Rajdatta Ranade

Background

About Rajdatta Ranade

Over 20 years in advertising and design, I’ve had two complementary journeys. In my years of employment, I led large teams of art directors on high-stakes briefs for some of India’s most iconic brands - Amul, Reliance Smart, Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, IHCL, ICICI Bank Credit Cards, PediaSure and more. Those years gave me scale, discipline, and the ability to deliver under relentless pressure without losing sight of craft. When I stepped out as an entrepreneur, I worked directly with founders on startup brands across categories. That shift taught me agility, speed, and the value of instinct-driven decision-making. Today, my strength as a Creative Director lies in shaping visual worlds for brands - building ideas that balance originality with scale, and instinct with clarity. Over time, I’ve taught myself various aspects of design, music, photography, wildlife conservation, and storytelling - because I believe creativity doesn’t live in silos. It compounds. Across two decades, I’ve seen the industry shift repeatedly - from print to digital, broadcast to social, and now to AI. Adapting to each change has been less about survival and more about curiosity. Now, I’m starting a new chapter with UNHERD - my design agency built on a simple belief: creativity isn’t born in multi-slide decks, large meetings, or frameworks, but in human instincts, scars, and sparks.