Kisah Putra Rembang Tumbuhkan Talenta Muda pada Industri Kreatif
Ditra, alumnus ITB asal Rembang, menekuni industri kreatif melalui DKV setelah gagal masuk arsitektur UGM, lalu berkarier di berbagai agensi multinasional seperti BBDO dan McCann Worldgroup dengan karya yang meraih penghargaan lokal dan internasional. Perjalanannya dimulai dari rasa penasaran yang tumbuh lewat media cetak, dorongan mencari jalan sendiri, hingga mendapat dukungan beasiswa Tanoto Foundation yang membentuk pengembangan kariernya.
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- Febrian Putra, known as Ditra, serves as Director of Animal3 Creative and is an alumnus of ITB.
- Ditra grew up in Rembang, Central Java, and relied on print media to learn about the outside world.
- His interest in design and architecture was sparked by architecture magazines in the early 2000s.
- He mailed a letter to the Indonesian Institute of Architects asking how to become an architect but never received a reply.
- In high school, he contributed to school wall magazines, discovering enjoyment in visual work.
- He failed to enter the architecture program at Universitas Gadjah Mada.
- A friend introduced him to Visual Communication Design (DKV) at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), where he was accepted into the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design.
- At ITB, he studied graphic design, multimedia, and advertising, finding advertising most appealing.
- Before graduating, he began gaining professional experience through internships at advertising agencies.
- Post-graduation, he worked at multinational and local agencies including BBDO, McCann Worldgroup, J. Walter Thompson (JWT), and Dentsu.
- His work with global brands earned local and international advertising awards.
- He was a Tanoto Foundation scholarship recipient during his ITB studies.
- The scholarship provided access to training and development programs that expanded his experience.
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