There are 1.2 Billion teenagers in the world! And this generation of teenagers grew up in a time when technology had already become mainstream. Therefore teens are comfortable clicking, typing, tapping, swiping, and conversing with text-based, or speech-based chatbots.

How can we identify opportunities to design for more inclusion, equity, and even joy in everyday life of our cities? The team realized that the studio was not just about community design, but was also about becoming a community of support to each other and larger surroundings during this challenging time.

A collection of actionable advice for the job hunting Jr Designer

There are so many identities, circumstances, and fluid behaviours that influence your users, on a moment-to-moment basis, and on a longer-term basis.

While we often can’t control the circumstances, some impediments shouldn’t even happen in the first place.

You don’t need to have a masters degree in counseling to be able to design like a therapist. Get people to tell stories and really listen.

Having diversity on your team means a wide array of perspectives and experiences which lead to greater levels of empathy and understanding of a larger audience.

A disability is a phenomenon reflecting the interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives.

Cognitive biases can easily sneak into your design work, especially if you work on a team