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Why Terms of Use practices need an ethical revamp

UX Collective

By current standards, the best we can hope is that we are not signing up for some Faustian pact when all we want to do is carry out a simple task on the newest “it” product. This included sharing data with government agencies, including the NSA and other security agencies abroad. Is that too much to ask? they didn’t mess around.

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Can “visceral” graphic design bring the plastic crisis to life?

Design Week

Around 8bn metric tonnes of plastic has been created worldwide – with a projected figure of 34bn by 2050 – and much of the material is single-use. But detractors point out the need for plastic in preventing the spread of a pandemic, through the production of PPE and disaposable face masks for example.

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10 Sustainable Web Design Trends Reshaping 2024

Inkbot Design

However, on the back of COP26’s push for a global net zero by 2050, we see consumer attitudes towards eco-conscious practices begging to change. Put simply, the powering and cooling of our devices drain energy from our local grids, while hardware production and shipping skyrocket the digital carbon footprint.

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The Art and Science of Healthcare Design

Inkbot Design

All three are equally valuable and must be in relative balance to ensure maximum overall productivity. Productivity. Overworking is a severe problem in the healthcare industry, so every staff member needs frequent quality breaks to keep productivity and morale high. The Patient's Perspective. Stress-relief and Confidence.

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How to AI

UX Collective

I was a “digital” creative director back then at a creative agency. Some AI experts predicted it would be around 2030, others said 2050, and few predicted never. Operation AI = New Speed Operation AI brings “New Speed,” the kind of efficiency and productivity to us. Generative AI can be incorporated into this seamlessly.

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Why do we need smart(er) cities and how to build one

UX Collective

If you are like two-thirds percent of people taking part in this exercise, the image that just popped up in your head is probably similar to this: A skyline of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, whose economy represents a gross domestic product of US$102.67 billion as of 2018. The earliest towns were constructed circa 7500 B.C.