Marko Ahtisaari on Max Richter’s “Sleep” (SPAN Short)
Welcome to #SPAN18. In this short, technologist Marko Ahtisaari explains why the 2019 Helsinki Festival may begin with composer Max…
SPAN 2018 Helsinki – Conference Highlights
Google’s #SPAN18 conference in Helsinki brought together 400 makers and technologists for a day of thought-provoking conversation—featuring Isabelle Olsson, Snøhetta,…
Design is [Listening]: Listening as design strategy
As designers, we listen, consciously or not. We listen to ourselves, to another, to many. Design, particularly UX, can be…
Google Design’s Best of 2018 — Trailer
Our annual review highlights the year’s noteworthy design projects. See them all: https://design.google/2018
Design Sprints as a Tool for Organizational Change
Design Sprints are not just for helping teams innovate on product challenges, they can also be an incredible tool to…
Design Sprints for a Better World
As part of the Design Sprints for a Better World session at the Sprint Conference, Sydney Hessel spoke about the…
Actionable Futures Workshop and Toolkit
Sami Niemelä led an interactive workshop at the Sprint Conference teaching how to use his Actionable Futures toolkit which is…
Google Job Search: UX Designers Peter Jin Hong and Scott Wasson
In this episode, host Travis Neilson interviews two of Google’s UX designers to discuss the newly launched Google Job Search—a…
Getting Effective Session Outcomes
As one of the keynote speakers, Tom Chi shares his radical approach to prototyping which is based on key techniques…
Google’s Design Philosophy and UX Culture
Google thought leaders in the UX & Design community talk about what it’s like to work at Google, our design…
Design is [Equitable]
As designers and researchers, we aspire to equitably address underrepresented populations in our work. But, prioritizing equitable choices can be…
Game design and Google: August de los Reyes talks great design (Method, Ep 17)
In this episode, host Travis Neilson interviews August de los Reyes, a UX director at Google, about considering a product’s…