{"id":4449,"date":"2025-11-01T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=4449"},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:14:03","slug":"design-smarter-not-harder-akshat-guptas-guide-to-contextual-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/design-smarter-not-harder-akshat-guptas-guide-to-contextual-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Smarter, Not Harder: Akshat Gupta\u2019s Guide to Contextual Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re happy to welcome <strong>Akshat Gupta<\/strong>, Senior Product Designer at Codeword, to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/\">WordCamp Bhopal 2025<\/a> stage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" data-attachment-id=\"4466\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/design-smarter-not-harder-akshat-guptas-guide-to-contextual-creativity\/akashat-gupta-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Akashat-Gupta-1.png?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Akashat Gupta-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Akashat-Gupta-1.png?fit=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Akashat-Gupta-1.png?fit=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Akashat-Gupta-1.png?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Akashat-Gupta-1.png?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Akashat-Gupta-1.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Akashat-Gupta-1.png?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Akashat-Gupta-1.png?resize=500%2C262&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Akashat-Gupta-1.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Akshat Gupta is a Senior Product Designer at Codeword who believes that design thrives on context, not novelty. He\u2019s passionate about crafting minimal, scalable, and user-first experiences and about bridging the gap between designers and developers. When he\u2019s not designing, you\u2019ll find him exploring new places, savoring good food, or deep in conversation about motion, tech, and design philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes a design truly great? According to Akshat, it\u2019s not about being original; it\u2019s about being right for the moment. In this insightful session, Akshat will unpack the misunderstood art of \u201cstealing like a pro,\u201d showing how thoughtful borrowing, when done with context, can lead to smarter, more user-centric products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect real-world stories from his journey building scalable design systems, collaborating with developers, and making small decisions that have a big impact. Whether you\u2019re a designer, founder, or part of a product team, this talk will challenge how you think about creativity, documentation, and what it really means to design for users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/get-a-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secure your pass <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/akshat-gupta\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/akshat-gupta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Speaker bio<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/steal-like-a-pro-the-art-of-contextual-design\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bhopal.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/from-fresher-to-vp-of-engineering-my-wordpress-growth-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Session details<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/helloakshat\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/helloakshat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress.org profile<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/helloakshat\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/helloakshat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover how Akshat Gupta turns the myth of originality on its head in his talk on contextual design at WordCamp Bhopal 2025. 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