Mrs. Barkha Marathe
About
Barkha Marathe is a Communication Designer, educator, and design practitioner whose work sits at the intersection of visual communication, branding, digital media, and emerging forms of design practice. With over two decades of professional experience, she has worked across independent practice, corporate communication, brand design, and multidisciplinary design environments, developing visual systems and communication experiences for diverse audiences and contexts.
She holds a Master’s in Visual Communication from IDC, IIT Bombay, and a Diploma in Applied Art from Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune. Her professional experience across design studios, industry, and independent practice informs her approach to design education, where she brings together conceptual thinking, visual exploration, making, and real-world design processes.
As an Assistant Professor at MIT School of Design, Barkha teaches and mentors students in Communication Design, with interests spanning design thinking, branding, visual communication, digital and interaction design, and new media. Her academic practice is particularly concerned with nurturing observation, curiosity, critical thinking, and the ability to translate ideas into meaningful visual narratives. She is also interested in exploring how emerging technologies can reshape both design practice and design pedagogy.