Is it our impression or are design conferences dominated by men? AIGA | the professional association for design surveyed gender equality in a cross-section of conferences around the world and found that, in fact, it was not just an impression but a mathematical fact. The article includes resources to help find women designers to add to your line-up if you are planning an event. #womenindesign #genderequality #designevents #diversityindesign #designstats

When a password is leaked, it can be changed. But when the security information that is hacked is your biometric data — your fingerprint, your retina scan, or facial recognition of your face — you can’t change that. And anyone with that information can open your phone (which gives access to your most intimate photos, your banking, etc.) or use that information to impersonate you. These are all things designers are going to need to be thinking about, when designing new products and interfaces. Some sobering things to consider. #designforthefuture #data

When accessibility just means accessible to you — in a few years. Designing for an aging population means taking into account deterioration of vision, hearing, mobility and much more. And it is coming for all of us. #designforeveryone #agediscrimination #accessibility