akshan
@akshanish.bsky.social
Currently leading design at PowerUs. This is going to be a mix of conversations on design, basketball and a healthy bit of optimism about the future.
There are a few things I like in this world more than the feeling of becoming completely engrossed and transported into a different world by a book.
March 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
There are a few things I like in this world more than the feeling of becoming completely engrossed and transported into a different world by a book.
I think we can learn a few things from our PM friends to become better designers and to increase our chances of seeing the amazing things we craft make it out into the world :)
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open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
3 PM Traits I Want Every Designer on My Team to Adopt
What designers can learn from great PMs to become more effective and influential
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March 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think we can learn a few things from our PM friends to become better designers and to increase our chances of seeing the amazing things we craft make it out into the world :)
open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
Wrote about how we pushed an update of our visual language at PowerUs by tying it to increasing operational efficiency and removing bottlenecks between Marketing and Engineering :)
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open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
The Quiet Upgrade
A Trojan Horse strategy to evolve visual design language, empower teams, and solving operational challenges
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January 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Wrote about how we pushed an update of our visual language at PowerUs by tying it to increasing operational efficiency and removing bottlenecks between Marketing and Engineering :)
open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
Reposted by akshan
Anishinaabe artist Luke Swinton created this logo for the #Raptors, which you might have seen during the team's annual Indigenous heritage game tonight. #nba
Indigenous logo by Ontario artist Luke Swinson to be featured at Toronto Raptors game tonight | CBC News
Kitchener, Ont., resident Luke Swinson, a visual artist with Anishinaabe roots and a member of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, created a logo the Toronto Raptors will use during their ...
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January 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Warriors fans. I’ve got a bit of nostalgia for you. A little homage to the double ban against OKC back in 2016. We can all probably use some of that.
hoopkraft.etsy.com/listing/1840...
#warriors #nbahistory #nbasky
hoopkraft.etsy.com/listing/1840...
#warriors #nbahistory #nbasky
Steph Curry Fan T-shirt Bang Bang Heavy Cotton Tee, Streetwear Shirt, Basketball Lover Gift, Golden State Warriors, NBA Sports Apparel - Etsy
This Gender-Neutral Adult T-shirts item is sold by Hoopkraft. Ships from United States. Listed on Jan 6, 2025
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January 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Warriors fans. I’ve got a bit of nostalgia for you. A little homage to the double ban against OKC back in 2016. We can all probably use some of that.
hoopkraft.etsy.com/listing/1840...
#warriors #nbahistory #nbasky
hoopkraft.etsy.com/listing/1840...
#warriors #nbahistory #nbasky
Wrote something about operating as a design leader in different contexts, and why design maturity looks very different depending on your environment:
open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
When the map doesn't match the terrain, ditch the map.
Why context is king for design leadership—and why we need to be selective in the advice we take (including this newsletter)
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January 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Wrote something about operating as a design leader in different contexts, and why design maturity looks very different depending on your environment:
open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
open.substack.com/pub/akshan/p...
What do politics have to do with product design?
Pretty much everything.
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December 31, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Visual Electric is so dope. Best image generator out there imo.
December 30, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Visual Electric is so dope. Best image generator out there imo.
I started a side project during the holidays called Hoopkraft where I sell tastefully designed basketball themed phone cases. I’ve got about 8 NBA team themed cases up at the moment, 1 WNBA team, and the rest will follow.
Check it out here: Hoopkraft.etsy.com
Check it out here: Hoopkraft.etsy.com
December 28, 2024 at 9:04 PM
I started a side project during the holidays called Hoopkraft where I sell tastefully designed basketball themed phone cases. I’ve got about 8 NBA team themed cases up at the moment, 1 WNBA team, and the rest will follow.
Check it out here: Hoopkraft.etsy.com
Check it out here: Hoopkraft.etsy.com
This year, I stopped being "the design advocate" in the leadership team and started acting like a business owner who happens to have design as their superpower. Showing design's value isn't the goal - achieving business success is. Design is a lens and powerful tool I can wield in service of that.
December 23, 2024 at 11:54 AM
This year, I stopped being "the design advocate" in the leadership team and started acting like a business owner who happens to have design as their superpower. Showing design's value isn't the goal - achieving business success is. Design is a lens and powerful tool I can wield in service of that.
We’ve been on a bit of a journey at work recently. It’s been a tough year. The market has been rough. We took a hard look at ourselves and asked what needs to happen for us to truly build something great. As a result, we made a few significant changes to how we work and what we value.
