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Thought Leadership
Insights from a Reluctant Leader
Why our current definition of leadership doesn’t match the rallying cry for diversity, equity, and inclusion
Op-Ed
More Human Ambiance in Ambient Computing
How to make ambient computing work—for people
Op-Ed
Contrary to Popular Belief
A personal tale of managing your career by molding your character
Op-Ed
The Power of Visioning
A six-step guide to supercharging product innovation and thinking big at YouTube
Editorial
Five Lessons in Managing Ambiguity
One design director’s advice on building and nurturing creative talent
Editorial
In Dialogue—With Our Devices
How conversation design can make technology more accessible, and people more empowered
Editorial
SPAN x Design Notes, Episodes 16-20
Revisit our special podcast series recorded live at last year’s SPAN Helsinki
Editorial
Method Podcast, Episode 19
Two UX designers on how research fuels Google Job Search
Profile
Six AI Terms UXers Should Know
Clear and simple definitions of essential concepts
Editorial
Method Podcast, Episode 18
Google UX Director Margaret Lee on redefining design leadership and inclusivity in the workplace
Profile
Listen to the Best of SPAN 2017
Highlights from our Design Notes podcast recorded live from SPAN Pittsburgh last year
Editorial
Method Podcast, Episode 17
Google UX Director August de los Reyes on how abstractions can help designers craft powerful experiences
Profile
Control and Simplicity in the Age of AI
How Google Clips found the right balance between familiarity and functionality
Editorial
SPAN Helsinki: Meet Our Speakers
Learn about the technologists, artists, creatives, and companies excited to share their knowledge at our upcoming design conference
Guide
Method Podcast, Episode 15
Google UX Director Jens Riegelsberger on how Google became a design-led company by putting users first
Profile
AI Is Design’s Latest Material
MoMA’s Senior Design Curator explores how artificial intelligence helps designers reach visual and functional goals
Editorial
Design Notes, Episode 11
Design researcher Madeline Gannon on taming robots and reinventing the ways humans and machines interact
Profile
Designing (and Learning From) a Teachable Machine
UX insights on designing simple, accessible interfaces for teaching computers
Editorial
Predictably Smart
Machine learning works best when users don’t have to think twice
Editorial
Design Is [...]: Speaker Series
Register for upcoming events, watch past talks, and explore our schedule
Events
Fair Is Not the Default
Why building inclusive tech takes more than good intentions
Editorial
Design Notes, Episode 6
Designer and professor Molly Wright Steenson on lessons from the early foundations of AI
Profile
Method Podcast, Episode 8
Interaction Designer Margaret Urban on the science of speech and designing voice user interfaces for the Google Assistant
Profile
The UX of AI
Using Google Clips to understand how a human-centered design process elevates artificial intelligence
Case study
Video: Design Is [Vision]
Ratna Desai, Steve Selzer, and Forest Young explain the the power of storytelling in product design and business strategy
Events
Method Podcast, Episode 6
From sketching to Legos, UX Researcher Sydney Hessel talks about the creative benefits of serious play
Profile
Design Notes, Episode 3
Fashion designers Lizzy and Darlene Okpo
Profile
Video: Design Is [Emotion]
Pamela Pavliscak on the complexity of designing for human emotions
Events
Video: Design Is [Immersive]
Marsha Haverty investigates how to make gestures and actions more familiar
Events
Video: Design Is [Smart]
Jess Holbrook and Josh Lovejoy demystify and explain human-centered machine learning
Events
Conversation Design: Speaking the Same Language
Six principles of human conversation poised to revolutionize Voice User Interface design
Guide
Video: Design Is [Simulation]
A panel discussion on the ability of VR/AR to create positive impact
Events
Video: Design Is [Ethical]
Jessica Helfand and Allison Arieff in conversation on design and human nature
Events
California: Designing Freedom
A new exhibition explores the utopian promise of West Coast design
Profile
Video: Design Is [Multicultural]
Senongo Akpem explores the boundaries of culturally responsive design
Events
Building Better Design Culture
A conversation with Google’s Mike Buzzard on creativity, career advancement, and criteria for success
Editorial
Video: Design Is [Human]
Gretchen Anderson on making products human-centered at scale
Events
Video: Design Is [Helpful]
Google's Nandini Stocker examines the evolution of speech interfaces
Events
No Such Thing as Offline
Digital natives are redesigning the way we build tech one tap at a time
Editorial
Guide to SPAN Tokyo
Watch archived video from our Tokyo event and get to know each of the speakers, including Deyan Sudjic, Mariya Suzuki, and Keiichi Tanaami
Guide
Volume Two
Explore the visual, virtual, and written culture of Tokyo and Los Angeles through the work of our SPAN 2016 speakers
Editorial
Guide to SPAN LA
Watch all the talks from our LA conference and learn more about the speakers, including Peter Shire, Jessie Kawata, and Frances Anderton
Guide
Brand New
GV launches a new identity system (and takes their own advice)
Case study
First Edition
A behind-the-scenes look at our SPAN 2015 reader
Editorial
Welcome to the New Google Design
More design, all the time
Announcement