AmberNechole Hart

Product Designer, Y Media Labs

About AmberNechole

AmberNechole is a product designer and writer based in Atlanta, currently working at Y Media Labs. She explores how black perspectives and responses to past, current, and future realities can influence design creating more conscious, innovative, and inclusive work. Within these realities, you can find her reading, meditating, or waiting for an opportunity to shift her perspective.

Find her writings on Medium.

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  • Conference Schedule

    November 12, 2020 - All times in EST

  • 9:00 am  - 9:50 am
    Recognizing the assumptions present in how we talk about our work and the future of design is critical. With over 80% of the design industry being white, the language used to socialize design is steeped in various assumptions that devalue the lives and experiences of marginalized people. Thus, legitimate design critique becomes synonymous with white voices and fails to successfully integrate the “diversity of thought” often touted as an initiative in our companies.
    Using the question “Why Does Siri Sound White,” we will explore what this phrase means in a cultural and design context and how it impacts the way we personify future voice technologies and validate natural language processing models.
    Learning Outcomes Include:
    - An understanding of historical context of oppressive language and design terminology
    - New vocabulary for culturally aware design conversations
    - A list of projects increasing representation of diverse voices and languages
    - Actionable steps to develop a more critical UX practice




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