A Manifesto for Design-Led Systems Change
I’m writing a book on the ubiquitous influence of design on our everyday lives and the systems that sustain the planet. It looks at how…
Facebook admitted defrauding kids and parents of thousands of dollars in early free-to-play games
Facebook engaged in practices that tricked children and parents into spending money in free-to-play games, according to the publication Reveal.
Adam Amran on Twitter
These days, you’re lucky to see ANY content on a news or publication site when you land there. https://t.co/KfM1Y5NJRf— Adam Amran (@amrancz) January 26, 2019
Per Pettersson on Twitter
THIS is a great mobile experience.- WE TRACK YOUR INTERACTIONS AND YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT IT.- WANT TO INSTALL OUR APP, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT?- HEY, WHY NOT READ ANOTHER ARTICLE EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE NOT EVEN SEEN THE HEADING OF THIS ONE? pic.twitter.com/QyGCD4jmeB— Per Pettersson (@per_p) January 26, 2019
Design’s Lost Generation
A year ago I was in the audience at a gathering of designers in San Francisco. There were four designers on stage, and two of them worked…
Framework
Does Apple have an obligation to make the iPhone safer for kids?
The problem isn't kids owning smartphones. But when daily use exceeds two hours a day, mental health issues start to crop up.
Ethical design is the answer to some of social media’s problems
Tech companies are beginning to recognise that there is an ethical dimension to their work, and that they have some responsibility for the well-being of their users.
Protect Your Users from Each Other
In this episode, Kate and Laura talk about how and why to protect your users from each other while they slowly lose what little faith they still had in humanity. Happy New Year. Drink pairing: Bottomless Mimosas. Or topless. Whatever. You do you.
Dr. Google Is a Liar
Fake news threatens our democracy. Fake medical news threatens our lives.
Artificial Intelligence Hits the Barrier of Meaning
Machine learning algorithms don’t yet understand things the way humans do — with sometimes disastrous consequences
#122 Calm technology with Amber Case
We talk to Amber Case, cyborg anthropologist and UX designer. We chat about the ideas expressed in Amber’s popular TED talk “We are all cyborgs now” before turning our attention to the notion of calm technology. More and more things are demanding more and more of our attention. Everything beeps, flashes, vibrates or notifies. With...
#194 Research on the fly with Cyd Harrell
Podcast interview with Cyd Harrell. We talk to Cyd about researching on the fly and preparing yourself for research sessions in general.
The Age of the Algorithm
On April 9, 2017, United Airlines flight 3411 was preparing to take off from Chicago when flight attendants discovered the plane was overbooked. They tried to get volunteers to give up their seats with promises of travel vouchers and hotel accommodations, but not enough people were willing to get off the flight. So United ended up
VICE News on Twitter
These apps are made to watch kids. Abusive partners are using them to track their partners. pic.twitter.com/d9KOOJfjtP— VICE News (@vicenews) October 20, 2018
How algorithms are pushing the tech giants into the danger zone
The algorithms Facebook and other tech companies use to boost engagement – and increase profits – have led to spectacular failures of sensitivity and worse…
What We’re Leaving Out of the Discussion Around Inclusive Design
To truly achieve inclusiveness, we need to first look at who we’re excluding.
“Diversity” and “inclusion” aren’t interchangeable. Here’s how to use them correctly
Words matter.
Design thinking is the opposite of inclusive design
NYU professor Natasha Iskander argues that design thinking only serves to uphold the status quo.
We Need Software to Help Us Slow Down, Not Speed Up
Speed often improves life. But the recent techlash has been driven in a fundamental way by the grim side effects of this acceleration.
UK Government Proposes Five Basic Principles to Keep Humans Safe From AI
A new report by the Lords Select Committee in the UK claims that Britain is in a strong position to be a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence. But to get there—and to keep AI safe and ethical—tech firms should follow the Committee’s newly proposed “AI Code.”
visakan veerasamy on Twitter
we already live in a boring dystopia pic.twitter.com/4feoT4DWSC— visakan veerasamy (@visakanv) April 29, 2018
Morality and the idea of progress in silicon valley
Will Tech Companies Ever Take Ethics Seriously? – Member Feature Stories
The Cambridge Analytica scandal was the latest hit in a long series of controversies involving leading Silicon Valley tech companies. Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter, and Uber, to name a handful of…
Women and Minorities in Tech, By the Numbers
More women than ever are finding work in the legal, medical, and technical fields. So why are women avoiding computer science?
