototype and refine.

PORTFOLIO FOCUS: Build meaningful work throughout the program instead of creating a portfolio at the last minute.

INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION: Develop your own visual language, interests and design perspective.

THE JOURNEY

DISCOVER

Find your curiosity.

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EXPLORE

Generate possibilities.

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LEARN

Build design fundamentals.

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MAKE

Turn ideas into tangible outcomes.

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DEVELOP

Refine your design thinking.

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PRESENT

Learn to communicate your work.

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PORTFOLIO

Build a body of work that represents you.

MORE THAN ENTRANCE PREPARATION

PREPARE FOR DESIGN SCHOOL.

PREPARE TO BECOME A DESIGNER.

An entrance exam is a moment. Design education is a journey.

This program focuses on giving students the skills, confidence, curiosity and creative foundation to make that journey successfully.

Don't prepare only to get into design school.
Prepare to thrive once you get there.

YOUR MENTORS

Experienced designers. Personal guidance.

Learn under the guidance of experienced design professionals who bring real-world design practice into the classroom.

The objective is not to teach students to follow a formula.

It is to help them develop their own way of seeing, thinking and designing.

Industry experience.
Creative mentorship.
Individual growth.

READY TO START YOUR DESIGN JOURNEY?

Your portfolio begins with your curiosity.

Build your creative foundation, explore design, develop meaningful projects and create a portfolio that represents your potential.

Connect to Enroll.

📩 Email: connect@sankuldesign.com
📞 Phone: +91 9881094421