Post it mural for Hakoneyama festival, part of the Sanriku International Arts festival 2019

Sketching for an artwork (Chandigarh 2012)

Hi, I'm Samia. I'm a graphic designer and an artist based in Punjab, India. Some of my skills include web design, graphic design, illustration, packaging design, community design, brand strategy, printmaking, UI & UX design, storyboarding, product mood photography, system design.

I am the Creative Director of Preet Nagar Residency, an artist and writers residency that I run with my family, in Preet Nagar. An intended community set up by my great grandfather in the 1930s between Amritsar & Lahore, the two cultural hubs of pre-partitioned Punjab.

Oh, and I make music with my Delhi based band Station Ikigai.

Patterns designed for the tea pouches using the archives of a 5th generation Indian wood & metal block printing family business.

Book cover design, Leaving Home with Half a Fridge

From the first set of Animal people

Mahabalipuram candle for No. 3 Clive Road

Christmas photo shoot for No. 3 Clive Road

Girl with Guitalele, edition of 12. INR 15,000, A3 size

Space. A Muslim woman finds solace in the Hijab and she feels it shelters her and leaves her to her own space.

Dont try, do.

Door to Asia festival poster 2019

Poster and logo for Preet Nagar Residency

Design x craft, Creative Interruptions festival, British Film Institute, London

Product design, arts and crafts

My paintings of Punjab printed on tea towels and interpreted by local weavers as a Khes, as part of Creative Interruptions' artist residency at Preet Nagar Residency. Part of the Creative Interruptions festival at British Film Institute, London 2019. Acrylic on canvas, textile design, woven khes

Exploring the North East

The sketch for this was made in a jeep while driving up to Ziro in Arunachal Pradesh from Guwahati, Assam for a music festival. Nobody could quite say how long the drive would take. Everybody we asked had a different answer. My friend and I braced for a 7 hour drive but it ended up being close to 12 hours and to top that off we had a drunk driver who kept taking "breaks"! After getting the taxi driver out of one of his various drinking stops and banning his breaks (only in India) - to calm down, I started to sketch the magnificent tropical forest and all the signage BRO ( Border Roads Organisation :)) had put through the endless mesmerising forest. A rare long drive where you see the jungle and barely any human settlements.

Etching, Edition of 10.

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Combining analog and digital to create unique moments

Visual Communication

Illustration

Illustration & design, data visualisation, research design, book cover design, information design, icon design and motion graphics

Brand Identity

Brand strategy, logo design, packaging design, web design, social media strategy, photo styling, content design.

Arts

Sketchbooks and diaries record my travels and my learnings. I'm always working on a new etching, a silk screen print, a poster, a song, a ceramics peice or public art.

Quality

I work with the best talent in the world. Through my studies in Srishti, Bangalore, Il Bisonte, Florence, Italy & later working with news magazines, street art in Spain & tsunami affected bussinesses with Door to Asia in Japan I'm lucky to have met so many creative people who have different approaches to art and design. We are constantly learning from each other. I keep myself updated on the latest trends and writings in design and what the future needs from design.

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Poster design for Mela, Preet Nagar 2018

Lady next door

While studying in Florence, I used to often look outside my room's window where this lady would occasionally be looking back at me, if she wasn't out buying groceries with her dog, or watching TV. She could have been about 80 and I used to think about her living alone, smoking as she watched people on the road go by.

Samia Singh