SITE VISIT - ECR VILLAS

First of all, I thank the faculty for taking us to the site visit today. Today we visited 2 sites in ECR. The villas were near akkarai, ECR. The first villa we visited was in a semi-finished stage. The construction work was almost done, except the furnishing, electricals and finishes. This site made us understand the space occupied by each area. We got an idea of how a shell would look before starting the interior works. We measured the dimensions of the room, stairs, entrance and balcony. We got a clear idea of how much feet, meter and an inch would occupy. This villa is constructed near the beach which gives a good view of the beach. We got an idea about placing the doors, windows, balconies based on the view. The double height ceiling in the living room enhanced the look of the house, which made us imagine the space with various components like placing a chandelier, lighting etc. The French windows made us analyze the types of windows which we learnt in BC class. Also the stairs were made of precast concrete, which is a new technique we observed today. We were able to analyze both the aesthetic and functional purpose of structures placed in the villa. E.g. the villa had fin walls which protects the wall from direct sunlight also gives a different finish to the wall. We were also able to differentiate between marble, tiles and granite flooring. Overall the first villa we visited gave us a detailed idea about a space, volumetric analysis and imagining a shell. The second site we visited today had 4 villas. Each was in different stage of construction. Here we got to know about the of construction process. Here the first villa we visited was in initial stage of construction. That is the columns; walls were placed in the ground floor. The first floor was in shuttering stage. We were able to analyze the various brick bandings, reinforcements in columns, sill and lintel levels, construction materials and techniques etc. The scaffolding and shuttering supports provided to the structures gave us a clear outlook of how walls, roofing and other structures are done. The second villa we visited in the site was almost finished. There we got a view of types of door frames, windows and flooring. Also we saw how granite is placed with the help of mortar in stairs. In this site, we differentiated various rooms, the courtyard space and flooring. The last villa we went was in the plastering stage. We had a live view of the process of plastering is done by the masons. Overall we gained the knowledge about construction techniques and volume analysis. We again thank the faculties for arranging the site visit which happened to be a great experience.

ECR CASE STUDY

We the students from the department interior architecture, Year-II went for a site visit today. We visited two sites on east coast road, this first site was a single villa which was g+2. The built up area was 4000 soft. And the whole site was 98x99ft which sums up to 9700sqft approximately. The house was well ventilated. It had 2 story height living room. It had 6 rooms, home theatre, gym, music studio, swimming pool, car garage and servants cottage. The house had dog legged staircase and was sea facing. The second site was a group of 4 villas, we got to see alcove there and in house courtyard, we got to know the brick bonds there and sill level. The lentil was still under progress. The bond of bricks was Dutch bond and Flemish bond. The type of brick was fly ash. It was well ventilated and had French windows. All the villas were G+1. They had a well which was connected to the bore from where the villas got water. Overall the visit was very informative and we gained a lot of knowledge from it. Thanks to the college and our faculties to arrange a trip like this.

Fresher’s Day After the start of the academic year, ICAT Design and Media College conducted its fresher’s day event like its celebrated every year. And the event was a huge success in the bringing together of the seniors and the juniors of the college. Fresher's day is where the newcomers unite with the seniors and celebrate being part of the college. The stage was set for the fresher’s to showcase their talents and enjoy the event. The event started at 4oclock on that day and the pomp and show started from there. The event had many performances like Singing, Dancing, Standup performances, a literal Beat boxing performance and much more. It was evident that the audience gathered had a fun time as every song or dance was being performed the audience member danced and performed along with it. At the end of the show, there was a fashion show conducted by the fashion department which slowly ended up being participated by the audience members as well, and in the end, Songs were played to which all the students were a part of by dancing and having fun. Overall the event was a very huge success and all the members who participated including both the hosts did an extremely good job in making the event what it was.

Fresher’s day 2K19 The students of ICAT design and Media College organized a fresher’s party “tap the talent 2K19” on August 23rd to welcome the batch of 2019. The purpose of the fresher’s party was to make every new student feel connected as an integral part of ICAT design and media college family and be ready to take the challenge of the year ahead. Jovial smile and high spirits marked the welcome party for the new students. The celebration started at 4pm at ICAT design and Media College ground with a welcome address given by assistant cultural secretary Mr.Jay of L5 MDT department on behalf of all seniors. The programme was kick started by our juniors and seniors who showcased their talents to the audiences. The fresher’s and the seniors together prepared singing, dancing, ramp walk, standup comedy, miming and beat boxing. After, the entire talent showcase was completed the vote of thanks was given by the student committee Ms.Roshni Mishra of L5 animation department. At the end of the event we had DJ where all the students and faculties enjoyed themselves to the fullest. Fresher’s day has been an event of bonding and joy between the seniors and juniors as well as the students and the faculties, overall this event was a grand success of bonding.

