A critical look at how design decisions shape our everyday lives, often without us realizing it.
This series is for the general public and designers alike, exploring the psychological, ethical, and social impact of the systems and products we interact with daily.
It’s a folding chair in a gym. A hot gown. Your name read from a spreadsheet into a microphone that slightly echoes. And yet, you feel it. That swell in your chest. That rush of nerves before walking across the stage. That moment when hundreds of tiny, silent rituals accumulate into something big. Meaningful. Final. […]
The Hidden Systems Behind the Apps We Can’t Stop Using Many people don’t realize just how calculated our digital habits have become. The apps we open dozens of times a day aren’t just popular by accident, they’re designed to be addictive. And the companies behind them aren’t just hoping we’ll stick around; they’re engineering entire […]
