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Token Queers: LGBTQ+ Pride, gay greed, and the Blockchain

Web3 advocates use the language of community and vague promises of innovation to rainbow wash their affinity scams

8 min readJun 1, 2022

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Dysfunctional systems: Why are we designing for addiction?

Harmful patterns of thought, become harmful patterns in UI, become harmful patterns of behavior

13 min readNov 8, 2021

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The machines won’t save your design system

Will AI change the way we build design systems? Probably. For the better? Eh…

5 min readMar 24, 2023

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Tech’s search for nails in matters of social justice

Technology is a hammer tapping against structures built over centuries

4 min readJun 25, 2022

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A digital illustration of the heads of a justice’s gavel and a hammer facing each other. Nails and pills fill a green background

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One hell of a year

My vows for our second wedding on our first anniversary

6 min readApr 2, 2022

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My husband and I standing in our back yard in front of a copper arch, decorated in florals.

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To Guff

Today we said goodbye to Guff.

4 min readMar 12, 2022

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Guff, my senior English Bulldog pug mix is resting on the hardwood floor. His face is nestled into his paws. He’s in stark relief, in the center of a sunbeam. The shadows behind him are dark.

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Queer Design Club

A practical approach to queering design

The future of design is queer. What does that mean in practice?

14 min readDec 2, 2020

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An illustrated skeleton skipping over the words, “Be Gay Do Design”

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Queer Design Club

A read-out from the first-ever survey of LGBTQ+ people in design

We’re taking the queer experience in design out of the closets and into spreadsheets

11 min readJun 23, 2020

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Queer Design Club

Inclusive by design

Creating an organization where LGBTQ+ designers can thrive

7 min readMar 17, 2020

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Inclusive by design

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Queer Design Club

Biased by design

Barriers to queer inclusion in the design field

5 min readMar 9, 2020

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Biased by design

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John Voss

John Voss

Designer with a heart of gold and mouth like a sailor. Cares about how the work we do impacts others. Also talks fitness and feelings. www.jovo.design

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