Takeaways from World Usability Day 2021: Trust, Ethics, and Integrity in Design

Trina Balbe in dark black sweater pauses while speaking about ethics, a brown and green artwork in the background.

For the 17th annual World Usability Day, UX Research and Strategy hosted a panel discussion featuring Morten Rand-Hendricksen, Trina Falbe, and Andy Vitale.

The panel discussion focused on the biggest ethical concerns the UX field faces, how to address ethical challenges in the workplace, and steps organizations can implement to avoid unethical practices.

While there were over three dozen online World Usability Day 2021 events this year, I was interested in attending the panel discussion for multiple reasons:

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Photo of the Week: Fairy Doors Scavenger Hunt Returns to Belle Isle

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources logo on a mossy plaque on the ground, surrounded by miniature shovel, truck, green evergreen trees next to a blue bird house.

When it’s a gray and cloudy day in November, what can you do outside?

Head to Belle Isle State Park, of course, for a scavenger hunt to find the fairies!

Which is what I did this weekend, when the Fairy Doors returned to the Belle Isle Aquarium and Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory for the second year.

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November 12, 2021: Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about the scale CSS property, find a new 10-hour user experience design course for beginners, discover the importance of creating effective accessible names for interactive controls, and more. Continue reading November 12, 2021: Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News