Is a Swedish Fish a Real Fish — roshni's portfolio

Hi, I’m Roshni.

I'm a graphic designer from Chennai, India, currently based in New York. I hold an MFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute, where I also worked with the Office of International Affairs. Prior to that, I contributed to Ashvita’s, a cultural space in Chennai.

My work is grounded in an interest in the tactility of handmade objects and analog processes. My visual language and design approach is shaped by experiments in materials and textures.

Email me at roshni.kumaravel@gmail.com or find me on Instagram at @stuffysinuses.

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Is a Swedish Fish a Real Fish?
Kitchen Garden Zine
Bates Roman
OIA Flyers
In This Park We Are Free
Reality/Hyperreality
Excerpt: The Society of the Spectacle

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Is a Swedish Fish a Real Fish?

Publication Design
99 x 152 mm, 112 pages
Inkjet print on Strathmore 300 Series Sketch

Every time we use symbols like words or images to represent objects or ideas, we lose some amount of information in that process. But what do we gain in this process? We constantly learn about the world we live in through representations of it. What information are we losing and what else are we gaining when we learn about real events through representations of them on social media and the internet?

Is a Swedish Fish a Real Fish? is a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts (Communications Design) at Pratt Institute. Read the full thesis here.

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