https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/ Essays and notes on typography, interfaces, spatial computing, leadership and the future of reading. en https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/reading-lab/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/reading-lab/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT An experimental reading interface exploring how structure, sources, notes, images and semantic zoom can better support understanding, retention and return. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/typographic-review-of-snap-specs/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/typographic-review-of-snap-specs/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT An early typographic critique of Snap Specs, examining additive light, depth and the unresolved reading problems of spatial AR. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/reading-in-glasses-a-typographic-review-of-meta-ray-ban/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/reading-in-glasses-a-typographic-review-of-meta-ray-ban/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A typographic review of Meta Ray-Ban glasses, examining how captions, rendering and script support reshape reading when text leaves the screen and enters the world. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/we-are-not-ready-for-cheap-intelligence/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/we-are-not-ready-for-cheap-intelligence/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cheap intelligence will collapse the cost of ambition, raise expectations and force us to reconsider attention, rest and what counts as enough. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/design-culture-by-design-the-frameworks-behind-my-team/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/design-culture-by-design-the-frameworks-behind-my-team/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Design culture, built through systems not slogans: clear expectations, fewer appraisal surprises and frameworks that make feedback continuous and growth intentional. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/learning-to-lead-story-that-began-in-a-hospital/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/learning-to-lead-story-that-began-in-a-hospital/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Boston accident reshaped priorities: home, responsibility, sparking a move to India and a journey building Pocket FM’s design culture. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/how-modern-life-is-rewiring-us/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/how-modern-life-is-rewiring-us/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Modern life nudges our senses, focus, memory, movement and empathy but these abilities can be retrained and reclaimed through attention, practice and small daily choices. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/creating-teams-where-ideas-can-be-shared-challenged-and-improved/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/creating-teams-where-ideas-can-be-shared-challenged-and-improved/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT How India’s hierarchy limits innovation and why psychological safety and shared leadership can speed decisions and improve product quality. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/spatial-typography-when-words-begin-to-live-in-space/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/spatial-typography-when-words-begin-to-live-in-space/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Exploring spatial typography in AR and VR, how type lives in space, adapts to light and distance and rethinks legibility as a responsive, human system. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/can-india-catch-up-with-global-design-leaders/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/can-india-catch-up-with-global-design-leaders/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT India’s design trajectory: UPI, CRED, Zomato, Co-WIN show progress. Why the gap with global leaders and what will help India catch up in design. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/how-ar-one-sans-solves-readability-in-ar-vr-environments/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/how-ar-one-sans-solves-readability-in-ar-vr-environments/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT AR One Sans is a responsive typeface for AR and VR, designed to keep text clear and readable across headsets, screens and immersive environments. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/more-than-tools-heideggers-question-in-an-algorithmic-world/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/more-than-tools-heideggers-question-in-an-algorithmic-world/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT A reflection on Heidegger’s question concerning technology and what AI and AR reveal about the worlds we are building. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/why-isnt-india-known-for-digital-design-innovation-part-2/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/why-isnt-india-known-for-digital-design-innovation-part-2/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Why does India lag in digital design innovation? Part 2 explores market realities, talent challenges and what’s changing for designers and users today. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/beyond-burnout-how-i-reclaimed-my-life/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/beyond-burnout-how-i-reclaimed-my-life/ Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Reflections on escaping burnout, rethinking long work hours and building a healthier, more balanced approach to work, leadership and life. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/why-isnt-india-known-for-digital-design-innovation-part-1/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/why-isnt-india-known-for-digital-design-innovation-part-1/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Why is India’s tech scene still seen as lacking in digital design? This piece reflects on the roots of the gap and what might help close it. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/designing-for-voiceover-common-accessibility-issues/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/designing-for-voiceover-common-accessibility-issues/ Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT When building iOS apps with the best intentions, accessibility can still fall through the cracks, especially for blind users who rely on VoiceOver. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/people-are-hallucinating-over-ai-missing-the-real-point/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/people-are-hallucinating-over-ai-missing-the-real-point/ Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT I see people losing their minds over AI tools, convinced they’ll replace designers, artists and creatives. Blah, blah, blah. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/understanding-team-dynamics/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/understanding-team-dynamics/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT A short note on Tuckman’s stages of team development and how forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning play out in practice. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/what-the-heck-is-metaverse/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/what-the-heck-is-metaverse/ Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT Metaverse is the gradual evolution of the current web into a three-dimensional space comprising of infinite layers of digital experiences coming together to form multiple virtual, parallel or augmented realities. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/advances-in-ar-vr-displays/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/advances-in-ar-vr-displays/ Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT The article discusses advancements in augmented reality displays, including techniques like foveated displays and multi-focal rendering, highlighting various prototypes and their potential to alleviate issues like eye strain and improve user experience. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/typography-classification-in-augmented-reality-v1-1/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/typography-classification-in-augmented-reality-v1-1/ Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT As we are progressing in augmented reality space the complexity of information is increasing with the introduction of more features and functions. The existing typographic rules and structure of information in AR is not sufficient to solve for new variables https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/are-we-ditching-keypads-for-good-in-ar-vr/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/are-we-ditching-keypads-for-good-in-ar-vr/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT An exploration of text input in AR and VR, comparing virtual keyboards, controllers, hand tracking, speech and the ergonomic limits of each approach. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/factors-that-influence-the-reading-experience-in-ar/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/factors-that-influence-the-reading-experience-in-ar/ Wed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT We are in the early stages of crafting immersive augmented reality (AR) experiences and new ways to interact with elements in space. https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/variables-that-affect-the-experience-in-ar/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/variables-that-affect-the-experience-in-ar/ Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT The augmented reality headsets are getting better with time and I was happy to see that the new Hololens 2 addresses some of these major problems that hinder https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/what-do-services-like-google-stadia-mean-for-the-future-of-ar/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/what-do-services-like-google-stadia-mean-for-the-future-of-ar/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT Let’s accept it, cloud gaming is not a novel concept, PlayStation Now, Nvidia GeForce Now have been running for a while now and Microsoft announced... https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/the-current-state-of-the-text-in-augmented-reality/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/the-current-state-of-the-text-in-augmented-reality/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT In a game or an augmented reality app, the camera/point of view (POV) is constantly moving. The glyphs in these cases are rendered continuously based https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/understanding-display-techniques-in-augmented-reality/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/understanding-display-techniques-in-augmented-reality/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT The headset based augmented reality is bringing a whole new set of challenges both in terms of typography and typefaces. In a lot of cases, the text information https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/preparing-for-the-better-typography-in-augmented-reality/ https://niteeshyadav.com/journal/preparing-for-the-better-typography-in-augmented-reality/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT AR is an enhanced version of a real-world environment wherein the real world is “augmented” by CG perceptual information... typography in augmented reality