Big organizations may like killer robots, but workers and researchers sure don’t
Tech firms and universities interested in building AI-powered weapons for lucrative military contracts are, predictably, facing some significant pushback.
Slack’s new policy lets bosses read employees’ DMs without consent
Alec Baldwin Says Trump Tweeting About Him is
Josh Constine on Twitter
Facebook has allowed so many worst-case scenarios to come true there’s too many to count, but I’m going to try *deep breath*— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) March 19, 2018
Shame the Confirmshamers | Viget
#Confirmshaming: one more dark pattern the web doesn't need.
'Fiction is outperforming reality': how YouTube's algorithm distorts truth
An ex-YouTube insider reveals how its recommendation algorithm promotes divisive clips and conspiracy videos. Did they harm Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency?
An Introduction to Value Sensitive Design
Complexity Bias: Why We Prefer Complicated to Simple
Complexity bias is a logical fallacy that leads us to give undue credence to complex concepts. Faced with two competing hypotheses, we are likely to choose the most complex one.
Your First Thought Is Rarely Your Best Thought: Lessons on Thinking
Most people have no time to think. They schedule themselves like lawyers. They work in five- to eight-minute increments, scheduled back to back. They think only in first thoughts never in second thoughts.
Scott Berkun on Twitter
1. The elephant in the room for #designethics is if you design things for a corporation you inherit their ethics, or lack their-of, whether you notice it or not.— Scott Berkun (@berkun) February 27, 2018
The Tamagotchi Trap – Human Systems
On the Dangers of Mindful Design, Well-being-based Design, Behavior Change, etc
Dieter Rams: If I Could Do It Again, “I Would Not Want To Be A Designer”
The lauded Braun designer reveals how architecture has influenced his work, what Apple gets right, and the kind of design he truly hates.
Designing the Designer – One Design Community
Jesse James Garrett’s Midwest UX 2017 Keynote
Why Dark Patterns Won’t Go Away
Users hate them. They’re bad for business. So why do they persist?
No one’s coming. It’s up to us. – Dan Hon
Adapted from “We Are The Very Model Of Modern Humanist Technologists”, a lightning talk given at #foocamp 2017 in San Francisco on…
Fitness trackers could pose stalking risk
Fitness trackers and other wearables could allow users to be identified and followed without their knowledge. Research carried out by Symantec has shown that devices that use Bluetooth LE broadcast their unique hardware address, which is similar to a MAC address, even when they are seemingly offline.
A popular jogging app is leaking military secrets
The fitness tracking app Strava released a heat map last fall showing jogging routes logged by its users around the world. But in recent days, independent military experts have noticed the map discloses the locations of one normally secretive set of fitness buffs: military personnel from the U.S. and other Western nations, deployed at sensitive … Continue reading “A popular jogging app is leaking military secrets”
How To Design Non-Addictive UX (It’s Really Not Hard)
To wean users off their devices, UX designers can deploy the very tricks that made their products so addictive in the first place, writes Bruce Nussbaum.
‘Never get high on your own supply’ – why social media bosses don’t use social media
Developers of platforms such as Facebook have admitted that they were designed to be addictive. Should we be following the executives’ example and going cold turkey – and is it even possible for mere mortals?
Facebook should be 'regulated like cigarette industry', says tech CEO
Salesforce chief Marc Benioff is latest tech insider to raise alarm over social media’s effect on society with comments at Davos
Six Steps to Circular Systems Design – Disruptive Design
Design influences all of us in profound and often unnoticeable ways. From the subtle shifts in our society to the overt impacts that…
Innclusive and Noirbnb Hope Black People Will Never Need to Share Another #AirbnbWhileBlack Story
The hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack was an eye-opener regarding the lodging site and its black customers. Black users of the popular site aired their grievances about being denied stays by hosts because of their race. Although the company assured the public that racism would not be tolerated, people weren’t buying it. But two companies that started out with similar names have surfaced to give black travelers and hosts more options.
User experience test tools: A privacy accident waiting to happen
Researchers watch publishers watching you, ignore privacy settings, run over mere HTTP
Resources
Explore all videos, case studies, worksheets, external resources and glossary. This guide is a collaboration between IDEO and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Vox Product Accessibility Guidelines
As journalists, advertisers, producers, and creators, content is at our core at Vox Media. We want to ensure that everyone—regardless of ability, situation, or context—can access it.
Calm Technology
Calm technology is maintained by Amber Case