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Social Impact

Design shapes the world around us and influences our lives every day. Read about the impact of design and the role designers play in shaping societal outcomes.

Social Impact

Making Innovation More Equitable, Accessible, and Fun: A Conversation with Nagela Dales

By Lauren Currie

Learn how Nagela Dales helps reshape organizations’ narratives to make them more inclusive, nuanced, and positive.

Social Impact

Introducing Spectrum’s Guide to Inclusive UX Writing

By Sarah Smart

What we say is just as important as how things look.

Social Impact

Connecting Black Talent During COVID-19 and Beyond: A Conversation with Kike Oniwinde

By Lauren Currie

Kike Owinde shares the origin-story of the Black Young Professionals Network and how she has tackled recent challenges.

An underwater view of a coral reef with ocean life.
Social Impact

The Ocean Agency Works with Design Students to Find UX Solutions to Protect Our Oceans

By Margaret Seelie

Adobe and The Ocean Agency are looking to the next generation of designers to help protect our oceans.

Social Impact

Is It Possible to Design an Ethical Cookie Consent Bar?

By Margaret Rhodes

Pop-up notifications are like internet gnats. What happens when it’s critical privacy information?

Social Impact

Are Codes of Conduct Changing the Diversity Stats in Open Source?

By Margaret Rhodes

Open source communities are overwhelmingly white and male, but recent efforts aim to dismantle a culture of intimidation.

Social Impact

Dark Patterns Are Changing How the Law Understands Technology

By Caroline Sinders

Dark patterns have the power to design harm into our technologies. Now, that’s starting to change.

Social Impact

How Empathy Helped Me Change Careers and Come Out as Nonbinary

By RC Woodmass

Empathy, like many other attributes worth practicing, can lead us through unpredictable journeys.

Moving from a Sales-First to a User-First Design Approach
Social Impact

Moving from a Sales-First to a User-First Design Approach

By Maddy Beard

What if we could take the skill-set behind designing to sell and design to empower users?

Social Impact

Announcing the Winners of the Adobe Design Circle Scholarship

By Khoi Vinh

Meet the winners of Adobe’s 2020 Design Circle Scholarship. Each will receive up to $25,000/year.

Social Impact

Design for Social Transformation Requires More Than Good Intentions

By Design Justice Network

Design practices too often support systems of oppression—the Design Justice Network works to address this challenge.

United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives: Mobilizing the Design World in the Fight Against COVID-19
Social Impact

United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives: Mobilizing the Design World in the Fight Against COVID-19

By Oliver Lindberg

How the United Nations called out to creatives around the world to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Social Impact

Our First Virtual Meet-Up with the Design Community

By Kari Norder

Designers came together virtually to share best practices on collaboration, remote work, and creativity in the time of COVID-19.

How can designers responsibly use science fiction as inspiration?
Social Impact

How Can Designers Responsibly Use Science Fiction as Inspiration?

By Liz Stinson

Should designers proceed with caution when using science fiction for the interfaces they create?

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