Ethics, Diversity, and Inclusion by UX Design
Deneva Goins, UX designer, VMware
Friday, April 2, 2021, 2:00 PM, EST
User-centered design focuses on how different people interact with various systems to accomplish their goals. We’ve heard that empathy is key, but what does it take to be a great designer? And what does this have to do with the intersection of gender, race, and disability? Join 20-year UX (User Experience) veteran and rare black Silicon Valley unicorn, Deneva Goins, as we discuss how designers change the world, one experience at a time.
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER: https://dmd.uconn.edu/experience/diverse-perspectives/deneva-goins
About the Artist:
Deneva Goins is a passionate, 20-year veteran in user experience design who has contributed her expertise across the globe at startups and well-known companies such as Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, and more. She is currently a staff user experience designer at VMware, a global leader in cloud computing and virtualization software. She has called Silicon Valley her home for the past nine years. Deneva is a candid and outspoken advocate for social justice regarding race and gender. Deneva has an M.F.A. in Interaction Design from Utrect School of the Arts in the Netherlands. Learn more at: http://thesmartux.com/
This event is brought to you by UConn’s Department of Digital Media & Design.
About the Diverse Perspectives in Digital Media & Design: 2021 Speaker Series:
To paraphrase James Baldwin, nothing can be changed until it is faced. This is certainly true of the inequities that have historically shaped digital media content, fields, and careers. Join UConn’s Digital Media & Design department in welcoming industry professionals, artists, and media scholars from film, game, design, cultural and other sectors to discuss how issues of equity manifest in their work, creative processes, and professions, allowing us to reflect on how our own practice can support greater equity, diversity, and inclusion.
For more information, contact: Stacy Webb at stacy.webb@uconn.edu