Presentation on NID by Academy of Fashion and Design

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Presentation on NID by Academy of Fashion
Design
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Design
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Why Choose Design?
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freelancer
stylist
lecturer
Fashion journalist
model
photographer
merchandiser
fashion
endless career options
handicraft
designer
accessories
graphics
textile
artist
Brand developer
entrepreneur
Event manager
choreographer
animator
marketer
advertiser
Production manager
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National Institute of Design
A name beyond any introduction..!
The Government of India set up the National
Institute of Design in 1961 as an autonomous
national institution for research, service and
training in Industrial Design and Visual
Communication.
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• The institute currently consists of three
  campuses, each hosting separate courses
• The heritage campus at Paldi, Ahmedabad.
• The postgraduate campus at Gandhinagar
• The postgraduate RD campus at Bangalore 

The Institute
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Art within the main building of NID, Ahmadabad
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• Industrial Design
• Product Design
• Furniture and Interior Design
• Ceramic Glass Design

• Communication Design
• Graphic Design
• Animation Film Design
• Film Video Communication
• Exhibition Spatial Design

Courses Offered (Undergraduate)
All programs offered at Ahmadabad, Main Campus

• Textile Apparel Design
• Textile Design

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• Communication Design
• Graphic Design
• Animation Film Design
• Film Video Communication
• Photography Design

• Industrial Design
• Product Design
• Furniture and Interior Design
• Ceramic Glass Design
• Toy Game Design
• Transportation Automobile Design

Courses Offered (Postgraduate)

• Textile Apparel Design
• Apparel Design
• Lifestyle Accessory Design
• Textile Design

Separate Programs offered at Separate Centers

• IT Integrated (Experiential) Design
• Design for Digital Experience
• Information Interface Design
• New Media Design

• Interdisciplinary Design Studies
• Design for Retail Experience
• Strategic Design Management

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Multidisciplinary Learning Assimilates aesthetic
and industrial dynamics across levels and
disciplines. Industrial Dynamics Hands on
experience on live industry projects allows the
students to brace themselves for the industry and
other entrepreneurial possibilities. Grass root
Connect 'Craft Cluster initiative' that allows
the students to work in collaboration with the
artisans and weavers. Critical Appraisal At
every step to encourage self improvement. Team
Building An outbound workshop as a part of the
academic plan. Helps them individually to
introspect and discover themselves from a fresh
perspective.
Add-ons
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Expert Views
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NIDUS A shop at NID Ahmadabad where the work of
students is kept for sale.!
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NID in NEWS
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Designing is not confined to fashion only..! It
has much more options than you can think of...
Fashion
Textile
Knitwear
Interior
Product
Furniture
Communication
Accessories
Footwear
Leather
Management
Retail
Production
Lifestyle
Experience
What exactly should I choose?
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Product Design
Product Design is concerned primarily with the
relationship between products and systems and
those who use them. The Product Design program at
NID inculcates a user-centred approach and
processes.
Furniture Interior Design
It deals with creation and evolution of new forms
and ideas for objects, structures or systems at
human scale through sustainable and innovative
use of diverse materials and processes for
improving the quality of life in immediate living
and working environment.
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Ceramic Glass Design
Ceramic and Glass Design program at NID takes
inspiration from both art and craft traditions
and it equally recognizes and lays emphasis on
the production potential of these materials.
Graphic Design
A graphic design student, in addition to a
thorough grounding in design abilities and
theoretical issues, undertakes the study of the
cultural and historical context in which
designers need to function, as well as of the
social and ethical factors that influence design
decisions
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Animation Film Design
The objective of this program is to enable
students to find solutions to complex problems in
various fields of communication design using
animation film making as a creative medium.
Film Video Communication
The primary aim of the Film and Video
Communication program is to train versatile
design-informed communicators, fluent in the
conception and production of short films, on a
range of educational, cultural, social,
entertainment and marketing communication needs.
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Textile Design
Textile Design Program lays emphasis on woven and
printed textiles as well as non-woven techniques
like resist dyed, block printed and knitted,
besides surface ornamentation using traditional
and mass production methods.
Exhibition Design
The Exhibition Design Program aims to develop
confidence in its graduates to interpret,
contextualize, manifest, express communicate
through creative handling of space ambiences.
This is done through multi sensory and multimedia
installations that create interactive and
experiential environments.
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Transportation Automobile Design
The program pays special attention to the Indian
context, especially to the users needs in terms
of comfort, safety, information and even the
considerations of cultural sensitivities and
preferences.
Toy Game Design
The PG Diploma in Toy and Game Design at the
National Institute of Design aims to develop a
professional and creative approach to the growing
needs and aspirations in the field of education
and entertainment
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Photography Design
The PG Diploma in Photography Design offers
students, the opportunities to work in the
context of leading edge practice in their subject
and to develop their skills to an advanced level
appropriate for careers in the industries.
Apparel Design
The Post graduate program in Apparel Design at
NID is concerned with the methods and processes
of design for clothing, its communication and
techniques involved in developing it into an
outcome that may vary from industrial and
academic, to cultural and entrepreneurial.
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Lifestyle Accessory Design
The Lifestyle Accessory Design program educates
and trains professional designers to visualize
and create lifestyle accessories and systems
using different materials, processes and
technologies.
New Media Design
The Program attempts to critically examine the
relationship between technology and culture.
Media, old and new, such as print, radio,
television, cinema, Internet, virtual reality,
video games and mobile telephony, to mention a
few, have a profound impact on our culture.
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Strategic Design Management
The program recognize the importance of design
and design thinking in formulating business
strategies and implementation of integrated
management decisions.
Information Interface Design
The Information and Interface Design program
explores the design of systems at the fusion of
people and technology. It studies the goals and
activities of people, their values, and the tools
and environments that shape their everyday lives.
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Design for Digital Experience
Design for Digital Experience focuses on
experiential component to enhance the quality of
life in the digitally enabled society also
keeping in view the rural/ urban spaces
requirements.
Design for Retail Experience
Retail Design as a profession is now getting
established in India and is gaining a good degree
of recognition from the Retail industry. With the
major changes in the Indian Economy, this has
become an area of expertise to the large variety
of various Retail industries
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Main Campus, Ahmadabad Main Campus, Ahmadabad
PROGRAM SEATS

