Mathew Kurien is the HOD, Graphic Design Department and Associate Professor at MIT Institute of Design. Graduated in Applied arts and post graduated in Museology, Mathew began his career with Rai University as an associate professor, became the head of the Department of Graphic Design, then left teaching to join the corporate world. He managed the travel guides design team at Dorling Kindersley India, then art directed the teams at the Outdoor Journal, EY, and Classmate (ITC), before finally returning to his first love, teaching. In the middle, he also found a little time to design a video for Apple sales meet, design book covers for a publishing company, create tee shirts for Benetton, and design murals for the Ministry of Environment.