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.https://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mjhs4773mk2tWordle 1,760 2/6 🟨⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩14 Apr 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhs4773mk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mfukitk4ec2iMovie Buzz Beta is now live! Starting with a small batch of 50 testers. Still early days so a lot of rough edges but the core algorithm of the app is up and running. As you can see it’s a truly global app, that adapts to your preferences. testflight.apple.com/join/yKTaTtpT27 Feb 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfukitk4ec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mfl6fezves2aHad the opportunity to talk to the App Store about how I make LookUp's Word of the Day illustrations, my philosophy behind LookUp and the thoughtful use of AI. https://apps.apple.com/us/mac/story/id187608108024 Feb 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfl6fezves2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mf6nmddtcc2pIt was fun making this retro TV. Had a lot of fun making the TV static from shaders.19 Feb 2026 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6nmddtcc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mf3y2cwv2k2lHow Apple could keep the bottom search bar in iOS 26.4 without disturbing the flat navigation hierarchy. This also solves the problem of multiple tabs having their own search bar (which right now go on top of the screen)18 Feb 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3y2cwv2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mdvh3rv4dk2fSome macOS icon design that I indulged in a few years ago.02 Feb 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvh3rv4dk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mddwrkowuk2pWhen 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: https://blog.viditb.com/designing-emerging-technologies/26 Jan 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddwrkowuk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3md74pa33n225My trilogy of Design Frameworks for designing in emerging technologies. You can peruse or download all of them here: https://blog.viditb.com/frameworks-for-designing-emerging-technologies/24 Jan 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3md74pa33n225https://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3md4er3xgfk2aSeems relevant to what I just wrote about emerging technologies design: https://blog.viditb.com/designing-emerging-technologies/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4er3xgfk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3md4elucbtc2aWant 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. https://blog.viditb.com/designing-emerging-technologies/23 Jan 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4elucbtc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mcneuwbgxc2wThis is such a great page. Also just realized I have been using Wikipedia since day 1. https://wikipedia25.org/en/?utm_campaign=wp25cn&utm_source=wp25cnout&utm_medium=out17 Jan 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcneuwbgxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mckufh7tac2pBringing back two forgotten devices to life. The Lightning Dock and the MagSafe adapter combine to make a slick charging stand.16 Jan 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckufh7tac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mcdi7qltus23Consistency is sucking the soul out of app icon design. We're truly in the Bauhaus era of app iconography (in a bad way) https://blog.viditb.com/the-assembly-line-ification-of-app-icons/13 Jan 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdi7qltus23https://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mc566ikmcs2oThese 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.11 Jan 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc566ikmcs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mbsbd4far22wWhy does coffee special in SF cafés mean that it’s a sugar syrup masquerading as coffee. 😖07 Jan 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbsbd4far22whttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mbfic3oqik2wGiving Storygraph a try. Anyone else there?01 Jan 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfic3oqik2whttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mafa3l7r6c2lSo far very very impressed with iPhone Air’s camera.20 Dec 2025 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mafa3l7r6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3mabyqdyx2s2eBeen a week since I launched Shiuli, flattered by all the praise it’s been getting so far! 🙂18 Dec 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabyqdyx2s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3m7zfexcjkc2qThere are times my iPad surprises me with wallpapers of images even I don’t remember clicking.15 Dec 2025 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zfexcjkc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3m7qb2l7gr226Shiuli 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! https://apps.apple.com/in/app/shiuli-alt-text-generator/id674637625611 Dec 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qb2l7gr226https://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3m4u5emdtn22nNote to self: Never work on a milestone based contract.05 Nov 2025 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4u5emdtn22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3m4jdohpeh227Happy Halloween! Drew a new custom icon that matches the spooky vibes for today. (and, changes to bloodied fangs in Dark Mode) :P https://apps.apple.com/in/app/lookup-english-dictionary/id872564448?eventid=675468099831 Oct 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jdohpeh227https://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3m2md635jgc23This 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. https://blog.viditb.com/fake-apps-how-to-prototype-your-way-through-a-major-redesign/07 Oct 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2md635jgc23https://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3lyyttwzvx22nBlending Apple's design philosophy with my own understanding of the software design. LookUp's design process was intense, but rewarding. https://blog.viditb.com/what-is-lookups-12-major-update-all-about/17 Sep 2025 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyyttwzvx22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3lywjpichps2mSo excited to see LookUp featured in so many places today!! :)16 Sep 2025 04:54 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3lywjpichps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/viditb.bsky.social/post/3lyv5bmttf22iLookUp 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: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/lookup-english-dictionary/id87256444815 Sep 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:2dlyeqrzyapmity4lukeca57/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyv5bmttf22i