ABOUT


Hi, I’m Shantanu. I’m a designer, illustrator,
and art director based in Brooklyn, New York.

CURRENTLY Design Director @ 72andSunny
& Adjunct Professor @ School of Visual Arts

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SHINY THINGS
RECOGNITION
2024 - One Club Colorful - Winner
2024 - PRINT - New Visual Artist
2021 - Young Ones - Winner - Portfolio
2019 - Adobe Design Achievement Award

CANNES LIONS
2025 - Gold Lion - Brand & Communications Design - Nike, Winning Isn’t Comfortable
2023 - Gold Lion - Branded Content - Nike FC Presents The Footballverse
2024 - Silver Lion - Branded Content For Sport - Nike, What The Football
2023 - Silver Lion - Branded Content For Sport - Nike FC Presents The Footballverse
2025 - Bronze Lion - Culture & Context - Nike, Winning Isn’t Comfortable

D&AD
2024 - Graphite Pencil - Entertainment - Nike, What The Football
2024 - Wood Pencil - Typography, Posters - Nike, What The Football
2024 - Wood Pencil - Editing - Nike, What The Football

ADC
2024 - Silver Cube - Typography In Advertising - Nike, What The Football
2026 - Merit - Typography: Display Typeface - Panera Bravo

ONE SHOW
2023 - Silver Pencil - TV/VOD - Nike FC Presents The Footballverse
2023 - Silver Pencil - Long Form - Nike FC Presents The Footballverse
2024 - Bronze Pencil - Out Of Home: Craft - Typography - Nike, What The Football
2025 - Bronze Pencil - TV/VOD -  Nike, Winning Isn’t Comfortable
2025 - Merit - Out Of Home, Craft/Art Direction - Wemby Crop Circle
2025 - Merit - TV/VOD -  Nike, Winning Isn’t Comfortable
2025 - Merit - Billboards & Transit / Series - Nike, Winning Isn’t Comfortable
2025 - Merit - Music - Nike, Winning Isn’t Comfortable
2025 - Merit - Integrated / Omnichannel Campaign - Nike, Winning Isn’t Comfortable
2024 - Merit - Design: Typography - Static - Nike, What The Football
2024 - Merit - Design: Out Of Home - Series - Nike, What The Football
2024 - Merit - TV/VOD - Nike, What The Football
2024 - Merit - Short Form Video - Nike, What The Football
2023 - Merit - Innovation & Transformation - Nike FC Presents The Footballverse
2023 - Merit - Billboards & Transit - Corona Natural Billboard

TYPE DIRECTOR’S CLUB
2021 - Certificate Of Excellence - Confronting Unjust Policing
2021 - Certificate Of Excellence - AIANY Design Awards

WEBBY’S
2025 - Advertising, Media & PR, Online Guerrilla & Innovation - Wemby Crop Circle
2025 - Advertising, Media & PR, Best Media Strategy - Wemby Crop Circle

SOCIETY OF TYPOGRAPHIC ARTS
2020 - Winner - Confronting Unjust Policing
2020 - Winner - AIANY Design Awards

CASCADIA CREATIVE AWARDS
2024 - Best In Category - Poster Design -  Nike, What The Football
2024 - Gold - Best Poster Design - Nike, What The Football
2024 - Silver - Best Use Of Typography - Nike, What The Football

CLIOS
2023 - Gold- Branded Entertainment & Content - Nike FC Presents The Footballverse
2023 - Gold - Film Craft - Visual Effects - Nike FC Presents The Footballverse

ANA IN-HOUSE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
2026 - Best Rebrand/New Product Launch – Panera Bread Brand Refresh

BRITISH ARROWS AWARDS
2023 - Silver -  Nike FC Presents The Footballverse
2023 - 3x Finalist -  Nike FC Presents The Footballverse

NEW YORK FESTIVALS
2023 - Bronze - Nike FC Presents The Footballverse

GRAPHIS
2022 - Silver - More Water - New Talent Annual
2022 - Silver - Ikea Rebrand - New Talent Annual
2020 - Honorable Mention - Talking To Myself - New Talent Annual
2020 - Honorable Mention - Carino - New Talent Annual

2021 - Rhodes Family Award for Outstanding Students
2017-2021 - Silas H Rhodes Scholarship
2020 - Richard Wilde Scholarship
2019 - Henry Wolf Scholarship


SELECTED PRESS

Dieline
PRINT Magazine: Interview
PRINT Magazine: Feature
HYPEBEAST
AdAge
Timeout New York
STA Chicago Awards Showcase
Creative Gaga Design Annual 2020
Bold Journey Magazine
VoyageLA
RoastBrief
Tenor GIFs Official Artist
Adobe Awards Showcase
Masks For Unity
Homegrown
Hindustan Times, India
Khaleej Times, Dubai

The Indian Express


PREVIOUSLY
Wieden+Kennedy
Isometric Studio
Visual Arts Press

EXHIBITIONS
2020 - SVA Motion Spring Show - NYC
2019 - BIRA APRIL FOOL’S FEST - NEW DELHI
2018 - Art D’Aurelle Gallery - NYC
2018 - Indianama Bikaner House - New Delhi

TALKS/TEACHING/JURIES
2025-Present - Adjunct Professor @ SVA
2025-2026 - AIGA TNS Jury
2025 - Patricia Clark Studio Jury

2025 - Adforum: PHNX Awards Jury
2024 - Bend Design Conference
2024 - Before And After: Podcast
2023 - Adobe Live
2023 - Parsons BFA Guest Lecturer
2022 - Adobe Live
2021-2024 - SVA Guest Lecturer
2019 - Adobe Max, Live




MY FRIENDS
Tara Anand
Mo Hinojosa
Aarman Roy
Nimran Kang
Roshita Thomas
Saumya Sharma
Karan Kumar
Kirsty O’Donnell
Shirlin Kao
Dev Valladares
Amy Fang




INSTAGRAMTHANKS FOR BEING HERE