Design Class Decoded: 42 Powerful Ideas For Design Educators To Make Students Industry-Ready

About the Book -‘Design Class Decoded’ is a comprehensive handbook for design educators and institutions grooming students for the professional world. It attempts to attune the scholastic learning of design with its modern industrial applications.Book is inspired by author’s personal experience working with industry clients designers and design interns. In essence it’s written by an industry insider who has spent focused time interacting with design students - inside the classroom and also on live industry projects.Book vividly explains dynamics of design education in India at grassroots level namely - The Classroom. It offers tips and frameworks to develop and run design programs which are engaging and industry-oriented.About the Author -Gagan Khanna is an award-winning designer from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) New Delhi India. Also a business graduate and an alumnus of Alliance Manchester Business School The University of Manchester England he has over 25 years of international industry experience.In recent years Gagan has been actively involved with design academics at prestigious institutions like the National Institute of Design the National Institute of Fashion Technology and several others.An avid learner himself Gagan held All India Rank 1 in his category in the All-India entrance test for NIFT in 1995. He was then conferred with the Best Academic Performance Award on his graduation from NIFT. He was also selected by the Services Selection Board for training at the National Defence Academy Pune as a cadet before choosing to study design.