Fresher's Day the day which all the students are waiting for there whole life because it is the start of there college life... I was very excited when I came to know that the "Fresher's day " is going to be organized . Everyone was eagerly waiting because everyone wanted to show there talent to seniors .. Finally after the long wait Fresher's day came.... All new student were eager but I think our Seniors were eager more than that The fresher's day was a big hit ... All enjoyed a lot.. All were entertained.. All laughed All enjoyed ... The anchoring by our Seniors was brilliant. Dance, dinging, stand-up comedy, Fashion show, Jokes and the highlight of all the #Dj which stole the whole show... The show was conducted brilliantly by the Senior. And the best thing was that we were able to talk and show our talents to seniors and teachers... At last I want to say "From different home towns To a place full of love , made us family Talented ones shared a frame "

GANESHA CHATHURTHI Every year ICAT design and Media College conduct a competition “creative Ganesha” just before Ganesha chaturthi, where every student can participate from any department or year. The main aim of the competition is to create lord Ganesha in a creative and thoughtful manner. The competition started at 2pm, approximately more than 30 teams participated in the competition where each team consisted of at least 4 members. In the competition, different teams used different strategies and thoughts to create lord Ganesha. The whole house of competition was filled with enthusiasm. The time limit was till 4:30pm. After the competition ended, one member from each team stayed near their work to explain their thoughts and strategies to create lord Ganesha to our respected judge Mr.Srinivasan, the HOD of the Sculpting Department of Fine Arts College. After the judgment we expressed our gratitude to Mr. Srinivasan for being able to judge the competition. Creative Ganesha competition has always been a method to encourage the students to work in teams and boost their creative mind and team management skills.

Ganesha Chaturthi As Ganesha Chathurthi is celebrated on 2nd September our College decided to celebrate it on 30th September by arranging a 'Creative Ganesha' Competition. People had to form teams and create an idol of Lord Ganesha Many people participated from various departments as teams and expressed their creativity through this event. It was surprising to see how random materials can be used to make something so stunning and beautiful. Various materials were used by these teams like Bamboo sticks, wires, Thread, nails, and even some of the idols were made out of scrap material. Looking at these creations the thought of responsible ways to recycle the things around us certainly passes through. The college invited Mr. Srinivasan who is the Sculpting Department HOD from the Fine Arts College to be the judge of this competition. Mr. Srinivasan went to each team and had a discussion with them about their creation. It was a wonderful opportunity for people to show off their creative talents to their friends and teachers. Hope there are more competitions like these in the future to showcase the creativity of the students of this college.

We celebrated our first onam in ICAT this year which was super amazing to enjoy as it was one real event following the traditions of kerela and praising their culture. Flower rangoli, pot breaking and dj were really cool and relaxing for all the students. Look forward to enjoy more such events in future.

The Onam celebration was the best of all the festivities iCat hosted this year... The whole college enjoyed to the bottom wearing traditional Kerala attires. The pookalam competition added to the richness of Onam celebration. Overall the whole event was memorable...

The onam event was fun bcoz each one was given an opportunity. It would be great if every year it takes place. The best part of the event was the bg music because it helped the students to do well in the competition.

The program was too awesome and fantastic .. Got some good times with friends.

Onam celebration was one of the best events organized this semester. The college faculty really appreciated our effort of taking part in the celebration in our traditional outfit and conducting events like rangoli, thug of war was more entertaining and enthusiastic.

The lecture covered all concepts related to data structures and networking. Data structures, being a huge topic, is very difficult to cover in a short period of time but the guest lecturer did a fantastic job of teaching the entire content successfully.

The lecture on networking and data structure was excellent. As the time available was very less for an in depth discussion, whatever we learnt about the subject was worth the time invested in it. The subject is very vast but the acquired knowledge will definitely help us in our career.

We have had classes for networking and data structures from 13th to 17th. The classes conducted went well, as the guest lecturer has thorough knowledge of the subject. Almost all of the concepts of networking and data structures were covered. Despite having a very short time to finish the content, the guest lecturer did a tremendous job of delivering it with unique examples which made everything much simpler.

