A List Apart

Issue № 365

How do we create better communities—and better communication? By applying our design skills, of course.

Becoming Better Communicators

by Inayaili de Leon20 Comments

As designers, we already know how to communicate with users in a language they understand. Yet, we often don't do this when communicating with those whom our work requires us to talk to every day: our own colleagues. Inayaili de León shows us why—and how we can build the human relationships and shared vocabularies we need to get better at it.

Universal Design IRL

by Sara Wachter-Boettcher43 Comments

We talk a lot about building a web that’s accessible to anyone—a web that serves more of us, more fully. But are our own events and conferences as inclusive as the web we’re all working toward? Sara Wachter-Boettcher explores how we can improve the design of our own community.

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