Industrial Design Industrial Design
Product Design 15
Furniture Interior Design 10
Ceramic Glass Design 10
Communication Design Communication Design
Graphic Design 15
Animation Film Design 15
Film Video Communication 10
Exhibition Spatial Design 10
Textile Apparel Design Textile Apparel Design
Textile Design 15
Programs Centers Under Graduate GDPD
An inner view of NID Ahmadabad
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Main Campus, Ahmadabad Main Campus, Ahmadabad
PROGRAM SEATS
Product Design 15
Furniture Interior Design 10
Ceramic Glass Design 10
Graphic Design 15
Animation Film Design 15
Film Video Communication 10
Textile Design 15
Programs Centers Post Graduate PGDPD
PG Campus, Gandhinagar PG Campus, Gandhinagar
PROGRAM SEATS
Transportation Automobile Design 15
Toy Game Design 10
Photography Design 10
Apparel 15
Likestyle Accessory Deign 15
New Media Design 10
Strategic Design Management 15
RD Campus, Bangalore RD Campus, Bangalore
PROGRAM SEATS

Information Interface Design 10
Design for Digital Experience 10
Design for Retail Experience 15
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• GDPD
• Students who have passed or who will appear for
  qualifying examinations under the Higher
  Secondary (102) or equivalents like AISSCE/ IB/
  ISC.
• Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years
  (relaxable by 3 years for reserved
• categories) as on June 1, 2012.

• PGDPD
• Candidates having a Bachelors degree or
  equivalent including those who will be appearing
  for the qualifying examinations.
• Areas mentioned against each discipline are
  eligible to apply.
• Upper age limit for candidates is 30 years
  (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as
  on June 1, 2012.

Eligibility
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Admission Procedure
WRITTEN EXAM All candidates fulfilling the
requirements of minimum qualification and falling
within the prescribed age limit will be called
for the Design Aptitude Test (PGDPD or
GDPD) SHORTLISTING Based on the scores obtained
in these tests, candidates will be shortlisted
and called for the second phase. SECOND
PHASE STUDIO TEST INTERVIEW PORTFOLIO
REVIEW The second phase of the admission
procedure will consist of studio tests followed
by personal interviews at Ahmadabad, Bangalore
and Gandhinagar.
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• Draw a human Figure in relation with the given
  object in sitting posture
• Analyze the object in the drawing and redraw the
  correct drawing with detail
• What is the Price of 100 gms of Maggi?
• What is the radius of a CD?
• Design a CD Case which can hold 10 CDs with the
  following materials
• a) Aluminum wire b) newsprint paper c)1 CD

Sample Questions
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Design Institutes Other than NID
COLLEGE LOCATION AFFLIATION IIT Delhi,
Mumbai, Government Guwahati,
Kanpur MIT Pune MAEER Society IICD Jaipur
Govt. of Rajasthan Shrishti Bangalore Owned
by Trust
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AFD provides training for entrance exams of NIFT,
NID, CEED and various other design
institutes. Course content and study materials
are designed by NIFT/NID Alumni and is constantly
updated to include the changes in the admission
test.  Tutorials are provided for written exams,
studio tests, situation tests, portfolio guidance
and interview. Mode of teaching includes
distance education with contact classes, postal
courses, study materials, online training,
classroom training.  
How can AFD help you?
Every year 1 out of 5 students who are admitted
to NID courses are AFDians.
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AFD Programs
AFD COURSES FOR NID GDPD / PGDPD AFD Regular
(Classes 5 days a week) This course covers
Creative Aptitude Tests of NID entrance exams
effectively . It is a complete preparation for
Design entrance tests. AFD PLUS (Classes on
Saturdays Sundays) This is a Weekend only
course which covers syllabus for CEED, NID, NIFT,
PEARL, SOFT, FDDI , SYMBIOSIS etc. AFD Weekend
CAT These classes are for the first round of NID
/ CEED / MIT / SRISHTI / NIFT ( CAT) Entrance
Exams - written exam. Focus is on drawing and
creative thinking skills .
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AFD Programs
AFD COURSES FOR NID GDPD / PGDPD Workshop for
StudioTest A 6 day hands on preparation for 2nd
round preparations of NID AFD Postal A pack of
12 books for the preparation of CAT entrance
examination. It contains solved question bank and
mock tests.
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CHOOSE AFD NOW and TAKE THE FIRST STEP OF YOUR
ENTRANCE TO NID..! 54 AFDians got selected for
NID in 2012 70 AFDians got selected for NID in
2011 65 AFDians got selected for NID in
2010 JOIN AFD BEAT THE
COMPETITION. DONT ONLY CRACK. BE AMONGST THE
TOPPERS.
Ankita Chaudhary GDPD
Anirudh GDPD
Bonny Sunny GDPD
Bikram Pal GDPD
Ekta Srivastava PGDPD
Kalyani Tupkari PGDPD
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