The classes on Networking and Data Structures were conducted from 13th to 17th May 2019. The guest lecturer explained in detail how networks work and how data is transferred. He spoke about how routers and other communication devices work. Coming to data structures, he explained sorting methods and algorithms and trees, and taught the concept in a simple manner.

The 9th Graduate showcase which held at Manjeera Mall was a great opportunity to showcase and present our projects and skills that were learnt in the college. Interacting with people and receiving appreciation from them was a great experience.

The final year project was a perfect opportunity for me to learn new things. This was the first time that I made a playable game level set, optimized for both performance and quality by exploring new methods used in the industry specifically for game environments, getting more efficient with every iteration done, solving problems that would occur during development.

The Graduate Showcase allowed me to present the project in the best light, letting people play and experience my game.

Working on ‘We Will Live’ was a really good learning experience for me. This game is my tribute to pixel art and all the nostalgia it induces. The game features classic elements like castles, chests, skeletal villains, smart bosses etc. Working on this game helped me recognize my skills as a game designer, and showed me my limitations i.e; art and coding.

The showcase was a nice experience. It was conveniently located and hence it generated good traffic. Many companies and game studios came to visit and I’m happy to have received good feedback from them. It was a nice experience taking the game directly to the audience. The knowledge I gained while working as an intern helped me a lot in making this game. The showcase proved to be a great avenue to exhibit my game and to make contacts.

The showcase was a wonderful experience, for it allowed me to interact with many experienced individuals who shared their valuable feedback on my project. I would convey my heartfelt thanks to ICAT for providing me the opportunity.

The 9th Graduation Showcase was a wonderful opportunity to exhibit my project and communicate with like-minded professionals. I am grateful to ICAT for letting me be a part of this brilliant platform.

In this seminar i learn about stuido lights which was use in different ways. They explain us what was the difference in external lights and the wire less lights. They introduce us from various photography equipment and teach us how we can know about our equipments better way.

Godax workshop is really a good one the information shared about lights and and the practical session is really good And got knowledge about lights and uses of it .

It was really a good workshop to know about the lights and the reality of photography industry by prasana sir and the good session on Current Gears and godax lights available on the market .

The session was really good with having good Experience with the godox products as well as the the photographer Venkatesh shared some of his lighting techniques in his own way and the workshop was worth indeed.

This workshop was a good experience. Learnt many things and little techniques and also now i realize why we should know about whats happening in the industry..

The session was very helpful had a good Experience with the godox products as well as the the photographer himself some of his lighting techniques in his own way and the workshop was worth & very helpful.

The Godox workshop was very much informative about the basic to most advanced studio lights and they shared most of the realistic current market trends ,and their personal experience and current day technologies

It was a good experience to learn about the lights and the photographer Prasanna sir thought us about the industry now going on and the workshop was vary use full to us.

The Godox workshop started at the very most enthusiastic morning , by Mr.Prassana Venkatesh , in which alot of information was shared ,right from basic to Advanced Lighting Techniques to even out of the Workshop syllabus,Like Market Value of various genres of photography, Their personal experience as a Photographer, How the current Industry works, as a Reality check in the market values.

The workshop on lighting by Mr. R.Prasana Venkatesh was really a greatone. And the brief about Godax equipments and lights by Mr. Ranjith was really helpful. I thank our faculties and management for arranging a great workshop.

Thanks for arranging a workshop of godox was very useful class for all of us get to know various kind of lights available in market get a chance to work with prasana venkatesh sir for a day

It was a good experience we learned about light setups it was useful to us.prasana sir tips was useful and the way he interacted with students was good.thanks to our management for arranging this workshop

This workshop helped us to understand more about lighting and the little tips given by Prasanna Venkatesh was very useful and informative.

It was a wonderful experience to study about the lights with the photographer Prasanna Venkatesh and also to know about the equipments used by photographers at present. The workshop was really helpful.

Pretty good workshop from Prasanna Venkatesh sir and godax together.learned about the uses of strobe and etc.came to know about the different types of gears in market and their uses. Thanks again for conducting this workshop

"Network or don't work" was the first thing Mr Manikandan shared with us in his 7 days of cinematography classes which were really inspiring and informative. His class was not just about cinematography, for he shared his experience on what it takes to survive in the industry. It was one of the best experiences of learning something that would help my career!

