<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Hitanshi Shah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hitanshi Shah is an award-winning illustrator and visual communication designer who makes ideas look sharp, speak clearly and when necessary talk back]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:41:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.hitanshishah.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Anushua Sinha: illustration as activism]]></title><description><![CDATA[What melts faster, ice caps or a child's heart when a bow-tied frog asks them to save the planet?                              From the make-or-break HarperCollins project that launched her career to award-winning work shaped by Mumbai, Indian folk traditions, and SCAD, Sinha translates deforestation, biodiversity loss, and ecological data into stories children can feel, one curious otter, tender gorilla, and spirited doodle at a time. Writing about Anushua Sinha reminded me that sometimes...]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/anushua-sinha-illustration-as-activism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a711386f20e59031dfbf12a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:18:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_43286dea4dca409cb223775e83a90438~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruei Shah: from doodles to design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruei shah's creative reset button has petals. It is the same simple flower she once doodled in a school-notebook margin, and still draws whenever an idea refuses to corporate. From that enduring ritual grew a practice rooted in India's visual traditions and sharpened by the invisible rigor of production. At Totocactus, her decade-long dream, notebooks, textiles, and keepsake boxes become story carriers, with no pattern or motif permitted to be simply pretty. From methodical grayscale studies...]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/ruei-shah-from-doodles-to-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7111e32155f73d8804e4de</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:12:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_019d267d23e74ee2bbe2bf403f46e77f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the fold: Rutuja Pawase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rutuja Pawase makes the computer wait its turn. Her algorithms begin with a fold, not a file. Guided by the Sri Yantra, fiddlehead ferns, and materials that sometimes push back, she folds cultural memory into digital precision. Her award-winning practice moves beyond the hand-versus-machine debate to ask a sharper question, Can technology carry craft forward without ironing the culture out of it? Read the full story, published on the Savannah College of Art &#38; Design's blog post and see how...]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/beyond-the-fold-rutuja-pawase</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a710bbf74653e170f8c423d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:44:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_a4b05ba69a624e0b8f27f083dbe6c819~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pearls, Petroleum, and the Price of Progress : Exploring Monira Al Qadiri’s 'Holy Quarter']]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when yesterday’s treasure becomes tomorrow’s warning? An exploration of Monira Al Qadiri’s Holy Quarter, where meteorites, pearls, and oil unearth the Gulf’s buried histories; and question what progress leaves behind. Dig beneath the surface, published on the Savannah College of Art &#38; Design's LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploring-monira-al-qadiris-holy-quarter-hftoe]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/pearls-petroleum-and-the-price-of-progress-exploring-monira-al-qadiri-s-holy-quarter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7f5cf5a7a7d1a936d24c02</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:23:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_0af5a038f0f64ef8907ebc2ca9ef296f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designing for the unseen with SCAD alum Mudita Mane: How she turns empathy into strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can empathy be designed into a system? A profile of Mudita Mane, who transforms lived experience into inclusive strategies; proving that design’s greatest impact isn’t always what people see, but what it helps them feel, understand, and achieve. See what care looks like in practice, published on the Savannah College of Art &#38; Design's LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/designing-unseen-scad-alum-mudita-mane-tcz4e]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/designing-for-the-unseen-with-scad-alum-mudita-mane-how-she-turns-empathy-into-strategy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7126b42155f73d880515ef</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:40:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_70c8d7ab24aa4852b11f33c4fa38503d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yoga for job seekers: How to align your career with the breath ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before refreshing your inbox like it owes you rent; when did you last breathe? Veenu Sharma's answer to rejection fatigue begins flat on your back, which, for once, is not a metaphor. After one class, a student described the release as birds flying out of him with the pain. Sharma brings that possibility to graduates caught between resume rewrites and an inbox refreshed like it owes rent; a way to keep showing up without treating every unanswered email as a verdict on their worth. Take a...]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/yoga-for-job-seekers-how-to-align-your-career-with-the-breath</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7125def20e59031dfc1bf8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_81fe9d9fd89749f89a5b737403f7f066~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roaring into the future with Tanaya Khadke]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tiger, a cheetah, and a lioness walk into Khadke's portfolio. None of their stories sit still. The tiger roars back through a colonial past that hunted it; Namibia's cheetahs return to India as honored guests; the lioness learns to trust her voice. Each carries a story of memory, return, or self-belief. For Khadke, motion is not an effect added afterward. It is how a story gets its pulse back. Watch the story come alive, published on the Savannah College of Art &#38; Design's LinkedIn →...]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/roaring-into-the-future-with-tanaya-khadke</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a712515564a855679523dae</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:33:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_776c2e0f4dfd4f17b7f40ce9d6661bbc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designing with wit and warmth: Aayushi Doshi on color, conversation, and the joy of being seen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aayushi Doshi designed condom packaging you would proudly leave on your desk. Her ideas are just as unwilling to hide. With candy-bright envelopes, hand-drawn bugs, and profanity made to dance, she uses humor to open conversations about sexual health, critical thinking, and belonging. All that neon is doing real work, making difficult subjects feel less clinical, less preachy, and more human. In Doshi's world, even a tiny smile counts as proof of connection. Meet the mind behind the color,...]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/designing-with-wit-and-warmth-aayushi-doshi-on-color-conversation-and-the-joy-of-being-seen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7123e62155f73d88050fc0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_2019e8231e18464a8b8315d677e7884a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transform stress into success with SCADfit yoga instructor Veenu Sharma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever thought stillness could be a career hack? The deadline says hurry. Veenu Sharma says inhale. At SCADfit, she begins every class with one question, "How are you breathing today?" A profile of Sharma's inclusive, Hatha-based practice, where desk-bound tension loosens, critique-heavy minds quiet down, and creative energy finds its way back in. Because sometimes, the most productive thing a creative person can do is make room before making more. I had the joy of writing about how she turns...]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/transform-stress-into-success-with-scadfit-yoga-instructor-veenu-sharma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71228df20e59031dfc1510</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:24:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_70d1a8b1d0a8474a9cefeb2e7be9987b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiral Doshi: Designing confidence into culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if fashion’s most important design isn’t something you wear; but the culture you work within? A profile of Hiral Doshi, who threads research, empathy, and design thinking into systems that help creative professionals enter the industry with confidence. From leading a roundtable at PI Apparel New York to questioning why fashion lags behind tech in process and innovation, her work asks a powerful question, "If culture shapes creativity, shouldn't culture be designed too?" Unpick the bigger...]]></description><link>https://www.hitanshishah.net/post/hiral-doshi-designing-confidence-into-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71205c74653e170f8c74d5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:14:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08e3_c662a29941de40a18f80069e8ff388fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hitanshi Shah</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>