A Community

DesignUp is a growing community of Designers and Product creators working with tech, across diverse industries, schools and non-profits. Join us, contribute, attend.

A Conference

DesignUp is also Asia's premier Conference for DesignInTech, and a series of diverse events bringing practitioners, leaders & learners together, fusing insights from East & West.

A Cause

DesignUpForACause is our response to the apocalyptic Covid 2nd wave in India. Some of the world’s most celebrated designers join forces to raise money for charity More >

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Not just another ‘UI/UX’ Conference-as-usual

Connect the dots, find inspiration, and #StepUpTo24. Expand your network at the in-person event in Bangalore, 24 Nov, Friday

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Not just interviews, but inspiring, intriguing stories about Design & Designers, in Tech and beyond

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DesignUp Deconstruct

Understanding the State of Design-In-Tech,

 in India & SE Asia

From DesignUp

Selected articles, updates, posts from our previous sold-out festivals in India, and Asia Conference in Singapore

In the first post on DesignUp 2019 takeaways, Madan Rao says the conference "frames opportunities for design leaders in business" and "offers a wealth of frameworks, case studies, and tips for designers at the forefront of the creative economy." Read More
Design & Research, Dunzo | Ex-Urban Fellow, IIHS ‘Runner-ups‘ DesignUp, November 15-16, 2019, Bengaluru, India... Read More
Senior Product Designer at Trello ‘Creating Space for Remote Work’ DesignUp, November 15-16, 2019, Bengaluru, India... Read More
DUp19 wasn't just the India Festival: in June we had our Asia conference with over 250 attendees in Singapore. Weiman Kow beautifully captured some key takeaways and insights from the multiple speakers via her amazing sketchnotes (she was a DUp Fest scholar in Nov). Read More
Real & Fictional Products | Founder AutomatoFarm, Shanghai | Lecturer, CIID ‘Artisinal Intelligence‘ DesignUp, November 15-16, 2019, Bengaluru, India... Read More
CXO Tin Drum, AR/VR/MR Consultant, Former Sr Director MagicLeap ‘3-Dimensional Connections’ DesignUp, November 15-16, 2019, Bengaluru, India... Read More
Consultant Specializing in Design Operations and Practice Management ‘Amplify‘ DesignUp, November 15-16, 2019, Bengaluru, India... Read More
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DesignUp Conference 2018 was the biggest yet - full of all the things that you should expect from every DesignUp event - stellar speakers, varied topics, workshops, in-depth Masterclasses, great opportunities to network - and of course a great spread of food and delectable desserts! And that extra special buzz and energy! Read More

2018 Event Videos

Watch & listen to our speakers from the 2018 conference

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DesignUp 2017

A recap of our 2017 Conference at Bangalore, India

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Event Reviews

2017-2018

Our Pre-event in Pune (in 2017) was DesignUp’s first event outside Bangalore and our first pre-event. The half-day event at the Hyatt had hands-on workshops, a lavish spread over tea/coffee and eclectic... Read More
DesignUp’s first visit to Hyderabad almost coincided with the opening of the first ever Ikea store in the city (Ikea plans got pushed out by a few days eventually). Shashank Upadhyay and... Read More
DesignUp’s first visit to Chennai in 2018 started off with an afternoon of workshops—followed by talks and dinner at a boutique Hotel in the heart of the city. A quick cup of coffee... Read More
Futurist, strategy and creative designer Monika Bielskyte says she never saw the world for what it was but what it could be made to be. This piece was originally written by Harshini Vakkalanka for The... Read More
Our first speaker of 2018 needed no introduction. On March 8th, over 125 attendees flocked to a packed room at ITC Gardenia, for a rare opportunity to hear and interact with one... Read More
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About Us

DesignUp started with the idea of raising the design agenda within tech companies and tech-led businesses. To make tech, businesses, products and services thoughtful, human and humane, by Design.

DesignUp is volunteer-driven and community led. There are no full time salaried employees—we all have our day jobs. For us, DesignUp is a passion and unifying force.

Core Team

DesignUp’s core team includes Abhishu, Anindita, Baisam, Dharmesh, Jay, Lucky, Manu, Nikita, Nitesh, Narayan, Prabin, Saloni, Sima, Supriya & Tuhina.

Advisory Board

DesignUp Advisory board, constituted in 2018, has Katja Forbes, Vandana Abraham and V Shivakumar on the team.

 

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