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Design doesn’t need to end like this

Somewhere between AI anxiety and evangelism, there’s an alternative path for design

Jul 8

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Jul 8

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Token Queers: LGBTQ+ Pride, gay greed, and the Blockchain

Web3 advocates use the language of community and vague promises of innovation to rainbow wash their affinity scams

Jun 1, 2022

A digital collage of an ape with laser eyes holding a rainbow flag against a glowing pink hexagon atop a spacey sky.

Jun 1, 2022

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Dysfunctional systems: Why are we designing for addiction?

Harmful patterns of thought, become harmful patterns in UI, become harmful patterns of behavior

Nov 8, 2021

A photo of Instagram’s like tooltip with 0 hearts, recreated in neon against a black background.

Nov 8, 2021

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The machines won’t save your design system

Will AI change the way we build design systems? Probably. For the better? Eh…

Mar 24, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

John Voss

Tech’s search for nails in matters of social justice

Technology is a hammer tapping against structures built over centuries

Jun 25, 2022

A digital illustration of the heads of a justice’s gavel and a hammer facing each other. Nails and pills fill a green background

Jun 25, 2022

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One hell of a year

My vows for our second wedding on our first anniversary

Apr 2, 2022

My husband and I standing in our back yard in front of a copper arch, decorated in florals.

Apr 2, 2022

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To Guff

Today we said goodbye to Guff.

Mar 12, 2022

Guff, my senior English Bulldog pug mix is resting on the hardwood floor. His face is nestled into his paws. He’s in stark relief, in the center of a sunbeam. The shadows behind him are dark.

Mar 12, 2022

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Queer Design Club

A practical approach to queering design

The future of design is queer. What does that mean in practice?

Dec 2, 2020

An illustrated skeleton skipping over the words, “Be Gay Do Design”

Dec 2, 2020

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Queer Design Club

A read-out from the first-ever survey of LGBTQ+ people in design

We’re taking the queer experience in design out of the closets and into spreadsheets

Jun 23, 2020

The queer design count 2019 banner

Jun 23, 2020

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Queer Design Club

Inclusive by design

Creating an organization where LGBTQ+ designers can thrive

Mar 17, 2020

Inclusive by design

Mar 17, 2020

John Voss

John Voss

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Designer with a heart of gold and mouth like a sailor. Cares about how the work we do impacts others. www.jovo.design

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