While studying at IIT's Industrial Design Center, Hari or Thumbdemon, took to graphic design to satiate his creative appetite. Hari and his wife Deepti are also papercut artists creating detailed pieces that look like portals to another universe. Hari's work is inspired by the desire to understand the unknown, while his storytelling and characters are influenced by the works of Hayao Miyazaki, Wes Anderson, and Indian mythological canon.