I sense a 🚀
I sense a 🚀
December 13, 2024 at 11:14 PM
We’ve been on a bit of a journey at work recently. It’s been a tough year. The market has been rough. We took a hard look at ourselves and asked what needs to happen for us to truly build something great. As a result, we made a few significant changes to how we work and what we value.
I sense a 🚀
I sense a 🚀
The state of UX report this year feels bleak, and articulates this growing feeling of design’s loss of control, loss of voice, and loss of influence in tech companies…
Do you all feel similarly? How are you processing and navigating the challenges laid out here?
trends.uxdesign.cc
Do you all feel similarly? How are you processing and navigating the challenges laid out here?
trends.uxdesign.cc
The State of UX in 2025
From design tools, to our design process, to the user behaviors that will change the way we design — a list of what to expect for User Experience (UX) Design in the next year.
trends.uxdesign.cc
December 8, 2024 at 6:29 PM
The state of UX report this year feels bleak, and articulates this growing feeling of design’s loss of control, loss of voice, and loss of influence in tech companies…
Do you all feel similarly? How are you processing and navigating the challenges laid out here?
trends.uxdesign.cc
Do you all feel similarly? How are you processing and navigating the challenges laid out here?
trends.uxdesign.cc
We launched a new website at PowerUs.
The site puts the spotlight on the people we're building and the stories of how PowerUs has helped them make meaningful changes in their careers and lives.
Quite unreasonably proud of this work: powerus.de
The site puts the spotlight on the people we're building and the stories of how PowerUs has helped them make meaningful changes in their careers and lives.
Quite unreasonably proud of this work: powerus.de
PowerUs | Die Karriereplattform für alle, die anpacken.
Die Karriereplattform für Elektriker, Mechatroniker und SHK-ler.
powerus.de
December 5, 2024 at 10:59 AM
We launched a new website at PowerUs.
The site puts the spotlight on the people we're building and the stories of how PowerUs has helped them make meaningful changes in their careers and lives.
Quite unreasonably proud of this work: powerus.de
The site puts the spotlight on the people we're building and the stories of how PowerUs has helped them make meaningful changes in their careers and lives.
Quite unreasonably proud of this work: powerus.de
Little A’s human. Here seen lunging for the entire cake.
December 5, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Little A’s human. Here seen lunging for the entire cake.
One of the things holding back NBA viewership in Europe is the fact that games run when we’re asleep.
Despite being a league filled with European superstars, most fans based here don’t catch the live games unless you sacrifice sleep & health like I do to watch Steph be Steph
#nbasky
Despite being a league filled with European superstars, most fans based here don’t catch the live games unless you sacrifice sleep & health like I do to watch Steph be Steph
#nbasky
November 21, 2024 at 7:06 AM
One of the things holding back NBA viewership in Europe is the fact that games run when we’re asleep.
Despite being a league filled with European superstars, most fans based here don’t catch the live games unless you sacrifice sleep & health like I do to watch Steph be Steph
#nbasky
Despite being a league filled with European superstars, most fans based here don’t catch the live games unless you sacrifice sleep & health like I do to watch Steph be Steph
#nbasky
Reposted by akshan
I joined Facebook & Twitter when I was still a dorky college kid who wrote rap lyrics in his physics notebook. But I had an incredible amount of energy to explore, express and engage then.
It feels different joining a new social platform in my mid 30s. That energy isn’t like what it used to be.
It feels different joining a new social platform in my mid 30s. That energy isn’t like what it used to be.
November 19, 2024 at 9:12 PM
I joined Facebook & Twitter when I was still a dorky college kid who wrote rap lyrics in his physics notebook. But I had an incredible amount of energy to explore, express and engage then.
It feels different joining a new social platform in my mid 30s. That energy isn’t like what it used to be.
It feels different joining a new social platform in my mid 30s. That energy isn’t like what it used to be.
My 4 year old wants to be a deep ocean trash collector. He wants a submarine with multi purpose arms, and it should also be able to fly to make transporting the trash faster.
This is our initial sketch that he creative directed and I executed.
This is our initial sketch that he creative directed and I executed.
November 18, 2024 at 7:29 PM
My 4 year old wants to be a deep ocean trash collector. He wants a submarine with multi purpose arms, and it should also be able to fly to make transporting the trash faster.
This is our initial sketch that he creative directed and I executed.
This is our initial sketch that he creative directed and I executed.