Manoj Pandey, is an ad professional based in Delhi (with 15+ years exp.). He's worked with agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather, Weiden + Kennedy, SapientNitro, and across brands like Nike, Incredible India, Unilever, and Coke. His works have appeared in The Guardian, BBC, World Literature Today, Design Indaba, Cannes Lions, among others. And has been exhibited in Tate, London and Motherland. In 2014, he was named as one of the 200 Best Illustrators in the world by Lurzer’s Archive. He was a speaker at Jaipur Literature Festival, D&AD Kyoorius Design Yatra, 2016, and at Facebook Fuel for India 2020. His debut collection of short fiction featuring Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Shashi Tharoor, among others, was published by HarperCollins India. His second book, The Legacy of Nothing was shortlisted for the Tagore Prize 2019. Of recent, his initiative to make literature more accessible, is slowly gaining acclaim as The World’s Largest ‘Public’ Library. It is also a finalist in this year's D&AD Awards 2020.
Recruitment ad, perfromance sheet, long-form on social for Yaap, the creative agency i lead
The WhatsApp School: a recent initiative that was featured on Facebook Fuel for India 2020
World's Largest Public Library – an initiative to make literature more accessible | featured on The Guardian + finalist in D&AD Awards 2020
Tales On Tweet – a book that started as a hashtag and turned into a bestseller | for HarperCollins
Pride & Prejudice | Insta stories featuring inspiring real-life stories | Pride Month 2021
Storytelling on Twitter turns into wall murals.
a film for the Incredible Indian Himalayas
Budweiser Magnum Launch video
#crickwit - a social platform created for Sprite
#tacotweatup - a social platform for Taco Bell
music + shower = moxie | an interactive website
An awareness on global warming | WWF
London Essence campaign
Interactive bird house for a donation drive
New Normal walkthrough video for FILA
Campaign for Michael Moore's new show
Campaign for PLAYFIT
Product/feature ads for the campaign
Recruitment ad for Yaap
Yaap Insta page | creating minimal art every day
In my free time i also write books. This one was shortlisted for the prestigious Tagore Prize 2019
