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Advanced Diploma Graphic Design
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Rupsha Mutsuddi

Rupsha
Mutsuddi

Rupsha is a multidisciplinary graphic designer who is passionate about branding, editorial design, design for social good, and UI/UX. Her work is driven by a strong focus on storytelling and a holistic research methodology. She holds an Honours Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Toronto and will be pursuing a Master of Design at York University in Fall 2022.

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The cover for Aanchal: The Hidden Secrets of Indian Foods and Sarees features an Indian woman on the cover wearing a red saree that drapes across her back. She is surrounded by different ingredients used in Indian cuisine which is then layered atop a map of India. The book is an exploration of the cultural mosaic of the Indian subcontinent using the saree as a storytelling vehicle. One of the interior spreads of the book Aanchal: The Hidden Secrets of Indian Foods and Sarees which features a section about the food of Telangana a state in India. A woman is showcased in foreground in black and white front of a palace in red duotone with typography in Telugu saying “Telangana” around her. An interior spread from the book Aanchal: The Hidden Secrets of Indian Foods and Sarees which shows a Muga saree fanned out against a black background. The saree is blue and gold with black and red patterning and lustrous in quality. The Muga saree hails from the state of Assam in India. A recipe spread from the book Aanchal: The Hidden Secrets of Indian Foods and Sarees. On the left side the recipe of the popular snack Pav Bhaji from the Indian state of Maharashtra is shown, with a colourful and patterned sidebar that displays the ingredients with the recipe instructions on the other side. At the top is the name of the recipe, a brief description in italics of what it is, how long it takes to cook, the serving size, and whether or not it is vegetarian. On the right side is a photograph of a rich chickpea curry garnished with tomatoes, red onions, limes, and parsley sitting atop a purple and gold saree adorned with red, blue, and lilac embellishments. The main graphic for the mock advertising campaign for the documentary film Swans: Where Does a Body End? The abstract shape is a glowing organic orb made up of technicolour tendrils that represent the journey one takes through their life and how this journey intersects with other people’s. This is used as a visual metaphor of sound and connection. This image shows the main graphic for the mock advertising campaign for the documentary film Swans: Where Does a Body End? in context. The main graphic is a glowing organic orb made up of technicolour streams. A man walks by a wild hoarding of posters that are tiled horizontally across a brick wall. The posters show what the main graphic paired with minimalistic typography which showcases the film’s name and release date. The posters showcase two versions of the main graphic one that is zoomed in and one is further way. The cover of the first issue of Rally magazine that focuses on grassroots movements in Canada. The rally logo sits at the top left corner. The main cover graphic is the list of names sourced from CBC’s Missing and Murdered database of Indigenous women and girls. At the center of the list is a hand print a symbol of the Family of Sisters in Spirit movement with typography that reads “Missing and Murdered.” Under the graphic, the headline reads “Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada: How Families of Sisters in Spirit are Fighting at the Grassroots Level.” An interior spread of Rally magazine that showcases the feature article: Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada: How Families of Sisters in Spirit are Fighting at the Grassroots Level. On the left side of the spread is the beginning of the article with a pull quote that says “To begin to understand the severity of the tragedy facing Indigenous women today, you must first understand the history.” On the right side is an illustrated portrait of Tina Michelle Fontaine in a pointallism style. She was fifteen when she passed away and the portrait is surrounded by quotes from her family members following her passing in a particling effect that mixes with the portrait to show the ephemeral nature of her life.