Vineet Mahajan is one of the country’s most awarded and feted creative professionals. That’s why The Economic Times chose him as one of the ‘Hottest Young Creatives’ and he got showcased in CNBC’s ‘Young Turks’.

As Head of Art, Vineet is based in Mumbai. But as Contract’s art czar, he divides his time between all three Contract offices. A Bachelor of Fine Arts by education, Mahajan – not surprisingly – likes to see the world from an artist’s viewpoint – a canvas where everything is grist to his mill.

Vineet’s legendary hunger for metal has earned him a reputation that would do a mineralogist’s CV proud: a Gold and over 15 metals at International Advertising shows such as Cannes, One Show, Andys and Spikes, along with well over three dozen awards at Indian advertising shows.

His campaigns have featured in Communication Art, The Work, Archive, Campaign Brief Asia and The Ogilvy Red Hot Book.
In his 16 years in advertising, that includes stints at Ogilvy and McCann, Vineet has worked on a plethora of categories. Some of his famous campaigns are Nescafe- Know Your Neighbours and My First Cup, Videocon Brand Identity relaunch, Aircel 3G Upload Anything and multiple campaigns on Coke.

Manjiri has been a creator all her life and an experienced design professional for the past 25 years. With a passion for strategic design that delivers simple, relevant, good-looking (and sometimes quirky) solutions, she has worked on more than 200 projects, mainly in the music, entertainment, hospitality and technology sectors; all resulting in exciting audience experiences.

A graduate of the National Institute of Design, Manjiri started her career at Titan Industries, Bangalore. Her love for music brought her to Sony Music, Mumbai as their Creative Head. She quit Sony Music to set up Mangoblossom Design, a media-neutral branding and communication design practice in Mumbai.

Manjiri has been a proud recipient of prestigious honours including the Kyoorius Awards.

Eligibility

Young working professionals or full-time design students aged 26 and below i.e. born after 3 June 1990 can enter the Kyoorius New Blood Awards.

Key dates

Start work on the briefs: Today
Entry collection opens: 15 February 2016
Entry deadline: 10 April 2016

Before you enter

• Check this year’s briefs and deliverables for each brief
• Familiarise yourself with the rules
• Review the material requirements for your category by downloading the brief of your choice
• Each brief comes with its own brief pack, full of useful things like background information and brand logos. Make sure you download it

Submitting your entries

• All entries must be submitted online – so make sure you familiarise yourself with the submission guide
• The submission guide and requirements for each brief is different and has been mentioned with the brief
• All supporting materials and hard copies (where relevant) must be couriered to the collection centers by 10 April 2016

Entries collection centre

2-5, 2nd Flr, Kohinoor Estate, 165 Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013. Tel: +91.22.42363600

If you are unable to send your physical submission to Mumbai – please reach out to us using the online submission system and ‘Ask a question’.

Winnings & the Awards Night

1. The winning entry in each category will receive
   – A gorgeous Red Elephant which you pick up at the Kyoorius Awards Night
   – A cash prize of INR 50,000/-
   – One student pass for Kyoorius Designyatra 2016
   – Entry feature in the Kyoorius Awards Annual
   – Right to use the relevant Red Elephant Mark
2. All nominations will receive
   – Entry feature in the Kyoorius Awards Annual
   – One certificate for each of the entrants (if part of a team)
3. All nominations will be announced via awards.kyoorius.com or in the month of May 2016
4. The awards night will be held on 3 June 2016.

Read the full Terms and Condition

Here’s introducing the Kyoorius Awards.

The foremost awards for designers in India – Kyoorius Awards honours outstanding creative work in the Indian visual communications sphere for both professionals and students.

We’re proud to announce D&AD as our partner for Kyoorius Awards. D&AD is recognised over the world as one of the most prestigious design awards. The Kyoorius Awards are supported by the International Advertising Association – India Chapter.

Together Kyoorius, D&AD and IAA-India Chapter have created a truly principled and ethical platform by setting the highest standard in judging criteria. All winners will receive one free entry to the next D&AD Awards and one free pass to Kyoorius Designyatra 2014. And all finalists will receive 50% off on one entry to the next D&AD Awards.

And we’re not done just yet. After you’ve picked up your trophy at the Kyoorius Awards night, we will publish an annual awards book – The Kyoorius Awards Annual, to document and showcase the winners and finalists works. The Kyoorius Awards Annual will be distributed to over 5000 corporates across India – providing an invaluable and unrivalled source of creative inspiration.

Go on – get ready to show it off.

Rajesh Kejriwal (Founder CEO, Kyoorius), Tim Lindsay (CEO, D&AD) and Kaushik Roy (Immediate Past-President, IAA – India Chapter) unveiled the Kyoorius Awards to the press.

Press conference images