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JAGRITI KHIRWAR

Animator and Illustrator

  • Work
  • Animation
    • TED-Ed
    • TED
    • Web
    • Reels
  • Illustration
    • Children's books
    • Web
    • personal
  • About
  • Resume

Nos une el maiz (children's book)

Amplify is a curriculum and assessment company currently run by the Emerson Collective, a philanthropic organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. Amplify provides educational and assessment materials and tools for K-12 schools across America.

I had the pleasure of working with them on the Spanish reader ‘Nos une el maiz’ for Texas schools.

It was a lot of fun drawing a vast variety of corn based food for this book. This book teaches young kids about the history of corn and the multitudes of cuisines it has inspired across the world.

TED-Ed Parasitic Butterflies

In 2023, I directed this lesson in collaboration with Raghav Arumugam for Ted-Ed. I designed and coloured all the backgrounds.

Music by: Salil Bhayani
Lesson by: Francesca Barbero

TED-Ed is a YouTube channel from Ted which creates short animated educational videos. TED-Ed lessons are created in collaboration with educators and animators. It has over 13.1 million subscribers and over 2.2 billion views as of January 2021.

TED-Ed: Partition of India

In 2021 I had the immense pleasure of directing a lesson on the partition of India in partnership with Raghav Arumugam. I art directed the project and designed the backgrounds.

Music by: Salil Bhayani

Lesson by: Iseult Gillespie

TED-Ed is a YouTube channel from Ted which creates short animated educational videos. TED-Ed lessons are created in collaboration with educators and animators. It has over 13.1 million subscribers and over 2.2 billion views as of January 2021.

New Mexico house study

A quick study to get out of a creative block.

Gardening

A personal piece I made as an ode to my garden and the joy it brings to me.

Global Art Library: Amplify Math

I had the privilege of helping to develop Amplify Math’s Global Art Library. These assets I made are used across multiple platforms and departments at Amplify to support their digital lessons, games as well as print products.

TED: New Ways of Working

TED Conferences LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American media organization that posts talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading".

I had the pleasure of doing animated segments for their series The Way We Work on the episode called How to Introduce New Ways of Working…That Will Actually Stick. narrated by innovation expert David Schonthal.

TED: How to Quit Your Job

TED Conferences LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American media organization that posts talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading".

I had the pleasure of doing animated segments for their series The Way We Work on the episode called How to Quit Your Job- Without Ruining Your Career narrated by career coach Gala Jackson.

Ox And Man (children's book)

Roles: Visual Developer, Illustrator

Company: Amplify Educations Inc.

Client: Texas Education Agency

Dir by: Tory Novikova

Giphy

In 2023 I had the opportunity to design some stickers/animated gifs for Giphy for 4th of July, International friendships day and National Hotdog Day.

Panimation

My contribution to the Panimation directory.
Panimation is a collective of artists that comprises of women, trans and non binary folks from across the globe. It serves as a platform for sharing and exchanging knowledge, collaboration and representation.

Giphy: Location stickers

A few location stickers I made for Giphy.

TED: Hybrid Work

TED Conferences LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American media organization that posts talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading".

I had the pleasure of doing animated segments for their series The Way We Work on the episode called 4 Ways to Make Hybrid Work Better for Everyone narrated by leadership expert Tsedal Neeley.

Unitas

Explainer video for Unitas Global, a cloud computing company offering consolidated services for enterprises to store and secure data.

Grandpa's memories (children's book)

Amplify is a curriculum and assessment company currently run by the Emerson Collective, a philanthropic organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. Amplify provides educational and assessment materials and tools for K-12 schools across America.

I had the pleasure of working with them on the Spanish reader ‘Grandpa’s memories’ for Texas schools.

TED-Ed: Mughal Empire

I directed this lesson in collaboration with Raghav Arumugam for Ted-Ed. I designed and coloured all the backgrounds.

Music by: Salil Bhayani
Lesson by: Stephanie Honchell Smith

TED-Ed is a YouTube channel from Ted which creates short animated educational videos. TED-Ed lessons are created in collaboration with educators and animators. It has over 13.1 million subscribers and over 2.2 billion views as of January 2021.

Clair Saffitz: Dessert Person

An illustration of Clair Saffitz’s sour cherry pie for her youtube show Dessert Person.
Animation by my dear friend Jack Sherry

Watch the show here

Amplify: Texas Social Studies

Amplify is a curriculum and assessment company currently run by the Emerson Collective, a philanthropic organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. Amplify provides educational and assessment materials and tools for K-12 schools across America.

I had the pleasure of working with them on redesigning Grade 1 social studies books for Texas Education Agency.

TED-Ed: The myth of Phaethon

In 2021, I directed this lesson in collaboration with Raghav Arumugam for Ted-ed’s mythic series. I designed and coloured all the backgrounds.

Music by: Salil Bhayani
Lesson by: Iseult Gillespie

TED-Ed is a YouTube channel from Ted which creates short animated educational videos. TED-Ed lessons are created in collaboration with educators and animators. It has over 13.1 million subscribers and over 2.2 billion views as of January 2021.

TED: Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

TED Conferences LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American media organization that posts talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading".

I had the pleasure of doing animated segments for Dr. Jen Gunter’s talk about how healthy bones are about so much more than milk.

Edutopia: Math Picture Books

I had the pleasure of directing this little short film for Edutopia about their Math Picture books for kids in collaboration with Raghav Arumugam.

