Aasawari Kulkarni
About Aasawari Kulkarni
Aasawari Kulkarni is a Graphic Designer and Assistant Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, also working with Penguin Random House.
Current Positions
Aasawari Kulkarni is currently an Assistant Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. In addition, she works as a Graphic Designer for Penguin Random House. Her roles involve teaching and producing graphic design work, respectively.
Previous Employment
Aasawari has an extensive work history, which includes time as a Faculty member in Communication Design at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design in 2020-2021. She also briefly worked at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. in Boston as a Graphic Designer in 2020. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Maryland Institute College of Art, she served for seven months during 2020. Aasawari was also a Design Intern at Pentagram for three months in New York in 2019 and at Indian Type Foundry as a Type Designer for seven months in Ahmedabad in 2017-2018. Other roles include working as a Content Writer for Indospirit Group and as a Graphic Designer for AMARRASS RECORDS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED in Delhi.
Educational Background
Aasawari Kulkarni earned her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she also received a certificate in college teaching in art. She studied from 2018 to 2020. She holds a Bachelor of Design in Communication Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi, completed between 2013 and 2017.
Specializations and Skills
Aasawari specializes in branding, type design, and lettering. Her expertise is demonstrated through her varied roles in different companies and roles, focusing on these areas of design. As part of her current professional endeavors, she is also actively seeking freelance design opportunities.
Fellowship and Freelance Work
Aasawari is an AICAD teaching fellow at the Rhode Island School of Design. She has also worked as a freelance digital designer with Penguin Random House, showcasing her ability to balance academic responsibilities with freelance project commitments.