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DUp 168 🧑🏼‍🎨 Swing into Design, Creativity in Flux, Monument Valley, Design for Maps and more

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April 08, 2024

Happy Monday to you! As temperatures in India get hotter and mangoes get sweeter, we’ve got a bunch of fascinating links for you to enjoy this week.

DesignUp’s Priority passes wrapped up last week and we’re full steam ahead for the end-September start to the DesignUp Festival, and the Conference in early October. Call for Speakers, and more - coming soon :-)

🌏️ Around the Web

Monument Valley at 10: The Story of the Most Meticulous Puzzle Game Ever Created

It’s 10 years since Monument Valley became the must-have mobile game, with its intensively detailed levels and beautiful aesthetic and sound. Wallpaper visited ustwo games to uncover its story and find out what happens next.

This podcast is for folks considering Design as a career, or who just got into D-School or a professional (is that you?). From aptitude to D-schools, Ai onslaught to Aarogya Setu - this Sparkplug episode is one wide sweep! So sit back and chill as Jay takes you on a long drive through design careers…

In case you missed this - a great conversation with Adobe’s Brooke Hopper at SXSW24 on Ethics and bias in AI, copyrights and AI, spotting Deepfakes, and more.

🤔 Did Hitler Have Great Designers? And the Power of Asking the Right Questions

A very relevant article from a few years ago. Even though design is a practical activity and ethics is more of a system of beliefs, they can work hand in hand with each other for the betterment of society.

🎙️ Designing for Maps with Loren Baxter

What should you consider when using map components in your product? Loren Baxter, lead designer for Felt Maps talks about how to start thinking in terms of maps, how to approach UX interactions and animations, what types of information can be included, and more.

Inspirational Websites Roundup from Codrops

Uncover a vibrant collection of websites, each showcasing stellar design, to energize your inspiration.

🍀 Stay cool and stay curious,