Kalyani Tupkary
@kalyanitupkary
I design objects and interfaces - sometimes real, sometimes fictional.
Kalyani Tupkary
kalyanitupkary.com
Calendar Collective
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Solar Protocol — Tega Brain
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The timeline seems among the most inescapable metaphors we have. And yet, in its modern form, with a single axis and a regular, measured distribution of dates, it is a relatively recent invention. Understood in this strict sense, the timeline is not even 250 years old. How this could be possible, what alternatives existed before, and what
... See moreMaria Popova • Cartographies of Time: A Visual History of the Timeline
The story of Hvaldimir is, in no small part, about the longing between people and a curious animal to get to know one another, and about the transformations that can result. Why not advocate for more interaction between humans and animals, when they naturally and safely occur?
Lawrence-wright • The Elephant in the Courtroom
Discovered my new fav metaphor for time in Richard Powers’ novel about trees, The Overstory 🌳
Future of time and
I lead and manage the design team behind FigJam at Figma. I designed and brought FigJam to market, built out our early career hiring program, and hosted Config, our annual user conference.
I’m a weird, block-shaped designer. I’m good at taking a lot of disparate information and turning it into something that people just get.
My sweet spot is a balance of analog and digital skills, between logic, endearing details, and play.
Cultures observing both linear and cyclic concepts of time see the past as something we have put behind us and the future as something that lies before us.