We, the students from fashion department has been taken to the industrial visit to Erode, Tirupur and Ooty on 28-02-29 to 02-03-19. We visited Sivaprakasam Sarees at Erode where we learned about how the processes of dyeing, printing in cotton sarees are happening in industries. The next day we visited Tirupur to look upon 3 different knitting based factories. We got to know the entire processes of converting yarn to apparel. They have explained the each segment of the factory to know how the process works. We also learnt about wet processing and apparel mass production in other two factories. Finally we had a visit to Ooty as sightseeing place. It was very good to learn and enjoyed this trip.

We were taken to an industrial visit to the places – Erode, Thiruppur and Ooty, from 28.02.2019 to 02. 03. 2019. On the very first day, we visited Cotton saree industry which is known as ‘Sivaprakasam Sarees’. There, we came to know about the entire process of manufacturing the cotton sarees from different sections. We also looked onto the process of screen printing on the saree. Then, on the second day, we went to three different factories which were based on knitwear in Thiruppur. We learned about Jacquard fabric. We saw the process of the conversion of yarn into fabric. We were taken to a colour lab where we saw various shades of colours and learned about the way the fabric have been coloured. Then, we looked onto every other process such as washing, ironing, steaming, folding and many more. At last, we visited the stitching department. On the third day, we went to Ooty to visit a few places and purchase few things. This trip was very beneficial for us. It helped us to gain a good knowledge about wet processes and apparel mass production.

I’m keerthana from ICAT design media college, Chennai. We went for Industrial visit to Erode and Thirupur. In erode we went to sivaprakash sarees in there they produce sarees which are pure cotton and screen printed. First design for screen is prepared ,then the dyes are prepared by mixing different color to attain the particular color. Then the fabrics are screen printed and are gone through different processes and will go for sales. Then we went to Thirupur for visiting different garment factories. By visiting these factories we learnt how knitting industries and how production department works. We thank our faculties and ICAT design and media college for this wonderful trip.

The session was conducted by Mr Abhisek Nanda and we were taken to the nearby metro station. The live sketching session was very useful, especially for level designing. I sharpened my skills on 2 point perspective and really loved the experience of working outdoors.

First Year students of the Interactive Media department had an outdoor ‘Live Observation’ class on the 2nd of March 2019 to understand the environment asset.

They studied perspective and proportion by analyzing the architecture of surrounding buildings and sketched in real-time. The kept their focus despite working in the middle of a crowded area and learnt a valuable lesson on managing their time.

Travelling is always a source of joy and education, especially when one is going out with friends. We as a class went to Pondicherry as a part of our DTCP (Digital Technology and Creative Thinking) module. We started our journey from college at 7AM and reached Pondicherry at around 10:15 AM. We visited Auroville which is an experimental township in the Viluppuram district of Pondicherry. It was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa (“the Mother”) and designed by architect Roger Anger. In Auroville, we visited the famous Matrimandir which is the most prominent landmark within Auroville and it is located right in the centre of the township.The Matrimandir is known as the ‘soul of the city’. It is a place for acquiring peace and meditation. We made sketches of the Matrimandir and clicked pictures of Auroville. We started our return journey from Pondicherry at 4:30PM.

It was a different experience for us to visit such places which is known for peace and human unity. My friends and I really enjoyed the trip and hope our college would take us to such places again where we get to learn many new things.

Thank you

Going out of home, or the classroom, is fun and visiting places always tends to give us a new experience and learn new things. Some places are visited for its historical and cultural interests. And one such educational trip was planned by our college and we the students of Graphic Design had an opportunity to visit Auroville (on 9th March 2019).

At Auroville we visited Matrimandir (Temple of The Mother), a futuristic, spherical temple covered in gold discs, located at the centre of the township. Matrimandir is equipped with a solar power plant and is surrounded by beautiful gardens. When there is no sun or after the sunset, the sunray on the globe is replaced by a beam from a solar powered light. It takes about 10-12 minute walk from the Visitors' Centre to the Viewing Point. We observed the temple and did some pencil sketches of it and captured some photographs as a reference for our class work. It was a wonderful experience visiting Auroville, like the previous visit to Mahapalipuram and The Government Museum. Looking forward to more such visits.

“You want to see my photographs? Here are the prints”

We had an amazing discussion followed by a highly educational lecture about printing with Mr Srikanth Nippatla on the 2nd of March, 2019. He spoke in great detail about the various technicalities of the camera, photography and printing, and also about life. He gave us insight on how and why, a photograph is considered powerful, and then spoke about colors and the emotions that they bring out.

