Swapnil Acharya

जहाँ नेपाली हुन्छ, त्यहाँ कुन नेपाली, कस्तो नेपाली, कहाँको नेपाली हुँदैन ।

The new youthful and sporty Nepali : that's us people, the young Nepali who should be making the change! So here is a design that represents all of us - it's young, it's full of energy and it's a symbol of present day modern Nepali. So feel free to download and use the graphics per your requirement.

Facebook Profile Picture

Facebook Timeline Cover

Traditional 1280x960 Monitor Wallpaper

Widescreen 1920x1080 Wallpaper

iPhone and other Touchscreen Wallpaper

Wallpaper for Tablets and Playbooks

Looking back at 2068, things that happened to my life

This is not an exhaustive list. A LOT more things happened in the year, but I'm pointing out only those really important stuff that happened to me in 2068.

गीत : तिम्रो जिन्दगी

आँखा र आँखा जुधाएर हेर ।
मनमा मायालाई लगाएर हेर ।
अनि हेर कस्तो गरि बद्लिन्छ
तिम्रो जिन्दगी, तिम्रो जिन्दगी ।
ओठलाई ओठमा छुवाएर हेर
यो पलमा आउ डुबेर त हेर
अनि हेर कस्तो गरि बद्लिन्छ
तिम्रो जिन्दगी, तिम्रो जिन्दगी ।

मन छ कहीँ, होस छ कहीँ
भन तिमीले यो के गर्यौ ?
देखेको थिएँ, हेरेको थिएँ
भविष्य हौ के थाहा थियो ?
सपनालाई एकछिन सजाएर हेर
मेरो बारेमा सोचेर त हेर
अनि हेर कस्तो गरि बद्लिन्छ
तिम्रो जिन्दगी , तिम्रो जिन्दगी ।
 
बरसातको पहिलो थोपा
बनेर मलाई भिजाइदेउ ।
सुनाखरीको, जाई-जुहीको
बासना बनेर छाइदेउ ।
साँसमा मलाई बाँधेर त हेर
छातीको बिच लुकाएर हेर
अनि हेर कस्तो गरि बद्लिन्छ
तिम्रो जिन्दगी , तिम्रो जिन्दगी ।

What the LOOT poster should have been like

A nod to the traditional poster design. Wonder what would have happened if the real posters were like these!

Visa Girl invitation cards

Invitation card design for an upcoming feature film titled "Visa Girl."

The invitation card reflects the essence of the film by using the
design of Nepal's passport as the theme of the invitation card. This
is the first time I've taken a real-life element and tried to fuse it
with my dash of creativity.

The card came out really creative and was applauded for the twisted
sense of point it tried to make – however, was received very
negatively by the media.

New visiting cards

Not an insanely original idea, but the multicoloured visiting cards have come out quite a spectacle!
22 different colour cards just came out from the printers yesterday.

:D

"Highway" needs you

When was the last time you watched a world-class Nepali cinema?

I would say it has been a while. I watched the film "Acharya" almost a year and a half after I watched "Ek Din Ek Raat." I am not one of those avid film watchers, due to my difficult schedules and all that. But more than just an average film watcher, I believe my reason to watch more Nepali film has increased because of the fact that I've decided to take a plunge into mainstream Nepali cinema as a graphic artist and into independent filmmaking as a screenwriter and a director (well, the latter being just an enthusiastic move.) I am definitely thinking of grabbing some copies of DVDs (downloading torrent is always illegal and I will never endorse that) from the market and watching them during the Tihar recess.

Come August 2011: I come in touch with an incredible bunch of people producing this off-the-beat feature film called "Highway." The premise and the setting of the film interests me, and I dig in deeper to know more about the film. I was happy it was directed by the same Deepak Rauniyar whose film Chaukaith I saw created quite a "thing" at the KIMFF in Kathmandu. I guessed it would be quite an exciting adventure to become a part of this film, and eventually I did land up doing the publicity designs for this much awaited film. And I can tell you the pride and excitement I feel to call myself a crew member of this wonderful, wonderful project called "Highway." The feeling is just so enthralling.

