Rethinking design accessibility in the world of data visualizations. The anatomy of a data visualization and visualizing for accessibility. — Data journalism is an emerging field due to the amount of open data that journalists now can leverage to find new stories, extract insights and findings, and produce a powerful story with cutting edge technologies. As Meredith Levien, the current CEO at the New York Times, has said “We live…

As designers and engineers, we have to be aware that the risk of users suffering psychological trauma will steadily increase as V.R. technology advances. The deconstruction of VR through philosophical, technological, ethical, and cognitive lenses. — Table of Contents: 1. Philosophical Lens. A set of important theories about why and how art affects us. 2. Technological Lens. What does it have to do with Virtual Reality?

Communicating the value of design is one of the most essential skills that I learned through my work at early-stage startups. In places, where design is on the way to becoming a leading voice of a product and design system is yet to be established, it’s a responsibility for any designer (even an intern) to help others understand the design process and its impact on business strategy. — Why negotiations?

Social networks have originated dozens years before social media has become ubiquitous on the Internet. Georg Simmel, a German sociologist, is considered to be the founding father of social network research. Simmel asked the questions on how people related to each other and introduced the term of ‘formal’ sociology. ‘Formal’…

Modern political data industry, creating new opportunities for political manipulation and anti-democratic strategy, is the result of some weaponized data-driven designed systems that lead to problematic outputs, affecting large scale communities. — Data-driven technology is an unavoidable attribute of modern political campaigns. Some people agree that it is an excellent addition to politics as a necessary contemporary approach to democratic processes, while others argue that it decreases trust in already flawed systems in politics. Given the fact the mass communication has already…

There is no universal definition of design thinking (DT). But for me, it’s one of the lenses to look at the world to tackle complex challenges that are multifaceted and intrinsically human. …

Three years ago I found out my friend had dyslexia. How can design help ease reading and writing process for people with dyslexia? — I was an Editor in Chief for the magazine Literati during my senior year of high school in New Hampshire. It was a pretty hectic time, when everyone was busy with writing essays, finishing up art portfolios, and preparing for SATs. …

We all have the power to enact small and big changes in our communities. Self-defense can be a stepping stone for a larger conversation for areas in the world where violence occurs but never gets reported. — Today young women live in the world of incredible opportunities and possibilities, but also the world of tremendous challenges and serious risks, especially in developing countries as India. Four years before the #MeToo movement began, Pooja Nagpal founded her own non-profit with the mission to mentally and physically empower generations…

In the next 10 years Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be smarter, quicker, and more universal. It will become the most powerful competitive advantage. — 70 years ago scientists proposed two approaches to the creation of Artificial Intelligence. They were both based on brain simulations, strict rules, and logic. Today, thanks to the development and transformation of those methods, neural networks can easily recognize faces, understand human speech, and even make decisions.