We launched Instagram Lite in 172 countries and territories worldwide in 2021, bringing the Instagram Lite experience to people in emerging markets and enabling them to connect with friends, family and followers. …

When content designer Elisabeth Carr joined a small group of writers at what was then Facebook, Inc., in 2012, she didn’t imagine that she’d eventually lead one of the biggest teams in the industry at a company that would grow to support over 68,000 employees. Today, she serves as our…

Designing for the future of social connection Our company builds technology around people and their relationships because nothing beats being together. The metaverse is the next evolution of social technology — where you can share immersive experiences with people even when you can’t be together in person, and do things together you couldn’t do in the physical…

This November, Meta honored the cultures, traditions and histories of Native American people in the U.S. The theme — “be a good relative” — for this year’s collection of company events celebrates our interdependence — on each other and on the world around us. As designers, we’re interested in how…

In June, Instagram’s @design team announced the inaugural #BlackDesignVisionaries grant program, presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Museum. …

How do you define a person who has toured the world for a decade as a synth musician; designed some of the first sounds to ship in a cell phone; contributed to Oscar-nominated, Emmy- and BAFTA-winning projects; produced the music for the legendary “Guitar Hero” videogame; and supervises every audio…

When Facebook Product Designer Ramya R. learned that her young son’s rare disease would hinder his mobility for the rest of his life, she despaired. Then, she set out to build an entire accessibility design team at Facebook. But she doesn’t do the accessibility work people might assume she does…

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s health, livelihoods, sanity, and more, and this has been as true for Facebook designers as it has been for anyone. It’s within this context that we reflect on what Women’s History Month means for us. …

Over the past year, we at Facebook Design have been reflecting on how we communicate. What we saw suggested that we needed to revamp the Facebook Design website to better serve you, the design community, as one of our goals is to generously contribute to the field of design. This…