Speck DesignWhite Space, Black Designers NeededSpeck Design–the only black-owned product design consultancy in the US explores the disproportionate number of African Americans in design.Mar 9, 2023Mar 9, 2023
Speck DesignHealth 4.0 Has Caught Up with Industry 4.0 (and Needs UX Design) Part 1Before 2020, healthcare had yet to embrace digital innovations & ease of use as readily as other industries. Then came The Great PandemicFeb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Speck DesignNope.For those who love their jobs and work in helping jobs burnout is even more of a risk; one being professionally “selfish” could help…Dec 14, 20221Dec 14, 20221
Speck DesignAdapting User Experience to Heal a Generation of Broken People: Part OneIn a post-pandemic world, every one of us has something in common — profound loss. UXers need to be prepared to address it in this new age.Oct 19, 2022Oct 19, 2022
Speck DesignA Business Case For Circular Product DesignCan circular product design be profitable? Spoiler alert: yes. But before we make our case, let’s have a conversation about profitability.Sep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022
Speck DesignTrash: The Challenge of Planned Obsolescence to The Circular EconomyDisposability & planned obsolescence are still wide spread practices in product design direct & in direct conflict with the circular…Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022
Speck DesignPart 3: We Aren’t Quite Dead Yet: Harnessing The Law of Unintended Consequences for Sustainable…In the final blog of our Sustainable Technology series, we focus on the importance of environmental empathy and what designers are actually…Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
Speck DesignPart 2: We Aren’t Quite Dead Yet: Harnessing The Law of Unintended Consequences for Sustainable…In Part II of our Sustainable Technology blog series, we take a closer look at systems interconnectivity being both the driver of negative…Jan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
Speck DesignWe Aren’t Quite Dead YetProduct and technology innovation is a notoriously double-edged sword, often creating as many negative consequences as it does benefits.Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021
Speck DesignGood Design Can Be Taught: Ethical Design Must Be ChosenPrimum non nocere or “Do no harm” is a phrase most people recognize as the physician’s creed. It is an ethical baseline in medicine, a…Aug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021