We are thankful to our college and our respected faculties for this wonderful opportunity.

Olivia Maria Daly studying fashion design final year at Icat design and Media college Moumitha Mam from city on style gave us some information about to develop a stylized portfolio .We came to know many different types of job offers that can be done after our course she guided us in a way of wat should nd should not be in our portfolio. She told us her experience with her own start up and the was she is a stylist. She explained about how a stylist will be with the designer till the end of the shoot. She explained how brand are forecasted and they are branched down to luxury or affordable. It was a very interactive class shared between the students and her. She took up her tym to make sure we understood and cleared all our doubts regarding the portfolio. She advised us not to refer to much of net suffering and bring out our own ideas. It was a very interesting class which helped us to make our portfolio better.

We had a great workshop by moumitha regarding our future career and for portfolio. It was mazinging experience with her and we came to know about more professions in fashion design and what a designers can do for future plans.

A journey started with excitement and a way of learning and understanding in a Better way. It was a pleasure to meet Raghu Rai Sir and know his long journey in photography. The workshop taught us many things which will be helpful in a journey of photography.

This workshop was good and very useful, especially as documentary photographer and speech was inspiring and intracting, From yesterday my religion is not Hindu. Thanks to raghu rai sir and to the college management for making this happen.

The experience was amazing. I learned a lot of key points for a photographer. Learned how to take a photo with emotions and he also gave inspirational and helful points on life and different ways to see through the lens

The workshop was superb.Good to hear his Life experiences and the Interactive session was on the fire. It was really a great opportunity to Meet RaghuRai sir thank you for bringing that.

It was a good experience as we learnt many new things from the legend Mr.RaghuRai and the way to approach a subject. I just wanted to thank him for his wonderful speech that he shared with us.

The greatest moment in my life to see one of the greatest in this industry. The workshop was insteresting and inspiring. I hope everyone's seats were on fire and everyone will become mad after the session. Thanks to raghu rai sir and the college management for making this happen.

We got a wonderful opportunity to meet and have a interactive session with the legend Shri. Raghu Rai. After the session along with him i got an idea on how we should develop our creativity skills and how we should shoot basically.

Just about everything, had a lot of fun, have a lot of things to work on.Being able to learn and try new techniques while under the guidance of the instructor. I just wanted to thank Raghu sir for the awesome experience.

It was a great experience attending the workshop of Padmashri Raghu Rai.We were allowed to ask questions, and it was a great session as he shared all his experiences.Which motivated us alot

Meeting Padmashri Mr.Raghu Rai in-person was a Lifetime opportunity for every students who were keen on learning Photography. Every single words that came out from his words had a thousand stories and meanings.Students were very much careful to even question the legend, as choosing the question to ask to the Legendary photographer wasn't so easy job. Even though the session timing was less,the words from the mastro had boosted the Morality and enthusiasm of the students to a greater extent. Such words from the mastro has carved into the students mind. It was a great time meeting the master. Thanking iCAT Design and Media college for such a wonderful opportunity. I will be always grateful to him . Thanks to ICAT for giving such a great convenience.

The workshop was very good and the session was very interactive as he shared his life experiences.It was really a great opportunity to Meet RaghuRai sir.

Today we had a great opportunity to meet Padma Shri. Ragu Rai , India's one of the best street and documentary photographers.We had a great day with him.It was really happy to hear his experiences over decades in photography.And also he shared how he came to this field.He told how to think creatively and do things differently.I thank our iCAT management and our faculties for organizing this wonderful workshop and we learnt a lot from him.I once again thank you for this wonderful opportunity.

A nice experience for me to be a part of this. He thought a good lesson in photography, his words which made inspired,lucky to see the great legend raghu rai sir.

That entire day was one of the best I’ve ever spent. "Padma Shri" Ragu Rai's talk was inspiring, informative and his method of delivery was so easy to receive.Great experience with legendary photographer....

Its an great experience and pleasure meeting Padma Shri RAGHU RAI sir and we learned lots of things from him.

It was one of the most memorable moments in my life. Hearing what the Master said completely changed my attitude towards photography. Ragu Rai was a man of great creativity. Seeing his photos and discussing the photos with master himself was a great experience for me.

It was a great experience, and his talk was just awesome. Some of his words were really inspiring .