Santosh Kale
Santosh has a background in communication design, interaction design, and design research. He has worked on Hollywood films, video games, broadcast channels, the tech industry, and published research articles. He has held various roles such as concept supervisor, visual effects supervisor, design manager, and creative director. He is a partner of Underground Worm, a design studio transcending towards interactive storytelling using emerging technologies for social change.
santosh.d.kale@gmail.com
Website
https://santoshk3143.myportfolio.com/yo
User Interaction
https://santoshk847c.myportfolio.com/user-interaction
Statement
Systems thinking is the key component in the non-silos approach to design, where I focus on identifying the problem through mixed methods of research. Meaning, that the problem does not originate based on my skills/ ability to create artefacts but I adapt to the core issue and then find solutions through design intervention, using the tacit knowledge of different media.
My current research-creation is on social design. It is to identify the gaps in the condition, care and cure of various illnesses. Different systems with individuals, professionals and organisations are mapped through the medium of ethno-graphy, to create a ‘thick description’ and to make the information accessible in an engaging way. This has different layers of objectives but the two main aspects are 1) for people within the system- to understand the nuances and 2) for the patients to get an overview of the system they will be a part of recovery.
Work Experiences
Design Manager - IBM, Bangalore, India ||
Product Designer - Microsoft Research, Bangalore, India || Lead Immersive and Experience Designer - Gravity Consulting, Canberra, Australia/ Bangalore || Concept Supervisor - Prime Focus World, Mumbai, India/ Vancouver, Canada || Partner/ Creative Director - Underground Worm Art and Design, Mumbai/ Delhi, India || CG Supervisor - Pixion, Mumbai, India || Creative Technical Director - Future Thoughts Production, Mumbai, India || Senior Cinematic Artist - Midway Games West Inc, San Jose, CA, USA || 3D- Artist/ Concept Designer - Origin Studios, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Festivals
As a director, his films have been showcased at:
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival -France || Film Festival at Hera Gallery- USA || 6th Tehran International Animation Festival- Iran || SIGGRAPH Asia-India Focus- Singapore || Anifest- India, Annecy International Film Festival- France || Annecy International Film Festival- India Focus- France || ANIMA- Belgium || Melbourne International Animation Festival- Australia || Annecy International Film Festival- France || 9th Wiesbaden International Animation- Germany
Awards
Concordia International Tuition Award of Excellence, 2024 || Concordia University Graduate Fellowship, 2024 || Hitting high note scholarship, Concordia University, 2021 || Microsoft Hackathon 2020- Winner in NGO Hacks || PromaxBDA, World, Gold for the best title sequence, New York, 2017 || India award, Mishmash video competition by Getty Images, 2012 || PromaxBDA, India, Gold for best animation, Mumbai, 2011 || PromaxBDA, India, Silver for Best Logo Design, Mumbai, 2010 || TBS Digicon Award, Japan, 2009 || PromaxBDA, India, Gold for best show packaging, Mumbai, 2007 || AMS Best Animation Award, CMS Vatavaran Film Festival, India, 2007 || Curtis Props Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, 1997-99