But, the film has not been completed yet. There are quite a number of tasks remaining, such as the color correction, sound design and nitty-gritty post-production details. So Highway is inviting everyone to help complete the film by funding the film through a Kickstarter project. However, the goal of raising USD 30,000 hasn't completed as of today (24 October 2011). So it would be terrific if you could take a moment to check out renowned actor/producer/director Danny Glover's message on why you should help fund this incredible project called "Highway."

If you can become a part of this project by helping fund it, Highway, in turn, promises to deliver you an international-class Nepali film you've always wanted all this while

For more information about Highway's Kickstarter project, visit http://kck.st/reatsN

40 Best-designed Bollywood Film Posters

Here I have collected 40 of my favourite Bollywood film posters. The films range from 2002 to 2011.

I hope you enjoy the collection, and don't forget to add any other good posters you've seen from India.

सपना

तिमीलाई म के भनुँ, मनमा मेरो के के छ ।
राती निद्रामा हिजो आज, कसको कुरा चल्दैछ ।
धेरै दिन देखि, भन्न खोजेको कुरा आज पुरा भयो ।
सपना जीवनको आस मेरो । सपना, आखिर साकार भयो ।

सुतेको बेला, डुबेको बेला, पाउजु बजाउँदै कोही आउँछ ।
उठाउन खोज्छ, सुसेल्न थाल्छ, मायाको गीत गाउन थाल्छ ।
के त्यो आवाज तिम्रो हो माया ? छाएको नशा तिम्रो हो माया ?
किन यसो गरी मलाई सताउँछौ ।

धेरै दिन देखि, भन्न खोजेको कुरा आज पुरा भयो ।
सपना जीवनको आस मेरो । सपना, आखिर साकार भयो ।

तिम्रो आँखाले तस्वीर पायो, कल्पनाले आकार पायो ।
नाच्दैछ आज खुशीले हेर, पाउले तिम्रो संगीत पायो ।
किन यसरी चुपचाप बसेको ? खुशीलाई किन अोठमै बाँधेको ?
आउ अब खुलेर हाँसिदेउ ।

धेरै दिन देखि, भन्न खोजेको कुरा आज पुरा भयो ।
सपना जीवनको आस मेरो । सपना, आखिर साकार भयो ।

Oops, someone isn't happy!

Hmmm looks like somebody, who goes by the name Nepaliangelo isn't very happy with the coverage on last week's Republica's The Week.

Here's what the person had to say about the feature in last week's The Week.
http://theweek.myrepublica.com/details.php?news_id=34629

Dear <Reporter's Name>,

I wonder what do you mean by "and he has dreams bigger than any 25-year-old." Seems like you haven't met much of the 25yrs old people. the whole article looks like designer's promotional material.

That's not what I'm bothered with your article. How could you say "And it is a revolution in today's world of graphic designing."? Do you even know what today's world of graphic designing looks like? Do you even know there are Nepali Designers working here in Nepal for Start Ups in Silicon Vallley?  

You should first get a good idea of Graphic Designing, where it is now and where we are as Nepali Graphic Designers.
I wonder when we'll have proper Film Critic doing a movie review and someone who has got a good idea of Design/Art write columns on Designer/Artist.
God Save Us All!

- Nepaliangelo

Another person, in my Milnu profile had to say that I am the most "discusting" designer of all.

http://www.milnu.com/38/swapnil-acharya

Few months ago, another person, the owner of KGUFF blog had to say that "...it is not easy to stamp ‘Worst’ or ‘Best’ without having a credible judgment criteria and a viable boundary in selection." regarding a list of 10 worst websites I published in my blog. The person was utterly offended by my list, and wrote and entire blog post regarding my post.

http://kguff.com/worst-nepali-website/