We socialized the idea of a Polishathon at OneSignal — a set amount of days where we would pause from feature roadmap work in order to entirely focus on polish. The result was 5 days of executing on “polish” projects, where we shipped more than 20 UX improvements across our product.

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OneSignal has evolved over the years. We started out as a gaming company and learned about the importance of engaging and retaining customers. Then we pivoted to become the biggest push notification service for developers. Today we’re the market-leading customer engagement solution for marketers, product teams, and developers.

Our previous logo did a great job of representing our brand in our early startup days. Since then, we’ve grown to serve over a million businesses, and we felt it was time to give our logo a modern update.

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We’ve been rolling out a fresh wave of Lottie animations ???? to our website and product.

Here’s how we’re doing it ????✨…

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When interviewing designers, PMs or engineers, I’ll usually get asked “how do you all work together?”. How does engineering work with PMs? PMs with design? Design with engineering?

My response goes something like this…

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Craft & quality in design, or any work you do, is important.

Yet most companies are really bad at following through with the details.

Here are examples of companies doing it well, and how I push the team at OneSignal to deliver craft.

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If you enjoy the drip-splash-throw kind of art, check out the works of Jackson Pollock. He made it famous through Abstract Expressionism.

When the rains come, the big Theyyams retreat, and the child avatars take over.

A celebration of arts and abilities

Encroachments and neglect have led to degeneration of this historic place, which has been recommended for World Heritage site tag

Moving away from folktale retellings and mythology, the duo shows children navigating mundane everyday issues

Exhibition of Dinesh Shenoy’s paintings inaugurated at Mattancherry

From glass negatives to daguerreotype cameras, 92-year-old Sathyam Studios in Mylapore is a testament to Madras’ rich history with photography

Darielle Mason on her search for clues to the century-old ‘jigsaw puzzle’ that is the famed ‘mandapam’ installation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

The exhibit highlights an array of textile techniques as well as a wide range of yarn

The display was launched as part of the museum’s Foundation Day celebrations in August

Photojournalist Smita Sharma’s book ‘We Cry in Silence’ lays bare the patriarchy that makes girls an easy target for traffickers

Artist, medical professional and researcher Dr V Ramankutty has exhibited his paintings at Amuseum in Thiruvananthapuram

In Ganesh’s works, done on handloom textile, paper, or canvas, the indigo strokes pulsate with a latent energy

The author has ended the year on a high, authoring four books, including two anthologies

They have been deployed to cover all the 24 venues of the arts fest

Bengaluru might be known as the pub capital and Silicon Valley of the country, but the art and culture scenario here is something which is not always in the spotlight. While museums are often associated with ancient artefacts and historical figures, those in Bengaluru are now shedding that image with dedicated ones coming up for photography, music and other fields. Thousands of people visit them daily, and the numbers shoot up during weekends. The Hindu made a date with museums in the city to find out how these spaces are doing in the post-pandemic times while also exploring the diverse exhibits on display

English singer Anne-Marie on her maiden visit to India and her association with singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh

A collection of abstract paintings by Bhagwan Chavan deliberates on freedom and the responsibility that it comes with it

Singer-songwriter Vineet Singh Hukmani launches a music multiverse Run Storm & The Hope Star with a 3D animation experience

The Babu & The Bazaar is an exhibition of exquisite oil paintings, pat watercolours, prints and reverse paintings from the 19th and early 20th Century that drew inspiration from everywhere while remaining local in technique

Hip-hop frenzy peaks as Riar Saab unleashes the madness of his popular track ‘Gaddiyan Ucchiyan Rakhiyaan’ during his Obsessed Tour

The country’s artisanal fountain pen makers are a niche group who handcraft painted, engraved, and even wooden variants that are sold across the globe  

A generation that has grown up on a digital diet is propelling this art form’s revival

Sabari Venu has been reimagining Mahabali to come up with images that do justice to the idea of what he represents to Malayalis

Ranjani Sivakumar’s Birdsong by Birdsong, to be performed in Hyderabad on September 2, explores the relationship between birds and music, sourced from the works of poets and writers

Public confusion over the extent of unemployment is a result of the differences in the various data bases used

The mismatch between the problem at hand and what the Budget offers is stark be it welfare or even taking care of key political allies

The policy slant highlights good intentions, but the ways and the means to accomplish the ambitious goals set out are hazy

Adherence to the principles of data privacy and data minimisation is particularly pertinent given the sensitive nature of children’s personal data

An outline of a care paradigm and shift in mindset that advance the rights of homeless persons with mental illness