6 books for a better digital future
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2 min readMar 16, 2020
Whether you’re curious about practical ethics in design or the changing nature of technology, here’s some reads that will change the way you think about making better the web a better place.
- Design Justice (Sasha Constanza-Chock)
A timely read for designers, developers for rethinking and reimagining design as a tool for social transformation. - The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff)
A thought-provoking read on how the business practices of major companies threatens our political democracy and civil society. - An Internet for the People (Jessa Lingel)
On Craigslist’s history and values, and how it has mostly stayed the same while the web around it has rapidly changed. - What Technology Wants (Kevin Kelly)
An interesting (and at times controversial) take on technology’s past and future potential to expand our living potential and multiply choice. - Elements of User Experience (Jesse James Garrett)
A framework on the ideas underlying elements of web design and how different UX elements fit together. - Future Ethics (Cennydd Bowles)
An insightful look at ethics in technology, both in theory and in practice — which are a reminder of the influences and responsibilities of design.
…the most valuable ingredient in design justice is the full inclusion of, accountability to, and control by people with direct lived experience of the conditions designers claim they are trying to change.
— Sasha Constanza-Chock
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