Shadab Khan

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Pronouns: He/him/his

Where are you from?: New Delhi, Delhi, India

Race/Ethnicity: South Asian

Languages: English and Hindi

Where do you currently work at?: Penguin Random House

If you transitioned out of the industry, where did you work before? How long did you work there?: I had interned as a designer at Simon & Schuster India, and Bloomsbury India, before landing a full time position as a book cover designer at Penguin Random House India.

One favorite book you've designed and why?: The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao by Lindsay Pereira. It was one of the books where once you finish reading a brief, you exactly know what you want to create. I had an absolutely fun time ideating the cover, and coming up with options. Lindsay really adores the one we went ahead with.

How did you get into design?: Through multiple internships at Simon & Schuster India, and Bloomsbury India, where I picked a lot of information and first hand experiences in the art of design.

What do you like about being a book designer in publishing? : Channeling creativity into crafting visually compelling covers has been a source of immense satisfaction for me over this last year. And since I am an avid reader, getting to read manuscripts in their early stages is just cherry on the top.

Tell us a surprising fact about you?: Everything I have learned related to design is through my internship at Simon & Schuster India, where a perfect designer taught me everything :)

What's one goal you have for yourself in this industry?: To design covers for some of my all time favourite authors.

How do you overcome a creative block?: Mostly by taking a break and circling back after I have done enough research, and mind mapping.

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