UID School of Design Faculty

Ms. Shweta Mohapatra

HOD, Visual Communication & Animations and Game design

Qualification: Graduate in Animation Film Design and Post- baccalaureate in Contemporary Art

College/University: B.Des NID, Ahmedabad and Post- baccalaureate, PASCA, France

Introduction:

Shweta is an award-winning designer, illustrator, author and educator. She is a graduate of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

Shweta works at the intersection of technology, education and craft. She has over a decade of experience in the start-up ecosystem in ed-tech as an educational technology specialist, where she led product design across digital and print. Through intelligent integration, she harnessed the capabilities, skills and strengths of creative teams to drive the development of innovative product experiences. She designs and effectively incorporates technology plans, tools, and programs into institutional learning.

Shweta has also co-directed an animated film for CFSI (Children’s Film Society of India) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India, 2003.

She is also a published children's book illustrator. She has published over 10 books. She also writes about food and has presented her paper at the Oxford Food Symposium, Oxford, UK, 2023. Her work has been featured in Outlook Business, Kyoorius magazine, Business India, Your Story, Platform magazine and Animation Express. Shweta has taught courses in visual communication as a guest faculty member at various design institutions, such as NID(Ahmedabad), NIFT(Kangra), Pearl Academy and Chitkara University.