Summary: <p> </p> <p><a href="https://abookapart.com/products/design-for-real-life" target="_blank"><img src="https://i2.wp.com/userdefenders.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dfrl-banner.png?resize=1024%2C555" alt="Design for Real Life" border="0"></a></p> <blockquote><p> <a href="https://abookapart.com/products/design-for-real-life" target="_blank">Design for Real Life</a> is a profound and hugely inspiring book. The more things become automated and robotic, the more evident the need to remain human becomes. This book compels us to strive to stay human especially in our approach to how we design for other humans. It deeply challenges the long-held status-quo of resistance to serving so-called edge-cases in our work. It shines a floodlight on our biases that prevent us from looking at the harmful effects our design decisions can have on others when they lack thoughtfulness, compassion & empathy. </p></blockquote> <p> <a href="https://twitter.com/sara_ann_marie" target="_blank">Sara Wachter-Boettcher</a> is a content strategy consultant, writer, and the former editor-in-chief of A List Apart. She is the author of Content Everywhere from Rosenfeld Media. She’s also a frequent conference speaker and content strategy workshop facilitator. She’s lived in South Philly for three years, but has still never had a cheesesteak.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/meyerweb" target="_blank">Eric Meyer</a> has been working on the web since late 1993 and is an internationally recognized expert on HTML, CSS, and web standards. He’s a widely read author and the founder of Complex Spiral Consulting. He’s technical lead at Rebecca’s Gift, non-profit organization dedicated to providing healing family vacations after the death of a child. He’s also the co-founder of one of my favorite Web conferences…An Event Apart. His first paying gig was working the fry station at a very busy McDonald’s.</p> <hr> <p><strong>SUBSCRIBE</strong><br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/user-defenders-podcast-inspiring/id1055121160?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank">Subscribe on iTunes</a> | <a href="http://www.subscribeonandroid.com/pcr.apple.com/id1055121160" target="_blank">Subscribe on Android</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ixoin7ctwvavboeov4fvuhm6v6a" target="_blank">Subscribe on Google Play</a> | <a href="http://userdefenders.com/?feed=podcast" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a> </p> <p><strong>SUPERPOWER OF SUPPORT</strong><br> Here’s your chance to use your superpower of support. Don’t rely on telepathy alone! If you’re enjoying the show, would you take two minutes and <a href="http://userdefenders.com/review" target="_blank">leave a rating and review</a> on iTunes? I’d also be willing to remove my cloak of invisibility from your inbox if you’d <a href="http://userdefenders.com/join" target="_blank">subscribe to the Bi-Weekly Bugle</a> for my best UX/Personal Growth tips and superguest announcements. </p> <p><strong>SUPER-CRED</strong><br> Editing by <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisbcombs" target="_blank">Chris Combs</a> | Music by <a href="https://twitter.com/wymangentry" target="_blank">Wyman Gentry</a></p>
