I am a visual storyteller with a background in Animation and a Master’s in Communication Design from IDC, IIT Bombay. I bring over 2 years of experience in illustration, animation, and narrative design, crafting compelling and impactful visual messages across various media. My work focuses on illustration, storyboard, and ideation, having contributed to animation and comic projects such as the series “Aapki Poojita”. I am passionate about exploring social themes through satire and heartfelt storytelling within comics and animation.

Akshat Vaidya

I am a visual storyteller with a background in Animation and a Master’s in Communication Design from IDC, IIT Bombay. I bring over 2 years of experience in illustration, animation, and narrative design, crafting compelling and impactful visual messages across various media. My work focuses on illustration, storyboard, and ideation, having contributed to animation and comic projects such as the series “Aapki Poojita”. I am passionate about exploring social themes through satire and heartfelt storytelling within comics and animation.

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I am a visual storyteller with a background in Animation and a Master’s in Communication Design from IDC, IIT Bombay. I bring over 2 years of experience in illustration, animation, and narrative design, crafting compelling and impactful visual messages across various media.

My work focuses on illustration, storyboard, and ideation, having contributed to animation and comic projects such as the series “Aapki Poojita”. I am passionate about exploring social themes through satire and heartfelt storytelling within comics and animation.

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Work Experience

Communication Designer at Bakarmax The Happyslate
July 31, 2025 - August 13, 2025
Worked as a Communication Designer from August 2023 to July 2025. Responsibilities included illustration, storyboard creation, and ideation for comics and animation content. Also contributed to visual development and narrative design while designing characters, backgrounds, and storyboards for short animated films.
Visual Development Artist for Comics and Animation at Series “Aapki Poojita”
December 31, 2022 - August 13, 2025
Illustrated and storyboarded for the series “Aapki Poojita”. Participated actively in ideation of comic and animation content, focusing on narrative and visual storytelling.
Visual Storytelling and Design Projects at Independent / Academic Projects
July 31, 2023 - August 13, 2025
Completed projects involving storytelling with visual narrative, including a satirical comic strip and an animatic story. Explored themes such as the social impact of quick commerce and emotional narratives about forgotten memories of an elderly grandmother. Created characters, backgrounds, storyboards, and pre-production work with focus on narrative and visual development.

Education

Master’s in Communication Design at IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay
January 11, 2030 - August 13, 2025

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Consumer Goods