Vidit Bhargava
@viditb.bsky.social
MDes at UC Berkeley. Prototyping with emerging technologies. Systems Thinker.
Design and Develop iOS Apps (like LookUp)
When I’m not making apps, I’m baking Pizza, or watching movies.
Design and Develop iOS Apps (like LookUp)
When I’m not making apps, I’m baking Pizza, or watching movies.
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My trilogy of Design Frameworks for designing in emerging technologies. You can peruse or download all of them here:
blog.viditb.com/frameworks-f...
blog.viditb.com/frameworks-f...
When someone makes an AI friend app or a life recording locket or AR Glasses with a video capture camera;
I wonder if the designers considered the impact of any unintended consequences of their products .
Wrote about designing emerging tech here: blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
I wonder if the designers considered the impact of any unintended consequences of their products .
Wrote about designing emerging tech here: blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
January 26, 2026 at 7:05 PM
When someone makes an AI friend app or a life recording locket or AR Glasses with a video capture camera;
I wonder if the designers considered the impact of any unintended consequences of their products .
Wrote about designing emerging tech here: blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
I wonder if the designers considered the impact of any unintended consequences of their products .
Wrote about designing emerging tech here: blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
My trilogy of Design Frameworks for designing in emerging technologies. You can peruse or download all of them here:
blog.viditb.com/frameworks-f...
blog.viditb.com/frameworks-f...
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
My trilogy of Design Frameworks for designing in emerging technologies. You can peruse or download all of them here:
blog.viditb.com/frameworks-f...
blog.viditb.com/frameworks-f...
Seems relevant to what I just wrote about emerging technologies design:
blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
January 23, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Seems relevant to what I just wrote about emerging technologies design:
blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
Want to read more about emerging technologies design without reading about AI?
I’ve spent the last year, summarising, visualising and writing this post on what it means to design emerging tech.
blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
I’ve spent the last year, summarising, visualising and writing this post on what it means to design emerging tech.
blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
The Ultimate Guide to Designing Emerging Technologies in 2026
Emerging tech is not a form-factor problem. In 2026, we need to design emerging technologies that look beyond techno-centric appliances.
blog.viditb.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Want to read more about emerging technologies design without reading about AI?
I’ve spent the last year, summarising, visualising and writing this post on what it means to design emerging tech.
blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
I’ve spent the last year, summarising, visualising and writing this post on what it means to design emerging tech.
blog.viditb.com/designing-em...
This is such a great page. Also just realized I have been using Wikipedia since day 1.
wikipedia25.org/en/?utm_camp...
wikipedia25.org/en/?utm_camp...
25 years of Wikipedia
wikipedia25.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This is such a great page. Also just realized I have been using Wikipedia since day 1.
wikipedia25.org/en/?utm_camp...
wikipedia25.org/en/?utm_camp...
Bringing back two forgotten devices to life.
The Lightning Dock and the MagSafe adapter combine to make a slick charging stand.
The Lightning Dock and the MagSafe adapter combine to make a slick charging stand.
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Bringing back two forgotten devices to life.
The Lightning Dock and the MagSafe adapter combine to make a slick charging stand.
The Lightning Dock and the MagSafe adapter combine to make a slick charging stand.
Consistency is sucking the soul out of app icon design.
We're truly in the Bauhaus era of app iconography (in a bad way)
blog.viditb.com/the-assembly...
We're truly in the Bauhaus era of app iconography (in a bad way)
blog.viditb.com/the-assembly...
The assembly-line-ification of App Icons
Today's app icons look as if they came out of an assembly line. All looking the same, designed for maximum scale, and devoid of any identity or soul. Turning the craft of designing an app icon into a ...
blog.viditb.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Consistency is sucking the soul out of app icon design.
We're truly in the Bauhaus era of app iconography (in a bad way)
blog.viditb.com/the-assembly...
We're truly in the Bauhaus era of app iconography (in a bad way)
blog.viditb.com/the-assembly...
These aren’t examples of great emerging technology design. They’re simply well made hardware interaction design projects.
Thinking that only this is emerging tech is the first misstep in making products that don’t succeed.
Thinking that only this is emerging tech is the first misstep in making products that don’t succeed.
January 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
These aren’t examples of great emerging technology design. They’re simply well made hardware interaction design projects.
Thinking that only this is emerging tech is the first misstep in making products that don’t succeed.
Thinking that only this is emerging tech is the first misstep in making products that don’t succeed.
Why does coffee special in SF cafés mean that it’s a sugar syrup masquerading as coffee. 😖
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Why does coffee special in SF cafés mean that it’s a sugar syrup masquerading as coffee. 😖
Giving Storygraph a try. Anyone else there?
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Giving Storygraph a try. Anyone else there?
Reposted by Vidit Bhargava
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
So far very very impressed with iPhone Air’s camera.
December 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
So far very very impressed with iPhone Air’s camera.
Been a week since I launched Shiuli, flattered by all the praise it’s been getting so far! 🙂
December 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Been a week since I launched Shiuli, flattered by all the praise it’s been getting so far! 🙂
Reposted by Vidit Bhargava
Indie App of the Week: Shiuli by @viditb.bsky.social
Generates meaningful alt text for images through an intuitive interface with Shortcuts and Visual Intelligence support, making web content more accessible.
bsky.app/profile/crea...
Generates meaningful alt text for images through an intuitive interface with Shortcuts and Visual Intelligence support, making web content more accessible.
bsky.app/profile/crea...
