Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Our guest for today is Kalyani Tupkary, she's a Hybrid Experience Designer. Currently, she's working as a Product Designer at Twitch, the world’s leading live streaming platform for gamers.
Kalyani has done her Bachelor’s in Design from NID, Ahmedabad followed by a Masters in Fine Arts from the Parsons School of Design. The insights you're going to get from this episode would be phenomenal!
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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Our guest of the day — Kalyani Tupkary from Twitch
00:55 Welcoming Kalyani to the show!
01:00 From NID Ahemdabad to Parsons School of Design - The Journey
04:03 You say you're a Generalist. What are your views on being a Specialist v/s a Generalist?
05:52 What is your advice on recognizing the overlaps. How do you expand your knowledge of contrasting domains?
08:15 Designs that revolve around portals to alternate worlds. The purpose behind designing new realities.
10:08 How can one re-wire the constructs, biases, and mental models which are wired in us?
11:36 Which realities should one choose after realizing all these alternate possibilities and constructs?
13:59 What is Speculative Design? What's this design discipline focused on?
15:05 Kalyani's Top 3 Free yet Extremely Powerful Design Resources!
17:22 How to be Energetic and in the State-of-Flow as a Designer?
19:01 Summing it up!
19:44 Conclusion
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🔑 Resources mentioned by Kalyani:
• Design Podcasts -
Design Matters, Scratching the Surface, Design Better, etcetera.
• Near Future Laboratory - Podcast to jump into Speculative Design
• Learning from mentors on adplist.org and other platforms.
• Design Books -
Design, When Everybody Designs, Don't Make Me Think, The Design of Everyday Things, Silicon Values.
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💫 Our guest, Kalyani's Socials:
• Website: kalyanitupkary.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kalyanitupkary
• Twitter: twitter.com/kalyani_tupkary
• Instagram: instagram.com/kalyani_tupkary
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✨ Brought to you by your host, Ansh Mehra
• Website: anshmehra.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/anshmehra.work
• Twitter: twitter.com/AnshMehraaa
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🪄 Get real design inspiration from the world's best-designed apps
uisources.com
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Our guest for today is Kalyani Tupkary, she's a Hybrid Experience Designer. Currently, she's working as a Product Designer at Twitch, the world’s leading live streaming platform for gamers.
Kalyani has done her Bachelor’s in Design from NID, Ahmedabad followed by a Masters in Fine Arts from the Parsons School of Design. The insights you're going to get from this episode would be phenomenal!
⭐ Subscribe to Whiteboard.fm to stay updated with more interviews and clips
youtube.com/whiteboardfm?sub_confirmation=1
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🌐 Visit Our Website to explore Hiring Processes and Case Studies
https://www.whiteboard.fm/
🔮 This podcast is part of the 10kdesigners Network
10kdesigners.com
_____
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Our guest of the day — Kalyani Tupkary from Twitch
00:55 Welcoming Kalyani to the show!
01:00 From NID Ahemdabad to Parsons School of Design - The Journey
04:03 You say you're a Generalist. What are your views on being a Specialist v/s a Generalist?
05:52 What is your advice on recognizing the overlaps. How do you expand your knowledge of contrasting domains?
08:15 Designs that revolve around portals to alternate worlds. The purpose behind designing new realities.
10:08 How can one re-wire the constructs, biases, and mental models which are wired in us?
11:36 Which realities should one choose after realizing all these alternate possibilities and constructs?
13:59 What is Speculative Design? What's this design discipline focused on?
15:05 Kalyani's Top 3 Free yet Extremely Powerful Design Resources!
17:22 How to be Energetic and in the State-of-Flow as a Designer?
19:01 Summing it up!
19:44 Conclusion
_____
🔑 Resources mentioned by Kalyani:
• Design Podcasts -
Design Matters, Scratching the Surface, Design Better, etcetera.
• Near Future Laboratory - Podcast to jump into Speculative Design
• Learning from mentors on adplist.org and other platforms.
• Design Books -
Design, When Everybody Designs, Don't Make Me Think, The Design of Everyday Things, Silicon Values.
_____
🎙️ Listen on
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2WqW23aOsygZudWiQtGfmT
• Google Podcast: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNjEzNzUwYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
• Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/whiteboard-fm/id1507168159
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⚡ Connect with us!
• Twitter: twitter.com/whiteboardfm
• Instagram: instagram.com/whiteboard.fm
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💫 Our guest, Kalyani's Socials:
• Website: kalyanitupkary.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kalyanitupkary
• Twitter: twitter.com/kalyani_tupkary
• Instagram: instagram.com/kalyani_tupkary
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✨ Brought to you by your host, Ansh Mehra
• Website: anshmehra.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/anshmehra.work
• Twitter: twitter.com/AnshMehraaa
_____
🪄 Get real design inspiration from the world's best-designed apps
uisources.com
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