Starting off with an Ice-breaking activity of “Build a Home” which pulled up energetic participants to design modern homes. The activity paved a way on interior designing ideas and planning layouts was something that people were really excited to learn about. The details that the people focused on was amazing and the designs came out pretty well. Affshana, an Interior designer, was on the premises during the activity and gave insights on how better they can do the designs and summarized on how interior designing works!

Powerful session by Santhosh Palavesh of UMM Digital, enlightening people on how and why Design is money. He focused on the elements of design that works on the internet. The case studies of how companies like Bumble are leveraging and implementing design strategies into their products. The impact a design can create was explained while showcasing websites that convert because of the UX elements implemented. He also shared on how he scaled his agency in the last 10 years.

Pramila Jain of Candyfloss shared thoughts on her journey of how she made it from Freelancer to a Founder and why she never gave up! While her whole life was a roller coaster ride, she has still made it to who she is today. Her journey of how she managed obstacles and the ways in which she planned and focused on building her marketing agency was pretty interesting to listen to.

The Limelight rising stars Ananthakumar Kuppusamy and Chenthuran Ilango presented their works and thoughts to the audience. Ananth showcased some of his works he’s done as a UX Designer, and the layouts were something that would work pretty well. Chenthuran shared his works and his journey so far in the field of design. It was such a delight to see young minds glowing and their aspirations were set apart.

And it was a wrap!

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Pretty soon you can play your favorite games on your browser. Google has announced Stadia, a platform that will redefine the future of gaming. Google has brought down the limitations of gaming by storing and processing games in a well equipped high performance cloud. The hardware developed by Google and AMD is much superior than that of Xbox and PS4 put together.

You could play games on Stadia with any device that has a chrome browser. Google promises a premium gaming experience on a budget device. The platform will also enable companies to create games with the best game engines in the industry. Top notch content performance upto 8K HDR at 60FPS will be supported by Stadia.

Stadia Controller is a gamepad from the future. The controller connects directly to Stadia through WiFi and synchronizes with the game you are playing and a Google Assistant button helps you with in game features and tricks. Also, there’s a state share button that enables people to share a game from a particular point so that others can relive the whole experience again.

The limitless gaming experience is set to arrive by the end of this summer.

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While Apple is up by 14% and Alphabet by 19%, it is shocking to see a surging growth of 56% by Amazon so far this year. This high growth rate might compound into Amazon becoming the company with the highest Market Cap. Investors and financial advisors predict that Amazon will lead the race pretty soon.

There are few important insights we might want to ponder on at this instance. The thing about Amazon is that in it’s early days, they were totally relying on Google Ads. That basically means that Google has been the backbone for Amazon’s path for success. Now such a company called Amazon is almost on the verge of surpassing the market cap of Alphabet(Google’s parent company). Things like these are really interesting to look upon.

Also, there could be another scenario where things could take a rest with Amazon, which might actually lead to Alphabet or Apple winning the race with the launches of their upcoming flagship smartphones as well.

Personally, I think Amazon does have really high chances of making it to the top. Which company do you think will make it first?

What do you call a sophisticated long upholstered seat with both arms and back? Sofas they are! They’ve been a part of our living room for a long time now, it’s about time to identify the perfect spot for the sofa set. To optimize the space and retain a cozy look to your living room furniture, it is always best to drop them in the corners of the room. But in case, if you want to give focus to an elite look rather than your comfort, it is advisable to put them in a place where it attracts a lot of sight.

Ample spacing for Elite look

Whenever you position a sofa set, make sure to provide ample space to move around effortlessly. In case you have other seating furniture, put them around the primary sofa to create a setup where people can gather for discussions. Always take care to keep a table in front of the sofa to place magazines, scribble pads and other stuff. Coffee tables are always kept in the center of the room and in front of the sofa. The side tables are placed adjacent to the hand rest of the sofa. More than 2 side tables will make the environment quirky. Putting the focus on a few common objects like TV is highly necessary, hence it is advisable to keep a minimum distance of 12 feet between the sofa and the TV for a comfortable view.

Advisable distance from TV

Don’t forget the 3 feet rule! You must ensure to provide a minimum of 3 feet gap to walk around your place. So set your sofa and other furniture according to the space to maintain ease of movement around your place. In fact, the 3 feet rule applies to all the furniture and appliances at your place. Coming to the rugs and mats, yes they have to be intact and not wobbly. It is better to locate the seating in such a way that your legs rest completely on the rug.

Look out for proper lighting! It is highly desired to position your sofa to pleasant lighting which in turn creates a soothing ambience. Ample amount of light will add beauty to your sofa set environment. The Luz House at Chennai could give a perfect example of how lighting can be useful to position your sofa set. The ambience has been set for an elite look for such an old building.

Now comes the tricky part, if you are planning to buy sectional sofas, then you may be tempted to put them in the corners of the room. But this could be a bad idea! Pull them away from the walls and then they work beautifully. You will get lots of space to play around when it placed away from the wall and in some cases, it could act as room dividers which provide a break between your spaces. And for exclusive collections of sectional sofas check here.

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Money doesn’t grow on trees! It would be great if the startups use funds wisely and not waste them with fake assumptions.