Kat HolmesHow Bad Design Perpetuates Harmful StereotypesSpecialized solutions for disadvantaged people often have more to do with negative perceptions than actual needsOct 3, 20186Oct 3, 20186
Kat HolmesinAIGA Eye on DesignWhat We’re Leaving Out of the Discussion Around Inclusive DesignTo truly achieve inclusiveness, we need to first look at who we’re excluding.Aug 28, 20181Aug 28, 20181
Kat HolmesThe Flood | 50,000 gallons and 35,000 wordsMy first mistake in writing a book was assuming that I’d simply expand on stuff that I’d already written. I had spent years researching…Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
Kat HolmesMismatch | How Inclusion Shapes Design“Disability is a mismatched interaction between the features of a person’s body and the features of the environment in which they live” —…Mar 30, 2018Mar 30, 2018
Kat HolmesJohn Maeda & Kat Holmes on Designing for InclusivenessWe all feel it — our technology feels like a century ahead of us, while our behaviors are reflective of decades before us. The systemic…Feb 1, 20181Feb 1, 20181
Kat HolmesThe Art of a More Perfect UnionI’m sitting at the base of the White House. Public Enemy’s Fight the Power fills the air. The preamble of the Constitution is running…Jan 20, 2017Jan 20, 2017
Kat HolmesinMicrosoft DesignWho Gets to Play?“Inclusive Design doesn’t mean you’re designing one thing for all people. You’re designing a diversity of ways to participate so everyone…Oct 15, 2016Oct 15, 2016