Seetharam Vallabhaneni holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Art Institute of Chicago. Having been trained in a variety of disciplines ranging from Architecture to humanistic psychology, he is interested in enabling optimistic experiences that disrupt the boundaries of architecture, design, craft, and science.
He is currently a design assistant at Ania Jaworska and Associates, and a collaborator for Borderless Studios.
Portfolio Website
2017
Drawing on references of video games, maps, annotated drawings, and detail blowouts this website has a very specific intention - to rediscover the act of discovery.
Users are encouraged to explore the free "plan" of the site and in the process discover various interdisciplinary projects of Seetharam. The layout's advantage is two fold - it allows for unexpected discoveries; it also helps dissolve disciplinary boundaries.
Portfolio Website
2015
Business cards
2018
Updated identity inspired by architectural drawings - more specifically, the various line weights used.
Business cards
2016
"Funny anecdotes or formal official cards"
The Layers Are Off
2018
Seetharam's portfolio for architecture graduate school.
The title, a play on the more commonly used phrase 'The gloves are off', conveys his approach to exploration of architecture and design. It is also a in reference to the cleaner, simpler layout compared to his old portfolio which was a comic book.
Dear Design
2016
A retrospective of Seetharam's work and education rendered as a comic book.