A practical approach to queering design
The co-founder of the Queer Design Club on what a queerer design industry would look like: more expressive, collective, and subversive.
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For Pentagram partner Eddie Opara, design is a spiritual practice
Opara reflects on his experience as a Black designer in the United States as part of a new anthology, "The Black Experience in Design."
Imagining a gender-affirming internet
Can web design step outside the binary? A look at how the internet can embrace and protect users of all gender identities.
Protecting user privacy through design
Designers can help ensure that the users’ information and data they’re entrusted with are handled with care. Here’s how.
How design is addressing the mental health crisis
The products we design can make a difference in people’s lives. It’s up to us to ensure the change they create is a positive one.
Designing for inclusion: An interview with Nancy Douyon
Global Design Ethicist and Product Philosopher Nancy Douyon helps leading brands design for inclusion and representation.
On designing more honest products
Dishonest design can mislead users and spread misinformation. Here's how to avoid it and bring integrity back to design.
Building better user-centered products: An interview with Ron Bronson
Creating humane experiences is about more than just empathy, argues information architect and product design manager Ron Bronson.
How digital wellness is bringing mindfulness to design
Digital wellness aims to cater to the true needs of users, rather than competing for their attention.
A look at how UX/UI design is portrayed in popular media
Interfaces in movies and TV shows tend to look unrealistic, but there’s a lesson to be learned from them.
How wearable design can directly affect our health
Wearable technology to track and monitor our health and exercise is on the rise. How can design make sure it serves us well?
Designing a greener web: An interview with Gerry McGovern
An expert in digital customer experience, Gerry McGovern believes it’s time to rethink the way we design and develop products.
How designers can help mitigate the next pandemic
Better product design can reduce the transmission of bacteria and viruses. Here’s how to design our way out of the next crisis.
Should you code as a designer?
An exploration into this age-old discussion poses the question: what is the opportunity cost of learning to code as a designer?
The roles of data and intuition in design
In search of logical problem solving, design is steering away from taste. Can data and intuition co-exist in our decision making?
An argument for using handwritten fonts in web design
Handwritten fonts are often looked down upon in the world of sleek interfaces. But is it time to reassess these old biases?
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