Summary
Venkatesh Rajamanickam is an interdisciplinary design leader and academic with 11+ years of senior experience and a 30+ year career bridging architecture, visual communication, educational technology, and interaction design. As Head of the Information Design Lab and a Professor at IDC, IIT Bombay, he combines theory-driven visual design and analytical methods to create human-centered information systems, frameworks, and validated design practices. His leadership background includes international academic management as Deputy Director at Singapore Polytechnic, where he led program conception, accreditation and global collaborations. Trained in architecture (NIT Trichy), visual communications (IIT Bombay) and instructional technology (UBC), he brings a rare mix of studio practice, research rigour and systems thinking. An unstated throughline in his work is translating complex data and pedagogy into tangible interfaces and curricula that shape how people understand information.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Design, Visual Communications, Master of Design, Visual Communications at IIT Bombay
Master of Science - MS, Educational/Instructional Technology, Master of Science - MS, Educational/Instructional Technology at The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli