This is a power-packed issue ⚡️ so get ready for a week's worth of goodness: from a school that defined a movement in history, to mindfulness and a lot of things in the middle. But not the messy middle :)

⏳Meanwhile, it's less than 2 weeks to go for the founding cohort of The UpRise Program from the DesignUp.School - we have the last few seats left. It's a diverse cohort and a lineup of some stellar teacher-practitioners and guides, guest speakers and Masterclasses.

How design became socially conscious: Explore the Ulm School of Design’s new digital archive — www.itsnicethat.com

In this never-before-seen digital archive, we see why and how the Ulm School of Design became an industry-defining movement of design history. Born from the need to do something different in postwar Germany, the founders of the school believed that design, and designers, could help rebuild a better society.

With Powerful Visuals, Akademi Magazine Unpacks India’s Socio-political Issues — eyeondesign.aiga.org

The self-funded publication uses design to make the most consequential issues in Indian culture and politics more accessible to its readers.

🧰 Craft & Process

The Tragedy of Safari 15 for Mac’s ‘Tabs’ from Daring Fireball

Of all the problems with tab management on browsers today, Apple picked the wrong problem to fix with Safari 15. A scathing commentary by John Gruber.

The Past, Present, and Future of Nudge with Richard Thaler

Richard Thaler, the author of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness (The Final Edition), on the ubiquity of the "nudge" in experience design, and the need to have a bigger picture of the choice architecture .

Design Review Podcast on Ethical Design and Principles

How should you use principles in your day-to-day work? This helpful episode breaks it down, with how to overcome common challenges faced when intending to lead projects with principles.

💡 Meet the Teacher-Practitioners at DesignUp.School

Katja Forbes is Australian pioneer in the field of experience design. The Managing Director of Designit, Australia & New Zealand, Katja is proud to be an International Director on the board of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA).

🪂 Elsewhere

Illustrator Chenyue Yuan digs deep into social histories to tell the story of Chinese labourers living and working in factories — www.itsnicethat.com

In the latter half of the 20th Century, thousands of women left traditional agricultural backgrounds to become part of the wider economy. Here, the London-based illustrator tells their stories.

Journey to Mindfulness by Steve Simpson — www.behance.net

A NFT collection about personal turmoil, the search for answers, and healing.

🎡 And finally, the last few seats left for DesignUp School - what are you waiting for?

Till next time,

@soosixty and @jdallcaps