The fourth edition of DesignUp, 12 – 16 November, returns to Bengaluru with a two day conference preceded by three days of masterclasses, workshops and studio tours. DesignUp 2019 will explore the integration of design and technology and aims to raise the design agenda within tech-companies and tech led businesses.
Designed as more than a regular conference, DesignUp is an open, ongoing conversation around the theory and practice of design in technology, encompassing emerging technologies and evolving methodologies. Ideas such as data visualisation, shown above by Gurman Bhatia, help us understand pressing issues facing society today including Delhi’s deadly air pollution (top left) and the overuse of plastic bottles (top right). Or interactive design shown in the bottom images from Takuma Nakata, a japanese designer, who utilizes a multitude of sensors to present interactive data.
Figures Behind Faces – GB
A treemap showing the assets of all candidates who contested in the Lok Sabha 2019 election.
Delhi’s Deadly Pollution-GB
Reuters set up a camera on top of it’s Delhi bureau, capturing hundreds of images over October-November 2018.
Drowning in Plastic-GB
The plastic bottles sold worldwide since 2009 would tower above New York’s Manhattan Island.
Credits: Gurman Bhatia, Reuters
“In tech-led businesses, experience design is a critical differentiator. Design is what makes tech edible and appetising, makes products and services useful and usable. At DesignUp, we shine the spotlight on inspiring stories of design-in-tech, delve deeper into uncharted territories – subjects that won’t be found in curricula for some years more, straight from the researcher’s or practitioner’s playbook.” – Jay Dutta, Founder/Curator DesignUp.
With over nine events across the festival, DesignUp will focus on raising the design agenda through experiential conferences, workshops, screenings, talks, design-pop-ups, salons, and much more from 12 – 16 November 2019 in Bengaluru.
Day 1: DesignUp starts by giving attendees a taste of the city with a walk through some of the oldest markets, with food tastings followed by an evening exploring Bangalore’s newest love affair – Microbreweries.
Day 2: Studio tours for designers provide insight into how design teams function at some of Bangalore’s leading businesses including Make My Trip, Swiggy, Cure.Fit and Titan.
Day 3: A series of in-depth hands-on masterclasses with leading international experts including classes on Ethics & Design for AI by Katja Forbes, a class unpacking the buzz around Design Thinking by Andy Budd, and a typography focussed design workshop by Sulekha Rajkumar amongst others.
Day 4-5: The two day DesignUp conference at The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru. Key speakers include:
- Jon Kolko, Partner, Modernist Studio / Founder, Austin Center for Design
- Eric Quint – VP and Chief Design Officer, 3M
- Payal Arora, Researcher, Author, Lecturer Erasmus Univ Rotterdam
- Scott Sorokin, SVP, Global Head of Infosys Experience Design (Infosys XD)
- Ovetta Sampson, Design lead and Researcher IDEO Chicago
- Simone Rebaudengo, Founder Automato.farm Shanghai, teacher/film-maker
- Andy Budd, Founder/Director ClearLeft, Founder/Curator Ux London & Leading Design
- Alysha Naples, Chief Experience Officer, Tin Drum
Teacher of Algos:
Screengrabs from the film by Simone Rebaudengo (SR)
We think about smart/learning objects as yet not finished entities that can evolve their behaviors by observing, reading and interpreting our habits. But What if things are not that good at learning after all without some help? What if in a near future, I could just get a person to train my products better as I do with pets?
Credits: Simone Rebaudengo, ThingThank
To facilitate public participation – the Festival includes free access to sections including installations, stores, and the Learning Pavilion not just for practitioners but for students and life-long learners as well. The festival is in collaboration with Adobe, GoJek, MakeMyTrip, HP, PhonePe, NCR, CureFit, Atlassian, FreshWorks, VMware and Chargebee.
Interaction Design Collage:
A retro style poster by CXPartners– illustrating mediated Human Computer Interaction
Credits: Giles Colborne, CXPartners
