Vidit Bhargava
@viditb.bsky.social
MDes at UC Berkeley. Prototyping with emerging technologies.
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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Vidit Bhargava
@viditb.bsky.social
· Mar 13
Presented at a conference for the first time. Saw the northern lights for the first time. @arcticconference.bsky.social has been an insanely great experience. 🙏
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. 🙂
UI that you’ll want to lick.
Been working on this redesign for LookUp for sometime now. Releasing soon.
Been working on this redesign for LookUp for sometime now. Releasing soon.
September 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
UI that you’ll want to lick.
Been working on this redesign for LookUp for sometime now. Releasing soon.
Been working on this redesign for LookUp for sometime now. Releasing soon.
A glimpse of one of the biggest redesigns that LookUp has gone through in the recent past.
LookUp 12 is launching this September with iOS 26.
Public beta here: testflight.apple.com/join/P8t1v62U
LookUp 12 is launching this September with iOS 26.
Public beta here: testflight.apple.com/join/P8t1v62U
September 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A glimpse of one of the biggest redesigns that LookUp has gone through in the recent past.
LookUp 12 is launching this September with iOS 26.
Public beta here: testflight.apple.com/join/P8t1v62U
LookUp 12 is launching this September with iOS 26.
Public beta here: testflight.apple.com/join/P8t1v62U
Search is so much more faster with LookUp 12.
Redesigns aren’t just about visual veneer, they should make the product better in meaningful ways.
Redesigns aren’t just about visual veneer, they should make the product better in meaningful ways.
September 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Search is so much more faster with LookUp 12.
Redesigns aren’t just about visual veneer, they should make the product better in meaningful ways.
Redesigns aren’t just about visual veneer, they should make the product better in meaningful ways.
Pizzas from Last weekend.
September 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Pizzas from Last weekend.
LookUp 12 is the fourth major redesign of LookUp and it’s launching with iOS 26!
Try out the Beta here: testflight.apple.com/join/P8t1v62U
Try out the Beta here: testflight.apple.com/join/P8t1v62U
September 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
LookUp 12 is the fourth major redesign of LookUp and it’s launching with iOS 26!
Try out the Beta here: testflight.apple.com/join/P8t1v62U
Try out the Beta here: testflight.apple.com/join/P8t1v62U
Alan Kay is speaking at the Notion conference. This will be exciting!! 💯
makewithnotion.com/speakers/ala...
makewithnotion.com/speakers/ala...
Alan Kay — Make with Notion
Alan Kay is an “art and systems guy” who likes to say, “No one has benefited more from his research community” (ARPA and Xerox PARC). His contributions there have been recognized by the NAE Draper Pri...
makewithnotion.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Alan Kay is speaking at the Notion conference. This will be exciting!! 💯
makewithnotion.com/speakers/ala...
makewithnotion.com/speakers/ala...
Received a conference acceptance a few days ago. Then an another email, saying that they erroneously sent me an acceptance email, and it was actually a rejection.
Such is the state of my rejections of late. 🥲
Such is the state of my rejections of late. 🥲
August 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Received a conference acceptance a few days ago. Then an another email, saying that they erroneously sent me an acceptance email, and it was actually a rejection.
Such is the state of my rejections of late. 🥲
Such is the state of my rejections of late. 🥲
The idea of having complete context on a person is a myth—context is vast, dynamic, and often intangible. No AI can capture it
Bad Contextual Computing UX isn’t from a lack of context, but from a lack of shared understanding of it.
Wrote about it here: blog.viditb.com/the-paradox-...
Bad Contextual Computing UX isn’t from a lack of context, but from a lack of shared understanding of it.
Wrote about it here: blog.viditb.com/the-paradox-...
The Paradox of Context in Computing
Why more context isn’t always the solution for bad contextual computing. This post serves as a primer to contextual computing and offers a framework for designing good contextual experiences.
blog.viditb.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The idea of having complete context on a person is a myth—context is vast, dynamic, and often intangible. No AI can capture it
Bad Contextual Computing UX isn’t from a lack of context, but from a lack of shared understanding of it.
Wrote about it here: blog.viditb.com/the-paradox-...
Bad Contextual Computing UX isn’t from a lack of context, but from a lack of shared understanding of it.
Wrote about it here: blog.viditb.com/the-paradox-...
In the last 8 months, job hunt has been stressful yes, but it's the feeling of "no matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, it's just not enough" that's stuck with me and it's soul crushing.
August 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
In the last 8 months, job hunt has been stressful yes, but it's the feeling of "no matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, it's just not enough" that's stuck with me and it's soul crushing.
I started researching on context about a year ago, and have wanted to write this post for that long. I think I finally have something meaningful to say. Just finished this ~2000 word post that also has a lot of visuals. Hoping to post it next week.🤞
August 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I started researching on context about a year ago, and have wanted to write this post for that long. I think I finally have something meaningful to say. Just finished this ~2000 word post that also has a lot of visuals. Hoping to post it next week.🤞
I hear Apple's open to Mergers and Acquisitions for AI. Maybe they would also be open to hiring prototypers who've designed AI experiences? 🙃
Beyond Sparkles and Chat
AI helps best when it stops taking the center-stage
blog.viditb.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I hear Apple's open to Mergers and Acquisitions for AI. Maybe they would also be open to hiring prototypers who've designed AI experiences? 🙃
Finally stopped procrastinating on this wrote a new blog post. This time I talk about how AI is best when it stops taking the center-stage:
blog.viditb.com/beyond-spark...
blog.viditb.com/beyond-spark...
Beyond Sparkles and Chat
AI helps best when it stops taking the center-stage
blog.viditb.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Finally stopped procrastinating on this wrote a new blog post. This time I talk about how AI is best when it stops taking the center-stage:
blog.viditb.com/beyond-spark...
blog.viditb.com/beyond-spark...
Boo!!
Philz Coffee is evidently selling out to private equity and telling all the employees who own common stock to fuck off and get nothing missionlocal.org/2025/07/phil...
Philz Coffee close to closing deal to sell to private equity firm for $145 million
Employee stocks will be canceled as part of the deal; former employees point to culture change across Philz Coffee.
missionlocal.org
August 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Boo!!
Throwback to when I wrote a mini research zine on designing pizza ovens, for my class in Berkeley.
August 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Throwback to when I wrote a mini research zine on designing pizza ovens, for my class in Berkeley.
Had friends over for Pizza the other day, made an eclectic bunch, and then made some Naan for dinner from the left over dough. 🙃
July 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Had friends over for Pizza the other day, made an eclectic bunch, and then made some Naan for dinner from the left over dough. 🙃
@jessiechar.com Hey Jessie! I’m curious if there’s a way to find old Layers Conference talks? I was trying to reference a 2018 talk from Figma people, and finding it difficult to watch it online.
July 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
@jessiechar.com Hey Jessie! I’m curious if there’s a way to find old Layers Conference talks? I was trying to reference a 2018 talk from Figma people, and finding it difficult to watch it online.
I once got a rejection email that went something like this: "Very cool that you met Tim!... However, we've chosen to move ahead with other candidates." 🙃
July 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I once got a rejection email that went something like this: "Very cool that you met Tim!... However, we've chosen to move ahead with other candidates." 🙃