Mumbai, June 04: ITM Institute of Design & Media successfully concluded NeoSpark’26, the Annual Graduating Show hosted at the Andheri campus, marking a vibrant two-day celebration of creativity, innovation, and emerging talent in Mumbai. The exhibition featured immersive digital walkthroughs, short films, VFX reels, sustainable product concepts, intricate miniatures, interactive installations, and creative campaigns, offering a compelling glimpse into the future of design and media practice.
NeoSpark’26 also hosted industry visionaries from the likes of Atish Tripathi, Prathmensh Panchal, Marissa Alveyn and Priyanka Pedse. Some of these top names are founders and creative leads that have scaled media and design through tech. The presence of top leaders from agencies and brands like Brewd Media, Rock Paper Scissors Studio, Squareyards, Cloud9 Beverages, FirstWater Advertising and Jio World Plaza made the event a powerful celebration of vision, imagination, and excellence.
As an Adobe Creative Campus, IDM integrates creative technology into the learning process, enabling students to explore ideas, visualize concepts, build narratives, and present their work using the same digital ecosystem that is shaping creative practice all over top media houses. Rather than treating technology as a separate skill, it becomes part of how students think, create, experiment, iterate, and bring their ideas to life across design, media, and digital platforms. This approach helps students develop stronger creative confidence, digital fluency, and the ability to translate ideas into original creative expression. For prospective students, it represents an opportunity to learn in an environment where the best in design technology supports creative learning.
Across two days, the campus was transformed into an immersive art and innovation gallery featuring live demonstrations, design showcases, and interactive experiences. Fashion shows stood out as a major attraction, presenting collections ranging from avant-garde couture to contemporary wearable designs, highlighting exceptional craftsmanship and conceptual storytelling.
Ms. Nisha Chanda, Director, ITM IDM said, "NeoSpark’26 has been a proud reflection of the passion, creativity, and future-ready vision of our students. As we step forward as an Adobe Creative Campus, this event marks not just a celebration of graduating talent, but the beginning of a new era of innovation, collaboration, and digital excellence at ITM IDM."
At its core, NeoSpark’26 was about the students. After four years of learning, creating, refining, and building, graduating students from Animation & VFX, UX Design, Visual Communication, Fashion Design, and Interior Design put their work on display for the people who matter most—the industry. From films and brand identities to digital experiences, fashion collections, spaces, and products, every project represented a journey from classroom learning to creative execution.
Beyond NeoSpark, the IDM campus runs a year-round calendar of events that groom students well before graduation. Art ConFab is a two-day art and design festival where students exhibit work, attend masterclasses with design influencers and industry veterans. Retail Symposium brings a retail environment where students pitch and sell their designs in a real commercial setting. Think Tank and Discover Design bring industry professionals directly onto campus for leadership sessions and one-on-one mentoring. Together, these experiences ensure that by the time students step into NeoSpark, they have already been seen, challenged, and shaped by the industry.
More importantly, it sets the benchmark for what the next generation of IDM students can aspire to achieve. Admissions are now open for batch 2026-30. Check more details about eligibility and campus at: https://www.itm.edu/lp/idm