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Accessibility Measure or Exclusive Architecture?

Azure Magazine

Also known as hostile, unpleasant or exclusive architecture, defensive design practice uses the built environment to guide or restrict behaviour in urban space as a tool for preventing crime or maintaining order. They can be found in most parks and public spaces in the city, as documented in Mapping DefensiveTO.

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Where to Learn Design for Free Right Now

Creative Market

This free Coursera specialization offered by CalArts is the perfect opener for anyone looking to design impactful websites and apps — no matter what field you're coming from. Introduction to User Experience Design. User Interface Design and Implementation. Creation of an Online WordPress Store.

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SLA, Arcadis and Tawaw Reveal Their Thoughtful Redesign of David Crombie Park

Azure Magazine

The linear public realm includes a basketball court and schoolyards (the kids from all three schools enjoy access) as well as Indigenous placekeeping, horticultural areas and many spaces to simply hang. Their design, released to the media last week, is expected to be realized in 2027.

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A New Paradigm for Affordable Housing in L.A.

Azure Magazine

To avoid meeting this same fate, the design team at Brooks Scarpa conducted four public community consultations (two with the Venice Neighbourhood Council and two with the L.A. But in addition to its beauty, the Rose Apartments was also assessed to be 55 per cent more efficient than the national average.

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Branding and Graphic Design: Key Differences

Inkbot Design

Both branding and graphic design are essential when it comes to attracting and retaining customers. That's why developing a cohesive branding and graphic design strategy for your business is crucial. To help your brand stand out from your competition, you need to be a leader in the graphic design world.

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Northern Ireland’s contact tracing app lets people “take control”

Design Week

The studio worked with the Department of Health, software developers NearForm and digital consultancy Expleo on the app. Designing for a single-use. This wide-ranging consultation was important for the screen design and also the language that’s been used throughout. The population of Northern Ireland is around 1.8m.

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Mitigating our impact on the planet through services

UX Collective

In this first part, I’ll focus on the scope and the opportunities to tap into service design to reduce our impact on the planet. In a future post, I will focus on the service design strategies and tools to do so. For instance, people can carpool, rent a car ad-hoc, or simply use public transportations.