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In-depth insights, analysis and trends from the State of Design-In-Tech, in India and SE Asia

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From DesignUp 2019

Selected articles, updates, posts from our sold-out 2019 Festival in India, and Asia Conference in Singapore

▶️ Payal Arora

Digital Anthropologist, Author | Professor Erasmus University, Rotterdam ‘The Next Billion users and the rise of Irrational Design’ DesignUp, November 15-16, 2019, Bengaluru, India... Read More

▶️ Hardik Pandya

Designer at Google • Design lead for Search Suggestions & the Google Homepage ‘Documenting Design & more’ DesignUp 2019, November 15-16, 2020, Bengaluru, India... Read More

DUp19: From Practice to Purpose

In his second YourStory post on DUp19, Madan says the Festival "raised the bar of excellence for the design community - from inner reflection to broader engagement, the annual conference rallied the designer community to explore new ground in a world of digital opportunity and challenges" Read More

▶️ Dave Malouf

Consultant Specializing in Design Operations and Practice Management ‘Amplify‘ DesignUp, November 15-16, 2019, Bengaluru, India... Read More

“Data is in the Design”

In a pre-cursor to the DUp19 Festival, LiveMint took a bird's eye view of the Festival "at the intersection of Design and Technology" putting the spotlight on interesting speakers, tracks and off-beat themes like Craft, Design, Data - and "pièce de résistance - a large-scale exhibit by Japanese digital artist Takuma Nakata" Read More

DUp19: From Service To Strategy

In the first post on DesignUp 2019 takeaways, Madan Rao says the conference "frames opportunities for design leaders in business" and "offers a wealth of frameworks, case studies, and tips for designers at the forefront of the creative economy." Read More
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▶️ Recap: DesignUp 2018

DesignUp Conference 2018 was the biggest yet - full of all the things that you should expect from every DesignUp event - stellar speakers, varied topics, workshops, in-depth Masterclasses, great opportunities to network - and of course a great spread of food and delectable desserts! And that extra special buzz and energy! Read More

2018 Event Videos

Watch & listen to our speakers from the 2018 conference

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DesignUp 2017

A recap of our 2017 Conference at Bangalore, India

Khoi Vinh

Khoi Vinh is a former Design Director for The New York Times, and now Principal... Read More
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Event Reviews

2017-2018

Pune, July 2017

Our Pre-event in Pune (in 2017) was DesignUp’s first event outside Bangalore and our first pre-event. The half-day event at the Hyatt had hands-on workshops, a lavish spread over tea/coffee and eclectic... Read More

Hyderabad, July 2018

DesignUp’s first visit to Hyderabad almost coincided with the opening of the first ever Ikea store in the city (Ikea plans got pushed out by a few days eventually). Shashank Upadhyay and... Read More

Chennai, July 2018

DesignUp’s first visit to Chennai in 2018 started off with an afternoon of workshops—followed by talks and dinner at a boutique Hotel in the heart of the city. A quick cup of coffee... Read More

Interview with Monika Bielskyte

Futurist, strategy and creative designer Monika Bielskyte says she never saw the world for what it was but what it could be made to be. This piece was originally written by Harshini Vakkalanka for The... Read More

An evening with Alan Cooper

Our first speaker of 2018 needed no introduction. On March 8th, over 125 attendees flocked to a packed room at ITC Gardenia, for a rare opportunity to hear and interact with one... Read More
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DesignUp started with the idea of raising the design agenda within tech companies and tech-led businesses. To make tech, businesses, products and services thoughtful, human and humane, by Design.

DesignUp is volunteer-driven and community led. There are no full time salaried employees—we all have our day jobs. For us, DesignUp is a passion and unifying force.

Core Team

DesignUp’s core team includes Abhishu, Anindita, Baisam, Dharmesh, Jay, Lucky, Manu, Nikita, Nitesh, Narayan, Prabin, Saloni, Sima, Supriya & Tuhina.

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DesignUp Advisory board, constituted in 2018, has Katja Forbes, Vandana Abraham and V Shivakumar on the team.

 

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