Rajendra Thakre

Rajendra Thakre is an accomplished professional with profound leadership skills in Visual Communication Design, Brand Experience Design, User Experience Design, Typography, Wayfinding Signage Systems, Publication Design, and Photography.

Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at MIT Institute of Design in Pune, India since June 2009, where he imparts knowledge on User Experience Design, Branding, Publication Design, Typography, Photography, Communication campaigns, and various design software tools.

Previously, Rajendra has held roles such as Team Leader at Zeon Solution, Nagpur, Senior Associate Graphic Designer at GlobalLogic, INC., Nagpur, Visualiser/Freelance Designer at Web FCB ULKA, Mumbai, and Senior Freelance Designer at Quadrant Communication, Mumbai.

His expertise includes UI designing for mobile games, multimedia projects, visualizing concepts for campaign designing, layout designing, campaign planning, print, advertising, and graphic design.

Rajendra Thakre's professional journey showcases proficiency in tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, CorelDraw, and Adobe XD, enhancing his capabilities in the design domain.

He received accolades such as the Best Photography award from the Orange City Photographer's Club, Nagpur in 1999 and 2000, as well as recognition for advertising campaigns and photography by the Govt. Chitrakala College, Nagpur in 2000.

In terms of education, Rajendra pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Design and Applied Arts from Govt. Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Wayfinding & Signage Systems Design from MIT Art Design & Technology University, and a Master's Degree in Fine Arts from Nagpur University.