Watercolor illustration of “Pappy,” a good old neighbor at my erstwhile home in Karivara. It’s a remote village in the picturesque High Range of Kerala. The illustration is based on a photograph I’d taken while visiting Karivara in 2012. Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper 300 gsm | 22″x15″

What baffled those who were at the accident scene was not how lucky the occupants were to survive the crash without even a scratch, but how did they manage to land the vehicle on that fallen tree! I still wonder how that happened. February 6, 2014, was a cold sunny day.…

Sometimes a picture can summarize a story or convey an idea without writing a single word. When used sequentially, such pictures can tell a story without wasting words. Do the pictures above tell a story?   Who’s That? Mysteries do happen.They happen in unforeseen circumstances, in remote corners, and in ordinary people’s…

Comics/graphic novels have become very popular after many of them were made into blockbuster movies. Superman, Batman, Frank Miller’s Sin City and 300 are just a few examples. Why Pixelbrew is into graphic novels, one might ask. It has a lot to do with art and storytelling. Stories and graphic design somehow got into…

When Couture Rani approached Pixelbrew for designing a website, their online business was just an idea. An idea with wings but no feather. It took almost a month for us to finalize the concept and strategy. The logo, corporate identity, and mock-ups happened in a matter of days. The concept…

Of late one hears a lot about branding. Is this a new phenomenon or an old wine with a new label? Branding has a lot to do with human perception than just design. Successful brands ride on the strength of fulfilling consumers’ expectations and occupying a place in their minds.…