Decolonizing your design system: Talk resources
2 min readSep 21, 2023
Hello! I do a talk called “Decolonizing your design system: Unveiling biases and revolutionizing inclusion.” This article includes references to my talk and other resources.
If you’re interested in having me present this talk at your event, please get in touch with me via LinkedIn.
Global Pattern Library Project
Do you want to help contribute to a global pattern library? The library will include UI patterns that are inclusive of cultural contexts. The idea is to make the library open-source, and I’m in the process of figuring out some options that make it easy to contribute. Please reach out to me via LinkedIn if you're interested!
Image credits
- Transatlantic Slave Trade (1500–1866) — image from Notabilia: A Blog about Rare Books. Learn more about the transatlantic slave trade and the middle passage.
- Chinese Exclusion Act posters (1885) — from The Washington State Historical Society. Learn more about the Chinese Exclusion Act at their site.
- Native American Boarding Schools — image from KARE11 News. More about the boarding schools.
- M&Ms image — from M&M/Mars Company
- The train platform in Japan — photo by me.
- Brad Frost at Converge US — photo by Jules Mahé
Resources referenced
- Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It by Mike Monteiro
- Design for Cognitive Bias by David Dylan Thomas
- How We Document report — download for free
- Is Atomic Design Dead? by Brad Frost from Converge US 2023 — access all videos from the conference for free
