Diverse representations in design and awkward conversations with colleagues
summary
Design work at a Kenyan NGO produces concrete lessons: an illustration of a family with visible disabilities is rejected by brand leads after awkward conversations, stock photos for Nairobi posters are validated by used Instagram to check local imagery and Google Image Search, and a parental app is redesigned by decluttering the UI rather than “making it pink” — changed UI to "friendly" not "female". Forms move from radio buttons to checkboxes and an “another” text field for self‑identified gender, and photographers and assistive‑tech experts get consulted.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:17About me
- 3:59Book recommendation
- 5:03Where I work
- 7:11Illustration and representation
- 8:59Diverse representations in design
- 11:03Awkward conversations
- 13:27Stock photography
- 14:41Poster project
- 17:26Using stock photography
- 19:40My preference for LGBTQ representation
- 20:17Problematic imagery
- 22:47Nonbinary
- 23:20Good resources
- 26:03UX UI
- 27:34Fragile
- 29:56Fitness apps
- 31:24Form fields
- 35:24Different ways of identifying
- 38:36Edge cases
- 41:54Making mistakes
- 43:58Recommended reading
