Idiom Design and Consulting

IDIOM
Company typePrivate
Founded(2005)
Headquarters
Bangalore
,
India
Key people
Sonia Manchanda
Jacob Mathew
Girish Raj
Sonal Devraj
Mohammed Javed
Sunil Benipuri
Suresh Kumar
ServicesBusiness Design
Graphic Design
Space Design
Consulting
Number of employees
103 (2010)
Websitewww.idiom.co.in/

Idiom Design and Consulting is a design firm and consultancy based in Bangalore, India.

History

Idiom Design and Consulting was founded in 2005 with the merger of E-sign and Tessaract.

Sonia Manchanda, who founded E-sign – a design firm – along with Anand Aurora and Jacob Mathew who were part of the founding team of Tessaract – a space, furniture and product design firm – came together with support from Kishore Biyani, CEO, Future Group. They were later joined by Girish Raj. The firm currently employs 70 people.

Idiom designs spaces, branding, signage and packaging in a variety of industries, including retail, education and media. Their clients include Manipal Group, Adlabs, Cisco Systems, Levis signature and Wipro.

The company designed the Commonwealth Games 2010 identity and look.[1]

Awards and recognition

  • Recipient of the VMRD Retail Design Awards in various categories in 2007 and 2009
  • Recipient of the Star Retailer Design of the Year awards in 2007 and 2009
  • Phase 2 qualifier for the Spark design awards, 2008

References

  1. ^ "Idiom designs logo for Commonwealth Games". Television Point. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  • Gowda, Aravind (8 November 2006). "Idiom Design targets Rs 50 cr turnover". Business Standard. Chennai/ Bangalore.
  • "Shantanu Saha is Idiom CEO". The Economic Times. Bangalore. 9 September 2006.
  • "Tomorrow's Designers". Business World. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009.
  • Idiom designs logo for Commonwealth Games, 2008, archived from the original on 20 June 2008
  • Design Institute of India, archived from the original on 1 September 2011, retrieved 25 March 2010
  • Kannan, Swetha (2 January 2008). "Indian retailers, design firms scouting for talent from Europe". The Hindu Business Line. Bangalore.
  • "Partners Speak : Q&A with Mr. Janak Mistry, Idiom". Vrindavan TechVillage. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  • "Retail Vocation". IndianRetailer.com.

External links

  • Company website
  • http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-new-manager/indian-retail-and-biyanispeak/article1687363.ece
  • http://www.coolavenues.com/marketing-zone/big-bazaar%3A-the-brand-building-challenge?page=0,6
  • http://jetairways.globallinker.com/bizforum/news/bangalore-based-idiom-design-and-consulting-to-make-over-4-metro-stations-in-rio/2946904?indid=53
  • http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/how-infosys-is-switching-to-design-thinking/article6432151.ece
  • http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141118/nation-current-affairs/article/cochin-international-airport-ltd-sports-new-logo
  • http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/b-lore-firm-designs-commonwealth-games-logo-108011701062_1.html
  • http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/b-lore-firm-designs-commonwealth-games-logo-108011701062_1.html
  • http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/cial-releases-new-logo/article6608325.ece
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20160305143145/http://blogcms.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?102270
  • http://retail.franchiseindia.com/magazine/2010/january/Case-study-Idiom---Translating-ideas-into-design-solutions.m34-1-36/
  • http://design-transitions.com/2012/03/idiom-redefining-design-in-india/