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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.

A PORTFOLIO IS MORE THAN A COLLECTION OF PROJECTS.

A strong portfolio doesn't simply show what you designed. It shows how you think.

It communicates your ability to understand a problem, explore possibilities, make decisions, develop ideas and create meaningful design outcomes.

The objective is simple: Turn your academic work into a professional design story.

FROM ACADEMIC WORK TO PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

01 — REVIEW

Assess your existing projects, identify strengths and understand where your portfolio needs improvement.

02 — CURATE

Select projects that best represent your skills, interests, design thinking and potential.

03 — DEVELOP

Strengthen the projects through better research, ideation, process documentation and design development.

04 — COMMUNICATE

Build clear visual narratives that explain the problem, process, decisions and final outcome.

05 — PRESENT

Create a consistent, professional portfolio that communicates your capabilities with confidence.

The goal is not to show everything you've done.
It is to show your best work, in the best possible way.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

PORTFOLIO STRATEGY

Build a clear direction for your portfolio.

• Understanding portfolio expectations

• Identifying your strengths

• Selecting the right projects

• Defining your design profile

• Portfolio structure

• Project sequencing

• Creating a consistent visual language

PROJECT CURATION

Not every project belongs in your portfolio.

Learn how to evaluate your academic work based on:

Design thinking · Process · Creativity · Relevance · Execution · Visual quality · Personal strengths

Select projects that create a balanced and convincing representation of your capabilities.

DESIGN STORYTELLING

Turn individual projects into compelling stories.

Learn how to communicate:

Research → Insight → Problem → Ideation → Exploration → Development → Final Design

Show the journey behind the outcome — not just the final render.

PROCESS PRESENTATION

Good design process demonstrates good design thinking.

Learn how to present:

• Research

• Inspiration

• Moodboards

• User understanding

• Ideation

• Sketches

• Experiments

• Prototypes

• Design development

• Final outcomes

Make your thinking visible.

VISUAL COMMUNICATION

Refine the way your work is seen and understood.

• Layout and composition

• Typography

• Image hierarchy

• Rendering and visualization

• Diagrams

• Drawings and sketches

• Colour and material presentation

• Page-to-page consistency

Create a portfolio that feels clear, intentional and professional.

THE PORTFOLIO JOURNEY

REVIEW

Understand where you are.

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CURATE

Choose the work that represents you.

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DEVELOP

Strengthen the projects and their narratives.

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STRUCTURE

Build a logical portfolio story.

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VISUALIZE

Refine the presentation and visual language.

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PRESENT

Create a confident, professional portfolio.

YOUR PORTFOLIO SHOULD SHOW HOW YOU THINK

A strong project can communicate more than the final product.

It can reveal:

What did you observe?

What problem did you identify?

What did you explore?

Why did you make certain decisions?

How did the design evolve?

What did you learn?

What did you finally create?

The strongest portfolios make the designer's thinking visible.

FROM PROJECTS TO A DESIGN IDENTITY

Your portfolio should not feel like a collection of unrelated college assignments.

It should begin to answer: What kind of designer are you?

Your interests, strengths, visual language and approach to problem-solving should emerge naturally through the work you choose to present.

Your portfolio is not just a record of your education.
It is the beginning of your professional identity.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

FINAL-YEAR B.DES STUDENTS

Students preparing for internships, placements and their first professional design opportunity.

M.DES STUDENTS

Design graduates looking to present advanced academic and professional projects for career opportunities.

DESIGN GRADUATES

Graduates who have completed their B.Des / M.Des and want to transform their academic work into a stronger professional portfolio.

ASPIRING DESIGN PROFESSIONALS

Designers preparing to apply to design studios, organizations, internships or other professional opportunities.

Industrial Design · Product Design · Transportation Design · UX/UI · Interaction Design · Communication Design · Other Design Disciplines

WHY SANKUL DESIGN ACADEMY?

Learn from designers who understand the professional world.

A portfolio should be evaluated from the perspective of the person who will eventually review it — a design lead, creative director, studio or organization.

Sankul brings the perspective of an active design studio into the portfolio-development process.

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE

Understand what makes a portfolio clear, relevant and professionally credible.

PROJECT-BASED GUIDANCE

Work directly with your existing projects rather than starting from generic exercises.

DESIGN THINKING

Strengthen the thinking and process behind your work.

VISUAL STORYTELLING

Learn how to communicate your design journey with clarity.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION

Develop a consistent and polished visual language across the portfolio.

PERSONAL MENTORSHIP

Receive feedback and guidance from experienced design professionals.

DON'T JUST MAKE A BEAUTIFUL PORTFOLIO.

MAKE A MEMORABLE ONE.

Visual polish matters.

But what makes a portfolio stand out is the quality of the thinking behind the work.

We help you balance:

Thinking + Creativity + Process + Design + Visual Communication

So that your portfolio doesn't simply look good.

It says something about you.

YOUR PORTFOLIO. YOUR STORY. YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY.

Your academic years have given you projects, experiments and experiences.

Now bring them together. Create a portfolio that communicates where you've been, what you've learned, what you can do — and where you want to go next.

Curate your work.
Tell your story.
Start your career.

READY TO BUILD YOUR PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO?

Turn your design education into your professional opportunity.

Get expert guidance to develop a focused, compelling portfolio designed to communicate your skills, process and potential.

Connect to Enroll.

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