Beyond white space: Equitable content design for digital and physical spaces
In this thought-provoking talk, Jacquelyn will highlight examples of how content often centers whiteness in the world around us. Drawing upon her multidisciplinary experience, she’ll explore how we can avoid defaulting to whiteness when designing content for digital spaces or physical spaces. This talk promises to inspire you to reimagine the possibilities of racially inclusive content design.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- What the white default is and how to recognize it
- How to expand your content design practice beyond current discipline parameters to spatial design
- Actionable strategies to create spaces that make Black, Indigenous, and other racialized people feel seen, heard, and held
More 2024 sessions
Beyond white space: Equitable content design for digital and physical spaces
In this thought-provoking talk, Jacquelyn will highlight examples of how content often centers whiteness in the world around us. Drawing upon her multidisciplinary experience, she’ll explore how we can avoid defaulting to whiteness when designing content for digital spaces or physical spaces. This talk promises to inspire you to reimagine the possibilities of racially inclusive content design.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- What the white default is and how to recognize it
- How to expand your content design practice beyond current discipline parameters to spatial design
- Actionable strategies to create spaces that make Black, Indigenous, and other racialized people feel seen, heard, and held
We can’t be everywhere: How to introduce AI to your content design workflow
As content designers, we spend so much time answering the same style guide questions or handling microcopy asks. All of this takes away from meaningful high-level strategy work. AI tools can help you become more systems-focused so you can reduce content inconsistencies and maintain a cohesive voice, allowing you and your team to work more effectively.
But … with all the hype surrounding AI writing tools right now, it can be hard to know how to get started using them for your work. By taking a few steps up front (before diving in to experimentation), you can ensure your time is well-spent and feel confident about your decisions.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- How to define content design use cases for AI
- How to train your AI writing tool
- Challenges to look out for
Evaluating AI: Choosing the best tools for your content team
We’ve all been told that generative AI tools have the potential to improve our content and enhance productivity. What now? How do we sort through the hype around dozens of tools and make smart choices about which ones are most helpful to our team?
Gavin will share his team’s method for tool evaluation, as well as ways in which to present findings to leadership and across diverse teams. You’ll walk away with practical templates for evaluating and selecting the right AI tools for your unique needs.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- How to build a list of which AI tools to evaluate
- How to communicate specific outcomes from evaluating several AI tools
- Communication strategies to align AI skeptics and believers
