I use Figma's selection colors feature extensively 🙌 . It has helped me assigned my revised tokens to my elements at scale. But it did not allow the selection of elements based on their type e.g. backgrounds, text, vectors, etc. And this meant a blocker for us as well since our tokens were designed that way, like is the case with anyone working with a production ready design system.
🌼 Color Me Good is a Figma plugin that detects every color in use—both resolved hex values and design token references—and enables designers to search, filter, and select the elements where those colors are applied.
Read MoreIt arrived not as revelation but as a slow unease many recognize. Climate headlines and clear science left me in informed paralysis — a bystander. In India, with erratic monsoons and crushing heat, that passivity felt untenable.
During my Master’s at the National Institute of Design I asked: why does collective climate inaction persist, and what can a designer do to break numbness? Carbon Block grew from that curiosity, not as an answer, but as a probe to confront my own bystander-ness and test how design can shift perception and behavior.
This post begins a series on that journey. Narrating the first research labyrinth: psychological and social causes of our inertia, awkward truths I found, and the core questions that framed the problem.
Read MoreMy AI research demanded a more efficient way to capture video screenshots. To solve this, I developed a Chrome extension that automates the process. With ChatGPT as my coding mentor, I brought this tool to life, publishing it on the Chrome store for others to use. This project not only sharpened my programming skills but also deepened my understanding of AI's potential in software development. It's been incredibly rewarding to see my creation streamline my workflow and assist fellow researchers.
Read MoreThis is the story of the two deadliest beings on the planet. It is about how these two different species have commonalities and how each they cling and adapt for a chance of survival. This narrative is a result of discussions around the Covid-19 pandemic 😷 and around Climate Crisis 🌪, two of the most vicious, urgent, and anxiety-spiking topics of the past decade. Both of them are pivoted around mankind, hinged on our intelligence as a species: on how we can successfully ward off these dangers and continue to grow.
Read MoreThe 2021 edition of ValueLabs Design Inspire Conference was themed around the phrase Regenerate & Evolve. Like last year, we wanted to create the generative identity patterns for our participants and the theme called out for it nevertheless. Our team wanted to pick natural phenomena as a concept to visualize the generative patterns and this gave a chance for us to explore both organic and geometrical renders. Below I discuss the ideation process for the same, our iterations through multiple concepts, and our final choice.
Read MoreLumen is an experiment in the field of generative design and dynamic branding which investigates the use of computer algorithms to define brand graphic system instead of manually creating its instances. The generative algorithm, also named Lumen, converts the data collected from the registrants at ValueLabs Design Inspire conference 2020, into unique, organic, and personalized visual assets that are manifested as attendee takeaways like ID cards, Zoom backgrounds, etc.
Read MoreWhile reading about the rise of electric vehicles in India and environmental changes that it can bring, I wrote this post to address some of the misconceptions associated with electric vehicles and why it’s too early to call them ‘green’ or ‘clean’ vehicles. In this post, I describe with few references, the different perspectives that exist in the debate of EVs as a sustainable means of transportation.
I have tried to summarise the highlights through my crude illustrations and mind maps. Let me know if you agree or disagree with my points.
Read MoreThis year me and my colleague Srinivas Harivanam collaborated to enter into the Amsterdam Light Festival which happens every winter in Amsterdam, Netherlands from late November to mid January. During the 53-day festival, Amsterdam is the international stage on which new artworks are presented, light art activities are organised and artists are put in the spotlight. The annual exhibition focuses on artworks placed on and along side the characteristic waters of Amsterdam and the preparations for the festival take place throughout the year. The following post describes the design and application of our concept.
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