Design Research 101
One of my goals in life is to be able to explain my job in a way that my grandparents will understand. One way of doing that is by removing some of the pay barriers to a design education. On this page, I share links to useful resources about design, including some things I have made myself.
My Talks & Workshops (free to download)
Resources on
'What is Design?"
(by people I admire)
My features on Authenticity at work
Tips on Accessible and Inclusive Design
(by people I admire)
Talks & Workshops 💬
Open-Source Lectures I have written throughout my career. Free to Download.
Introduction to Award culture in design for Sheffield Hallam University.
Introduction to Award culture in design for Sheffield Hallam University.
A lecture I gave a Johns Hopkins University in 2022 around designing inclusive language structures in Genomics
A workshop I gave with creative platform ‘Daisie’ about how inclusive design should work in theory vs in practice
A talk I gave about trying to design for purpose instead of awards at D&AD with The Design Kids
Resources on 'What is Design?' ✏️
Resources by people I admire.
Being a ‘good’ designer is one of my guiding principles. This is inspired by this blog post by Omayeli Arenyeka, a programmer and activist.
An introduction to design practice by Design for Health, a consortium founded by Center for innovation and Impact
Critique of personas and archetypes by designer Amber Westerholm-Smyth.
My features on Authenticity at Work 🌸
Open-Source podcasts and workbooks I have made throughout my career. Free to Download.
A rare podcast I recorded with my friend Chantal Cox George about our time as women of colour at the world’s biggest consulting firm, McKinsey & Company.
An exercise booklet I designed to encourage people to bring the best of themselves unapologetically to work. (Note my thinking has changed slightly since then!)
The episode where my teenage best friend Alex and I talk about school and education.
Tips on Accessible and Inclusive Design 🌞
Resources by people I admire.
One of my favourite books by designer Kat Holmes which talks about accessibility in the form of mismatched situations.
Cards for Inclusion is a card game helping those in the arts sector by exploring how barriers can be removed, and how we all can make what we offer more accessible to disabled people. My disability inclusion design studio Unlimited.
Blogs from design research studio Humanly, which feature tips and processes on designing with children, people with chronic illnesses and learning disabilities.