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Ochre {art+design} LLC

website design + graphic design

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  • Label + Packaging
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About Malini

Here’s a little bit about Malini – the designer behind the magic at Ochre Design!

Originally from India, I moved to the US to study Communication Design at Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon. My interest in artist books also led me to pursue a Post Baccalaureate degree in Book Arts at Oregon College of Art & Craft. That’s not all!! I also have a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics!

Yep, like everyone from India I thought of majoring in Computer Science. But I knew deep in my heart that I had a creative bent of mind. So I decided to pursue Interior Design much to my parent’s dismay! That didn’t last long. I realized very quickly that the male dominated construction industry in India was no place for me. So I decided to switch to Graphic Design instead. And fell in LOVE with it!

  • The Designer with her daughters
  • The graphic designer with her daughters

When I’m not designing logos and websites you can find me playing board games with my twin daughters, hiking, cooking and most recently baking with them! 

My daughters also love critiquing logo designs – apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – ever since they were little. I remember once one of them asked me why KIA logo had a upside down V instead of an A? Anyone? This was when they were 4ish and learning to write the alphabet. Audi logo was their favorite logo to draw.

They have also created their own business cards and and often design their own books. Cute! Surely mom can’t be the only one designing books in the family.

I have also collaborated with them to design a ebook for kids. It’s an ebook to teach children Hindi alphabet. I used their drawings as illustrations throughout the book, because who would know the target audience better. 

Most recently, when I was working on a signage design project for a preschool, I had them draw rainbows in various colors to help me figure out the rainbow color scheme for their logo! Again, who knows the target audience better than them? 

I never wanted to have kids because it would slow down my graphic design career but now that I’m a mom to these two beautiful souls I can’t imagine a life without them. 

Malini Gupta

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My design philosophy:

I’m passionate about design. Good design. Design that makes you think. Design that connects. Design that evokes an emotional response. I love to push boundaries and think outside the box. I love to create. To innovate. I love experimenting with new materials, ideas and processes, always striving to find new ways of approaching a problem, finding new solutions. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t, but I am satisfied for having tried. I accept my failures as a part of the process, learn from them and move on. But when I am done, I would have created something that’s original and fresh. Design to me is like a journey, a process, and an evolution of form and ideas.

My process driven approach to design and ability to conceptualize as an artist is what sets me apart from other designers.

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Ochre {art + design} LLC
401 NE 19th Ave #200,
Portland, OR 97232
5039612896
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Ochre {art + design} LLC
401 NE 19th Ave #200,
Portland, OR 97232
5039612896
Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

More about Malini

Howdy! Thanks for stopping by my website. I'm Malini - the designer behind the magic at Ochre {Art + Design}. An East Indian native and Portland transplant, I used to love dancing in the rain until I moved to soggy Portland :) I love herbal teas, Moscow Mule, Thai food and Design! Any kind of design...interiors, product design, packaging design or typography!

Also, my name is NOT hard to pronounce. It rhymes with Panini. Malini like a Panini! :)
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So how do you pronounce Ochre?

Break ‘ochre‘ down into sounds: [OW] + [KR]. It’s ow·kr! You got it. Why Ochre? I used to be a water color artist back in India and Ochre was my fave color. Also, in Indian culture, it’s considered a sacred color. So there’s that.

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