Edutopia is run by The George Lucas Educational Foundation, nonprofit publisher that documents and publicizes exemplary K-12 education practices and programs, especially through video.

TED-Ed: Savitri and Satyavan

In 2020 I had the immense pleasure of collaborating on my first TED-ED video as a director with Raghav Arumugam. Raghav took charge of the animation and I worked on the backgrounds.

Music by: Salil Bhayani
Lesson by: Iseult Gillespie

Zack and Ann (children's book)

Amplify is a curriculum and assessment company currently run by the Emerson Collective, a philanthropic organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. Amplify provides educational and assessment materials and tools for K-12 schools across America.

I had the pleasure of working with them on the English reader ‘Zack and Ann’ for Texas schools.

I was in charge of the visual development and final illustrations and Raghav Arumugam did the layouts.

Amplify: Skills Boost

Skills Boost was a 13 episode series I co-directed with Raghav Arumugam for Amplify. It was an animated series aimed at young children to help them understand how to go about enhancing their reading abilities and how to navigate the various pitfalls on their journey.

Amplify provides print, digital, and blended core curriculum for ELA and science. Amplify now serves nearly 4 million students. Its science program has been adopted by several large urban districts, including Chicago, New York, Denver, and Los Angeles, and has 950,000 users.

Heavy blues

A continuation of my big ladies series. A spiritual sequel to my Big and Chunky short and the Punanimation entry, this big beautiful lady embodies my current mood.

Flex Appeal: Adult Swim

Animation for Adult Swim for International Women’s Day.

Come What May: Music Video

Daughter of Director John Woo, Angeles is an American actress and musician. Come What May is her new single from her upcoming album, featuring music by Paul Christensen. A Plainwood Productions video, this music video is directed by Laban, animated by Raghav Arumugam and I.

How dare you?

Madam Matilda tolerates no tomfoolery.


Tiny short about Madam Matilda’s beach day. The short was created at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Madam Matilda is a silicone puppet with replacement propoxy mouth shapes. Her beach towel is made out of fabric with a wire rig inside of it. The characters in the background are all made out of clay and don’t have a skeleton inside as they didn’t need to move.

Facemask

Tesura

Bottlerocket

Bottlerocket is another tiny short I created at the Savannah College of Art and Design. It is a downshooter and most of the elements are clay and paper replacements. There is also a little bit of pixilation in there.

Maya

Maya is an experimental animation film I made in winter 2016. I created Rorschach inkblots on paper and used them as frames for animation. 
The purpose of the project was to use something as spontaneous and illusory as Rorschach inkblots and use them to create an animated sequence which requires a lot of careful planning. As with most experimental pieces I was interested in the process and the challenge was to see if it would be successful. 
The name of the film Maya is a Hindi word that means illusion.

Tesura

Tesura is my MFA thesis film produced at SCAD.
Tesura explores one of the fondest and strongest memories from my childhood. The film recounts my experience of the festival of Tesu and Jhanjhi (a couple from the epic Mahabharat) celebrated in my village of Pathauli, Agra.

Awards and Screenings:

1. Snake Alley Festival of Film 2018- Official Selection
2. FECEA- Festival de CinemaEscolar de Alvorada 2017- Official Selection
3. Chitrakatha'17- Official Selection
4. Celtic Animation Film Competetion 2017- Official Selection
5. Caribbean Film Festival ans Market 2017- Semi-Finalist
6. SCAD Animation Showcase 2017- Official Selection
7. PIAFF, Paris International Animation Film Festival - September 22, 2018
8. AnimArte - 14th International Student Animation Festival of Brazil.

Big and Chunky

Big and Chunky brings together my love for drawing big women and animation.

Scratch on film

This was an experimental project that came about by making scratches on a roll of 16 mm film and edit it to music.

Fall

Fall

Drizzlin: Explainer Video

Drizzlin is brand communication firm that focuses on bringing warmth back to brands.
This animated spot was made in collaboration with Raghav Arumugam. We both directed, animated and edited this piece.

Kabir

Kabir was a collaboration project produced at SCAD over a span of ten weeks. Directed by Raghav Arumugam and HR Scott Kabir is a short film about a boy who finds himself in an unfamiliar world. I served as an Animation Supervisor on this project.
Kabir was given an honorable mention at the Southeast Student Emmys.

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TED-Ed Parasitic Butterflies

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TED-Ed: Partition of India

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New Mexico house study

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Gardening

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Global Art Library: Amplify Math

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TED: New Ways of Working

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TED: How to Quit Your Job

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Ox And Man (children's book)

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Giphy

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Panimation

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Giphy: Location stickers

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TED: Hybrid Work

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Unitas

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Grandpa's memories (children's book)

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TED-Ed: Mughal Empire

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Clair Saffitz: Dessert Person

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Amplify: Texas Social Studies

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TED-Ed: The myth of Phaethon

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TED: Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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Edutopia: Math Picture Books

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TED-Ed: Savitri and Satyavan

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Zack and Ann (children's book)

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Amplify: Skills Boost

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Heavy blues

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Flex Appeal: Adult Swim

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Come What May: Music Video

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How dare you?

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Facemask

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Tesura

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Bottlerocket

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Maya

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Tesura

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Big and Chunky

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Scratch on film

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Fall

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Drizzlin: Explainer Video

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Kabir

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Watercolours

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