Born in a small industrial city in India, Shantanu Suman currently works as Assistant Professor of Visual
Communication at Ball State University. Shantanu is an educator, art director, and graphic designer
with a keen interest in Hindi typography design. Before getting his MFA from the University of Florida,
Shantanu worked as a Senior Art Director in the Indian advertising industry for several agencies
including Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, and Publicis Communications. During his
advertising stint, he won multiple awards including Cannes Print Silver Lion, D&AD in-book, Clio
Bronze, and Asia Pacific Adfest.

In 2012, Shantanu collaborated with friends to make Horn Please—a documentary film that narrates
the story of the Indian truck art. Horn Please was an official selection at several international film
festivals and also has been screened at multiple venues in the United States, Europe, and India. As a
graphic designer, he has worked with a wide variety of clients ranging from small start-up businesses
to international organizations. His design work has been featured in print and digital publications
including Uneven Growth – Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Communication Arts
Design/Advertising/Typography annuals, Graphic Design USA annuals, Print Magazine, LogoLounge,
CNN Travel, Identity Designed, The Dieline, Designboom, Uppercase, and Creative Review.

Events Schedule_

September 2020

EMERGE: Passion Projects are a Privilege

Shantanu Suman

Working Backwards: Tracing Your Path to Impact – Workshop

Gage Mitchell, Lennie Gray Mowris

The 3 Ions of Design: PassION, VisION and MissION™

Mike Nicholls