On 9th August 2015, Professor MP Ranjan left us, creating a unified wave of grief across the nation and far beyond. A beloved professor, design thinker and an avid publisher of his thoughts and ideas, Ranjan was an inspiration for all those who knew him or of him. I had the opportunity to pay a small tribute to him at one of DesignDay Bangalore's August session and I was completely overwhelmed with what to say. Kind words and memories poured into Facebook and across the internet. People all over the country met in groups to share their grief and feelings and it was a beautiful phenomenon. I myself was part of a small gathering in Bangalore and I remember as I left that Ranjan was and continues to be a force for positive change. I decided to instead focus my tribute on what I had learnt from him, in my brief encounters as a student at NID. And here they are:
- Designing is not an isolated activity but a function of people and processes
- Invest in ideation to enrich your thinking process
- Iterate and test your theories
- Share, Publish and Talk about your work
I also shared this beautiful video compiled by Professor Praveen Nahar which was screened at NID, Ahmedabad.
I am also sharing his blog Design For India in keeping with his lifelong mission to unify and empower the design community in the country.
