How to build tech that does things differently
Data ethics principles and processes are useful, but they are often of limited use when it comes to addressing the social and environmental harms of the data economy. This post is about using creative R&D to build data technologies that embed a different set of values from the ground up, balancing e..
More communication ≠ better communication.
We can’t compensate for the lack of face-to-face interaction with our coworkers by adding more communication channels or scheduling more meetings. Think quality over quantity.
— 100 design lessons for 2021
More communication ≠ better communication. was originally published in UX Collective on Medium..
Sagrada Familia: The divine creative freedom of architect Antoni Gaudí
A celebration of science and spirit.
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Why 2020 was the year of data viz
The biggest design trend from last year made visualizing data a mainstream thing
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The public speaking side quest
Have you ever considered sharing your experience or knowledge with complete strangers?What I love about the design and tech community, is that people mostly say yes to this question. There is a sense of giving back to the community, almost like a rite of passage in one’s professional journey.
But li..
To add is expected, to subtract is design
A couple years ago I wrote about how healthcare should take customer experience guru Dan Gingiss’s advice: do simple better. Now new research illustrates why this is so hard: when it comes to trying to make improvements, people would rather add than subtract.
That, in a nutshell, may help explain wh..
Designing a healthy society
As researchers and designers of emerging technologies, we need to reflect and ask ourselves, what’s within our power to help realize a future that invites participation from the full spectrum of human diversity.Credit: Fortune Magazine/Ultimate Software — 100 Best Places Workplaces for DiversityTher..
Ideating within constraints — utilizing context to design strategically
Leveraging the constraints around our work to envision a broader range of ideas that incite critical thinking & debate
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A practical guide on how to choose and tweak typefaces for your design project
Using Google Fonts, Figma and your eyes
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Creating a more collaborative and efficient process when migrating to Figma
How we migrated our design team to Figma — Part 2Illustration by Alexander FandénAs the coronavirus hit the travel industry earlier this year, the design team at Agoda looked at how we could save costs without sacrificing the quality of the work we’re doing. The collaborative features and the opport..
