Design For Startups - Issue #34

2016: what a year it has been - twists, upsets, surprises, shocks. And the year when we pulled off DesignUp, headed over to the Finnish capital for some inspiring UX talks, did some myth busting around Design in Startups and now, wading into brand new adventures in Design. And, this marks issue 34 of UxPowerUp!

As a year-end special, here's a bunch of things to see/read - from some of the best Data Visualisations to Book Covers, Travel Photography and more... The weekly Design dispatch will reappear in your inbox in early January! Wish you happy holidays and a fab 2017

CreativeBloq brings together the best new UX tools of the year in one post. Could they save you time and effort?

Ben Thompson shares his shortlisted five: 5 posts on big ideas, 5 posts on media and politics, 5 on... You get the picture. Ben's writing is always thought provoking and this "best of 2016' is bookmark worthy!

"In 2011 census were published, one stark finding stood out: more households had mobile phones than toilets in India." This is an excerpt from ICE360º report (see the unabridged report below)

The 2016 consumer survey, the sample has been drawn from across 216 districts, 1217 villages and 487 towns spread across 25 major states.

From a snow-swirled New York street scene to serene waterscapes in China – and the Wirral – these images from TPOTY are a fascinating and beautiful take on our fragile planet

Explore the searches that shaped 2016, from Google Trends.

Though it's a tad old, its still refreshing as ever: "winners of the inaugural Data Stories Competition, which highlights some of the most creative and fascinating scientific data visualizations of the past year"

Recommended recent readings

Snapchat’s interface baffles a lot of people. Not to pick on older folks, but people over a certain age tend to have a hard time figuring out how to do the most basic things - is it by Design? (thanks PRL for sharing)

With Christmas fast approaching you will be participating in an inordinate amount of get-to-know-you chatter with extended family. You will inevitably be asked what you do for work, and…

Until next year—Happy 2017

@JDallcaps