Thursday, 19 Feb 09:00 AM
#T520, We’re bringing the giants of the design industry to the NID Bangalore stage for Dfrost 2026. As the lines between human creativity and machine intelligence blur, what does it actually take to build a career in 2026?
Sales end on 27 Feb, 2026 14:30 PM
#T521, A strong portfolio feels clear, honest, and thoughtful like a conversation that helps others understand how you think. In this interactive session, you’ll learn how portfolios are viewed during hiring from picking the right projects and shaping case studies to explaining your decisions with confidence. We’ll also explore how to connect your applications with your portfolio and use AI in a practical way while staying true to your voice and intent.
Sales end on 27 Feb, 2026 11:30 AM
#T522, What does it take to build a platform for millions of pet parents in a fast-growing, deeply emotional industry? In this session, Anil Reddy shares the story behind Happy Pet — from noticing gaps in pet care information to creating a connected platform that brings together technology, community, and empathy. Through lessons from design, entrepreneurship, and real startup experiences, the talk offers an honest look at building meaningful products that make everyday life a little better for people and their pets.
Sales end on 28 Feb, 2026 12:30 PM
#T523, Design is everywhere, woven into our daily rituals, objects and memories, waiting to be reimagined for a new global context. In this talk, Abhijit Bansod shares how he sees design in the ordinary and the overlooked, celebrating the desi spirit to create stories that feel rooted locally while resonating far beyond.
#T525, In the quiet abundance of the natural world, this talk explores how nature journaling can open a gentle path to discovering one’s creative voice. Through attentive observation of trees, birds, and everyday ecologies, Kavita Arvind reflects on drawing as a practice of listening to rhythm, pattern, and interconnected systems. For designers, it offers a return to curiosity where slowing down reveals layers of insight and a grounded creative language begins to emerge.
Sales end on 27 Feb, 2026 15:45 PM
#T527, Behind every finished book lies a journey of experiments, pivots, and small wins; unfolding step by step like moments gathered along a vibrant fair. This session offers a behind-the-scenes look at India’s children’s publishing world, from pitching ideas to bringing stories to life and shaping a personal voice. Tracing a transition from tech to art and 12 published titles, it reflects on the craft, persistence, and joy found along the way.
Sales end on 28 Feb, 2026 11:30 AM
#T528, Stories rarely unfold in straight lines — they layer and intersect like experiences across a bustling mela. This talk introduces the Gamarative Framework, exploring how narrative principles can shape games, products, and experiences where stories are lived, not just told. Moving beyond traditional storytelling models, it reframes narrative design as a discipline that connects craft, interaction, and strategy across today’s evolving media landscape.
Sales end on 28 Feb, 2026 14:30 PM
#T526, Beyond polished pixels and neat processes lies a hidden layer, the quiet jugalbandi of skills that rarely make it into portfolios but shape the designers who truly stand out. In this session, Sujit Kumar Pradhan unpacks what the industry really looks for: navigating collaboration like a busy bazaar, adapting to shifting business rhythms and building an AI-first mindset that goes beyond surface craft. It’s an invitation to look past “just design” and understand the layered strategy that powers meaningful work.
#T524, Dieter Rams once said that good design is invisible. But, when we zoom out from a seamless experience, we discover an entire ecosystem working in quiet harmony to enable it. Drawing on 20+ years of experience across large enterprises and startups, Sameer Bhiwani shares stories of choreographing these invisible systems to deliver great human experiences.
Sales end on 28 Feb, 2026 16:00 PM
#T529, As AI begins to generate screens and layouts with ease, this session looks at what still remains at the heart of a designer’s role - thinking, judgment, and responsibility. It introduces design systems not just as UI kits, but as ways of setting shared rules and intentions so work stays meaningful and consistent. Through simple examples, the session explores what AI can support, what designers must decide, and how systems help teams stay thoughtful and accountable in a changing design landscape.
#T534, Spend time learning directly from master artisans and experience the beauty of working with bamboo through touch and making. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll shape, weave, and assemble your own functional object using traditional techniques and simple tools. Leave with a handmade piece and a deeper appreciation for material, skill and the quiet joy of craft.
#T530, Come explore how your memories, quirks, and cultural influences can turn into playful visual stories. Through guided exercises and thoughtful creative triggers, this session invites you to experiment, loosen up, and discover new ways to express yourself through illustration. Expect a warm, encouraging space to draw, share, and enjoy the process of telling your story.
#T532, This session introduces the foundations of animation through the spirit of Indian visual richness, exploring bold imagery, layered textures, symbolic storytelling, and playful experimentation. Designed as a hands-on, process-led experience, the workshop moves from understanding core animation principles to creating short experimental loops using accessible methods like stop motion, paper cut-outs, flipbooks, and quick looping exercises. The focus is not on perfection, but on bringing images to life, finding rhythm, and enjoying the process of telling stories through movement.
#T531, This talk is about the city as a place of small acts of rebellion, seen through everyday signs, letters, walls and surfaces. Through my project Street°Type°Archive and other bodies of work, I photograph the visual language of the street to understand how cities change, remember and express themselves.
Sales end on 27 Feb, 2026 16:30 PM
#T533, Spend time learning directly from master artisans and experience the beauty of working with bamboo through touch and making. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll shape, weave, and assemble your own functional object using traditional techniques and simple tools. Leave with a handmade piece and a deeper appreciation for material, skill and the quiet joy of craft.
#T535, Spend time learning directly from master artisans and experience the beauty of working with bamboo through touch and making. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll shape, weave, and assemble your own functional object using traditional techniques and simple tools. Leave with a handmade piece and a deeper appreciation for material, skill and the quiet joy of craft.
#T538, Step into a blue-tinted bazaar of textures, patterns and sunlight as this workshop explores the historic cyanotype process through the lens of Desi Maximalism. Participants will experiment with botanicals, vernacular motifs and layered compositions to create expressive prints and personal takeaways. Through hands-on coating, exposure and composition, the session brings together craft, cultural memory and playful exploration in cyan’s many shades.
#T537, Step into a lively paper gully and dive into the spirit of a design mela through this hands-on zine-making workshop. Using prompts, illustrations, collages and playful pop-ups, participants will create mini self-publications that explore personal stories through a tactile medium. Embracing happy accidents and experimentation, the session celebrates collective making and the joy of sharing narratives.
Sales end on 27 Feb, 2026 02:30 AM
#T539, This workshop invites you to explore creative coding through play, curiosity, and hands-on making. Using p5.js, participants will learn how simple code can create interactive, generative visuals; no prior coding experience needed. An open-play segment encourages experimentation, remixing ideas and using AI as a creative partner to explore new possibilities and develop your own visual language.
Sales end on 28 Feb, 2026 15:00 PM
#T540,
Sales end on 28 Feb, 2026 23:30 PM
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