I Make Things
I create interactive and immersive experiences that tell a story through design, art and technology. Museums, Experience Centers and Events have so far lent themselves to my quirks. Presenting some interesting projects.
Sister Nivedita Heritage Museum and Knowledge Centre
This project was at the exciting intersection of design, tech, art and culture and hence is close to my heart.
Client
Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Kolkata
My Role
Researcher and Design Lead
This is a biographical museum on the life and teachings of Sister Nivedita and her vision for empowering women of India. Do you know what Sister Nivedita is revered for?
Ajit-Vivek Museum
Ajit-Vivek museum in Khetri was my first experience at designing the interactive exhibits and a challenge it was! We designed for people with very little to no exposure to digital media, it was a massive learning.
Client
Ramakrishna Mission, Khetri
My Role
Lead Interaction Designer
This is biographical museum on life of Swami Vivekananda and his friendship with Raja Ajit Singh of Khetri. Do you know who gave Swamiji the name ‘Vivekananda’?
Bosch India Experience Center
Along side cultural spaces, I got an opportunity to work with corporate experience centers. The learnings here were immense, as unlike museums, the storytelling was more focused towards a specific audience.
Client
Bosch India
My Role
Lead Designer
Did you know Bosch set its foot in India 69 years ago in 1951 with MICO. We, at Digital Jalebi, were given the responsibility to envision this glorious history. This is one of its kind Bosch experience center in India. Why you ask?
Future Consumer Hub
Its very rare that one gets an opportunity to work on a wide variety of topics in their professional career. In one such opportunity, I got to understand how the food processing industry works.
Client
Future Consumer Ltd.
My Role
Lead Designer
This is the first Future Group experience center that has experimented with use of digital technologies to engage with their consumer better.
ThoughtWorks Live 2019 & 2020
What’s more, I got to work on events too! Different corporates, different experiences, different learnings. My portfolio was becoming more versatile.
Client
ThoughtWorks India
My Role
Lead Designer
ThoughtWorks, a technology company, wanted an immersive digital experience to wow their clients at one of their annual events, ThoughtWorks LIVE.
We designed a Live onstage unique AR (Augmented Reality) experience for them and more.
Hi, I am Mithilesh Sarode.
I find my heart in understanding the relevance of emerging technologies at the junction of objects, spaces, learning, people and culture. Having worked with organizations that are involved in culture and learning, like museums and experience centers, I have realized the significance of technology as an important tool for effective communication and learning.
I believe that a well designed technology has an ability to transform learning dramatically. With technology comes interactivity and immersion which lends us support to bring the ideas of creativity, exploration and expression to a learner which were otherwise difficult topics to implement in a learning setup.
Although I believe technology can work wonders, I grapple with a question, although philosophical, can technology be more than just a medium of instruction? What makes learning with humans more enriching than machines?… The answer is… I don’t know. I am figuring it out and I figure out a bit everyday.
I wish to grow in this field of design for a long time to come and continue to question and be questioned about its significance and contribution.
To know more about me you can download my resume from the link below. Also, if you want to collaborate or have an interesting project, do drop me a mail on mithilesh.sarode@gmail.com.