inclusive-design

Selecting accessible fonts for your copy is not just to help users with disabilities and special needs – it increases legibility for all… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Their problems, behaviours, needs & tools, plus design guidelines for building accessible productsPhoto by Josh Riemer on UnsplashIn my article “The three levels of accessibility”, I mention the importance of designing for clarity and inclusivity. Not only to ensure everybody regardless of ability i..

Close up picture of a surprised middle-aged latin man with sunglasses, surrounded by heaps of $100 bills.As someone who’s been tirelessly advocating for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the digital space for over 20 years, I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve had to explain to peo..

“I’m usually not that negative but this is bad…”— Well-meaning fellow designerIn a matter of minutes, a few more comments popped out mocking my poor writing and lack of actionable information in my article. My mood sank. They are right! I start writing responses to each one, justifying myself like a..

5 things I’ve learned from having amazing mentors Continue reading on UX Collective »

A collection of 18 tips to help improve your designs. Continue reading on UX Collective »

The Four Approaches to Fill the Missing Middle of Service DesignDuring its growth, Service Design focused heavily on definitions and its toolkit. But it failed to define what lies between these endpoints. While this is enough for practitioners, it falls short in the boardroom. Here we propose to fil..

And how to use the request for this feature as an indicator that the problem hasn’t been fully understood Continue reading on UX Collective »

Some tips to get overcome barriers and get things back on track Photo by Jackson Simmer on UnsplashSometimes at work, the same issues can crop up so many times we start to think that things will never change, which makes us tired and resentful. Getting to that point is dangerous — we become negative..

A new way of thinking about data science and data ethics, informed by the ideas of intersectional feminism.by Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein Introduction: We wrote this book because we are data scientists and data feminists. Although we speak as a “we” in this book, and share certain identi..