Abstract: The Art of Design, Ian Spalder

Digital Product Design, Season 2 Episode 5

Ian Spalter, talks about designing digital products and UX for companies like Instagram and Nike. Spalter says, "it's not just about the User Experience (UX), it's also about the overall product strategy. What we are putting out there is a product. And so it helps to orientate people on what's expected of them". In this episode, Ian talks about his creation of the infinite scroll and questions some of the ethics surrounding it.

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Abstract: The Art of Design, Jonathan Hoefler

Typeface Design, Season 2 Episode 6

Jonathan Hoefler is a self-taught designer, typographer and programmer well known for his Hoefler Text family of typefaces designed for Apple Computers and his work on the Gotham typeface.

He has also created some of the most iconic custom typefaces for the likes of Rolling Stone, Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Times Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Esquire.

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The Social Dilemma

This documentary film examines the effect of social media on mental health, its tendency to manipulate for profit and keep us addicted and attached, and cause known and unknown ripple effects throughout society and the world.

The film features interviews with many former employees, executives, and other professionals from top tech companies and social media platforms such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Mozilla. These interviewees reveal and discuss how the social media platforms they've worked on intentionally and unintentionally create social, political, and cultural consequences.

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Coded Bias

This documentary investigates the inherent biases in algorithms uncovered by M.I.T. Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini embedded within facial recognition technology.

Coded Bias examines how the programming of algorithms, data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence pass on the conscious and unconscious biases of their creators and takes on (an often racists and sexist) life of their own.

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The Great Hack

Cambridge Analytica and the dark side of social media

A documentary film about the rise and fall of British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and their role in Facebook's data mining in the 2016 US Presidential election, the Brexit vote and other international political campaigns and scandals.

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The Mind Explained

How to Focus, Season 2 Episode 1

This documentary episode narrated by Julianne Moore, interviews experts about the many things vying for our attention and focus and how our minds work to sustain attention amidst a barrage of technology, social media and ADHD overwhelm.

Explore more mindfulness and design resources.

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