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DesignUp 😷 Issue #97 > Workspaces, Design & Scale, Ux of burnout, Data Stories & Bharat

It's a second pandemic wave in India and our thoughts are with you, since increasing we all know so many affected people directly in our immediate circles. Stay calm and stay home - and remember, that staying home is a luxury and privilege for us knowledge-workers/students!

In this issue, we're marveling at some fascinating stories around design for scale. Achieving scale can mean different things in different contexts, as you'll see from Sahil Kini's hard-hitting talk, Gurman Bhatia's insightful narratives from real data, and more.

And if you're curious about Design-in-Tech in India and SouthEast Asia, we are on our way to publishing the DesignUp Deconstruct Report 2020-21 soon! If you’ve never heard of Deconstruct - the first comprehensive study on the state of Design-in-tech in India and SE Asia, head over here!

And we need your help - as a part of the report we are collating images of workspaces - your workspaces: clean or messy, ornate or minimal, your cosy bed or a hill or beach escape! More details below...

You can also download ↘️ the 2019-2020 report here, for free! 💡

Share your workspace for the Deconstruct Report

For the DesignUp Deconstruct 2020-21 Report, we are collating images of workspaces for a visual essay. So please share away: clean or messy, ornate or minimal, your cosy bed, sofa or that work-from-anywhere hill or beach escape! Send us your with your location (city/area) and, if you wish, a short note (a story perhaps?) By sharing you agree to have it published, that's kinda obvious, but worth a mention!

Email us 1 or 2 pics max (each under 3 mb please) to [email protected] or post and tag us via instagram, twitter or linkedin! We're @designupconf everywhere in this galaxy!

Building for Bharat

Sahil Kini shares some of the ground realities of building for Bharat, his journey with Aadhaar, and some great examples to learn from. #mustwatch 

Data visualizations and creating a narrative for easy consumption are pretty complex skills. If you add the expertise of journalism to this mix you get compelling stories made with data and code.

Looking at the state of UX in open data, and tips for how to navigate the beast that is government open data.

This astonishing story reveals how small instances of bias in society can add up, through analyzing the names of 6,816 complexion products.

In the age of expensive data, missed calls became more than just a cheap way to communicate. But in India, technology moves faster than you’d think.

From UXPowerUps, 5 years ago!

Messaging app WeChat tells us a lot about mobile and business in China, as well as what happens when a messaging app essentially becomes an operating system for our lives. So what conditions made the mobile, business, and cultural environment in China so ripe for a phenomenon like WeChat?

Phil Clevenger of Adobe shares his principles: "Our job is largely to help others realize something they imagine but cannot articulate. What a privilege, and how satisfying to help the blind men see the whole of the elephant for the first time!"

Self care

We need to talk about burnout and creativity. Designer Thorsten Jonas shares his journey through burnout and finding himself again.

Eye candy

Artist Chris Torres looks back on a wild decade for him and his Pop-Tart-bodied creation.

...and finally, since travel seems to be a distant fantasy, this transporting video about Istanbul.

Have a great week and drop us a line if you have any suggestions!

Stay safe and stay inspired,

Header image: doodles from JD's messy desk