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Indie App of the Week: Shiuli by @viditb.bsky.social
Generates meaningful alt text for images through an intuitive interface with Shortcuts and Visual Intelligence support, making web content more accessible.
bsky.app/profile/crea...
Generates meaningful alt text for images through an intuitive interface with Shortcuts and Visual Intelligence support, making web content more accessible.
bsky.app/profile/crea...
Reposted by Vidit Bhargava
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
There are times my iPad surprises me with wallpapers of images even I don’t remember clicking.
December 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
There are times my iPad surprises me with wallpapers of images even I don’t remember clicking.
Shiuli is out now on the App Store!
Shiuli makes it easy to make any image accessible, through alt-text which can be accessed from any where.
It’s the first alt text editor that also works with Visual Intelligence and Apple Shortcuts!
apps.apple.com/in/app/shiul...
Shiuli makes it easy to make any image accessible, through alt-text which can be accessed from any where.
It’s the first alt text editor that also works with Visual Intelligence and Apple Shortcuts!
apps.apple.com/in/app/shiul...
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Shiuli is out now on the App Store!
Shiuli makes it easy to make any image accessible, through alt-text which can be accessed from any where.
It’s the first alt text editor that also works with Visual Intelligence and Apple Shortcuts!
apps.apple.com/in/app/shiul...
Shiuli makes it easy to make any image accessible, through alt-text which can be accessed from any where.
It’s the first alt text editor that also works with Visual Intelligence and Apple Shortcuts!
apps.apple.com/in/app/shiul...
Note to self: Never work on a milestone based contract.
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Note to self: Never work on a milestone based contract.
Happy Halloween!
Drew a new custom icon that matches the spooky vibes for today. (and, changes to bloodied fangs in Dark Mode) :P
apps.apple.com/in/app/looku...
Drew a new custom icon that matches the spooky vibes for today. (and, changes to bloodied fangs in Dark Mode) :P
apps.apple.com/in/app/looku...
October 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Happy Halloween!
Drew a new custom icon that matches the spooky vibes for today. (and, changes to bloodied fangs in Dark Mode) :P
apps.apple.com/in/app/looku...
Drew a new custom icon that matches the spooky vibes for today. (and, changes to bloodied fangs in Dark Mode) :P
apps.apple.com/in/app/looku...
This summer I did something different for LookUp’s major update.
I broke it down into making multiple fake apps i.e. small prototypes that did just one specific thing while scaffolding everything else through rudimentary screenshots.
blog.viditb.com/fake-apps-ho...
I broke it down into making multiple fake apps i.e. small prototypes that did just one specific thing while scaffolding everything else through rudimentary screenshots.
blog.viditb.com/fake-apps-ho...
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This summer I did something different for LookUp’s major update.
I broke it down into making multiple fake apps i.e. small prototypes that did just one specific thing while scaffolding everything else through rudimentary screenshots.
blog.viditb.com/fake-apps-ho...
I broke it down into making multiple fake apps i.e. small prototypes that did just one specific thing while scaffolding everything else through rudimentary screenshots.
blog.viditb.com/fake-apps-ho...
Blending Apple's design philosophy with my own understanding of the software design. LookUp's design process was intense, but rewarding.
blog.viditb.com/what-is-look...
blog.viditb.com/what-is-look...
September 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Blending Apple's design philosophy with my own understanding of the software design. LookUp's design process was intense, but rewarding.
blog.viditb.com/what-is-look...
blog.viditb.com/what-is-look...
So excited to see LookUp featured in so many places today!! :)
September 16, 2025 at 4:54 AM
So excited to see LookUp featured in so many places today!! :)
LookUp 12 is out now! It’s a massive update with three tentpole features.
1. A completely new design
2. Learning Modes that help people build vocabulary through examples & conversations
3. Origin Maps that help traverse a word’s history.
App Store: apps.apple.com/in/app/looku...
1. A completely new design
2. Learning Modes that help people build vocabulary through examples & conversations
3. Origin Maps that help traverse a word’s history.
App Store: apps.apple.com/in/app/looku...
September 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
LookUp 12 is out now! It’s a massive update with three tentpole features.
1. A completely new design
2. Learning Modes that help people build vocabulary through examples & conversations
3. Origin Maps that help traverse a word’s history.
App Store: apps.apple.com/in/app/looku...
1. A completely new design
2. Learning Modes that help people build vocabulary through examples & conversations
3. Origin Maps that help traverse a word’s history.
App Store: apps.apple.com/in/app/looku...
Made some fun, interactive loading states in LookUp. They feel like they’re gliding atop of liquid glass.
With AI sometimes the speed of output can be slower than traditional API calls and no one likes to keep waiting, but if one must, might as well have some fun with it! 🙃
With AI sometimes the speed of output can be slower than traditional API calls and no one likes to keep waiting, but if one must, might as well have some fun with it! 🙃
September 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Made some fun, interactive loading states in LookUp. They feel like they’re gliding atop of liquid glass.
With AI sometimes the speed of output can be slower than traditional API calls and no one likes to keep waiting, but if one must, might as well have some fun with it! 🙃
With AI sometimes the speed of output can be slower than traditional API calls and no one likes to keep waiting, but if one must, might as well have some fun with it! 🙃
Update Approved!!
For 10th year in a row, LookUp is going to be ready for the new iOS release on day 1. 🙂
For 10th year in a row, LookUp is going to be ready for the new iOS release on day 1. 🙂
September 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Update Approved!!
For 10th year in a row, LookUp is going to be ready for the new iOS release on day 1. 🙂
For 10th year in a row, LookUp is going to be ready for the new iOS release on day 1. 🙂