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New York, NY
Joined March 2009
A lot of folks ask me what NYC is like these days. Here are some reflections on a particular part of my experience in the city and the civics of mask wearing. link.medium.com/heeNsvyBF6
Friend and Parsons SDM alum @awhutton is launching his next thing: Day One. He's building a new community and platform for early stage builders and entrepreneurs. Check it out: joindayone.com/
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"Who freed the slaves? The slaves freed the slaves." Thank you @jbouie for sharing the story of Juneteenth as the work of self-empowerment not of saviors. nytimes.com/2020/06/18/opini…
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vinay kumar mysore retweeted
How can we design together from a distance? How designers at @OpenboxNYC are focusing on human centered design in a global pandemic. Read in @uxmag - uxm.ag/2pj #ux #design #wfh
vinay kumar mysore retweeted
The work is offline. The work is online. The work includes presence. The work includes absence. The work is virtual. The work is in the streets. The work is in legislative halls. The work is in art. The work is in policies. The work is at the polls. The work is where we are.
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We believe that equity is the ultimate design outcome -- now more than ever. Thanks to @EricBlattberg of @Edquityapp for this timely piece on going beyond human centered design and empathy to design for all 💚#equity #designforall #inclusivedesign invisionapp.com/inside-desig…
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A short discussion about moving design research to being wholly remote - let me know what you think.
We’re creating new ways to navigate technological barriers to inclusion in the co-design process. We interview design researcher @vinaykm on our studio's rapid move to remote human-centered design. medium.com/cityeq/design-fro… @dcpl #cities
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Latest from First Person Projects by @farrahbostic: Lessons (and Questions) from the Women’s March bit.ly/2wOGm0S #civictech #politics
Latest Medium piece up for First Person Projects analyzing some recent research: The Problem of ‘Likely’ Voters by @farrahbostic bit.ly/2EEQ4Hk
See what's up in the civic engagement space, follow my own design research in civic participation and get cute illustrations and blocks of text in your email! Follow my ongoing research process on civic engagement: firstpersonprojects.substack… #civictech #civic #voted #community
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This Saturday, as part of @NYCxDESIGN , I'm looking forward to attending #DESIGNxCONVERGENCE by @SDSDesignManage and leading a workshop on novel uses of VR for strategic design. Don't miss it! bit.ly/2wnbWFx #designweek #nycxdesign #designthinking
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Today, be thankful. You will return to despair soon enough
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Well it's a start... Google, FB, P&G, IAB announce Coalition for Better Ads... bit.ly/2cKMhvB
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vinay kumar mysore retweeted
Read of the day: Why the advertising industry needs to embrace AdBlock @TechCrunch @vinaykm ow.ly/nV61303VSqF
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Instead of fighting #adblockers, should marketers be fighting to create better ads? We think so: tcrn.ch/2bYQHfR cc: @vinaykm
My latest #advertising piece is up at @TechCrunch: why the #marketing industry needs to embrace #adblockers tcrn.ch/2bQXeM9
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Why the advertising industry needs to embrace AdBlock tcrn.ch/2bYQpFD by @vinaykm
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Online ads can't support HQ journalism @MotherJones made $5k in ads for $350k investigation into private prisons bit.ly/2ba0F1q
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