Designers kick off projects with the best goals in mind: clarity, inclusivity, and a dash of joy. But somewhere between the brainstorm and the final delivery, those good intentions can get buried under bugs, deadlines, and “urgent” requests and the result isn’t always what anyone hoped for.
This talk digs into the moments when small design choices ripple into big consequences for people and the planet. We’ll share stories from both corporate and humanitarian work, unpack common failure modes, and leave you with a compact, practical list of actions to make interfaces more socially responsible and environmentally conscious. No guilt trips — just clear, usable ideas you can apply tomorrow.
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🎤 Featured Talk
Good Intentions, Bad Interfaces — A Designer’s Guide to Making Pixels Matter
Speaker: Caroline Santos, Senior Design Consultant, UNICEF Office of Innovation
What you’ll take away:
Understand how small design decisions can create large real-world effects.
Learn concrete patterns for data dignity, accessibility, and constraint-driven design.
Leave with a short harm-checklist and micro-practices you can run in your next sprint.
About the Speaker
Caroline Santos is a Senior Design Consultant at UNICEF’s Office of Innovation, applying Human-Centered Design to improve education outcomes in the Global South. With over a decade of experience across corporate and non-profit organisations, she focuses on making design and processes work for inclusion and measurable impact.
Agenda
17:45 — Doors open
18:10 — Reception closes
18:15 — Welcome IxDF Zürich
18:30–19:00 — Featured talk: Caroline Santos — Good Intentions, Bad Interfaces (30 min)
19:00–19:15 — Open Mic / Audience insights + Q&A (15 min)
19:15–20:00 — Informal networking (45 min)
Design Dinner
Pelikanstrasse 6
Attendance is free.
No IxDF membership required.
Meet people who love design as much as you do. Together we learn new skills, grow our networks, and discover new job opportunities.
Join us to make lifelong friendships over coffee and a shared love of design! ❤️
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Design Dinner
Pelikanstrasse 6
Attendance is free.
No IxDF membership required.
Meet people who love design as much as you do. Together we learn new skills, grow our networks, and discover new job opportunities.
Join us to make lifelong friendships over coffee and a shared love of design! ❤️
An IxDF Local Group is a meeting point for people with a passion for design in your city.
You don't need to be a designer, just passionate about great design and how it can improve your work and career.
Meetups are the heartbeat of IxDF Local Groups, whether we meet at a café, a creative space or a local company. There's nothing quite like the magic of meeting face-to-face to share ideas and inspiration.
We also host regular IxDF Design Dinners, where we enjoy great food and help each other learn and grow. Even a simple coffee meetup in a café can ignite collaborations and friendships that last a lifetime.
You'll also have a private and exclusive online forum where you can openly get help and career advice.
Simply put, we learn together and smile together.
You'll expand your career network, discover new skills, explore job opportunities, meet potential clients, or even find your next dedicated team member when you join an xDF Local Group.
Remember: Your network is your net worth.
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Your IxDF Local Group is led by an IxDF Local Leader and serves as a vibrant hub where you can network, learn and grow.
Here's what you can expect:
A community of professionals from all walks of life, who share a passion for great design and how it can benefit their career, their company, and society in general.
Meetups are the heartbeat of IxDF Local Groups, whether we meet at a café or a creative space. There's nothing quite like the magic of meeting face-to-face to share ideas and inspiration.
We also host regular IxDF Design Dinners, where we enjoy great food and help each other learn and grow. Even a simple coffee meetup in a cafe can ignite collaborations and friendships that last a lifetime.
You don't have to be a designer, just passionate about great design and how it can improve your work and career. Design skills make you valuable - in any job and any industry.
You'll also have a private and exclusive online forum where you can openly get help and career advice.
We help each other find new career opportunities and jobs.
We also host more formal workshops to share knowledge and learn from each other, e.g., case studies, success stories and practical experiences.
We have ongoing conversations about current design topics and local opportunities, which can help you stay ahead of industry developments and identify career opportunities.
And lastly, peer-led sessions focused on specific design challenges that will help you build expertise and sharpen your problem-solving skills.
In other words, we learn together and smile together. We lift each other up.
Yes, absolutely!
IxDF Local Groups are for everyone, regardless of your professional background.
Design skills make you valuable. In any job and any industry. That's why our IxDF Local Groups are not just for professional designers. They're communities of professionals from all walks of life, who share a passion for great design and how it can benefit their career, their company, and society in general.
No matter what your job currently is, you'll find a supportive community to connect and grow with.
Each meetup is a chance to grow, learn, and connect with passionate professionals like yourself. Even small gatherings create big opportunities for personal and professional growth.
You don’t need to be a designer to have a seat at the table. IxDF Pune
Curiosity and good coffee are the only requirements. IxDF Santo Domingo
From designers to business thinkers, every voice adds value. IxDF Bordeaux
You don’t need to be a designer to think creatively. IxDF Chennai
Everyone here learns from each other and grows together. IxDF Salvador
In a world that's getting more artificial, lonely, and competitive, IxDF brings the heart back.
We're a community with heart and soul, so you never have to face the job market alone. At IxDF, we lift each other up, learn together, and spark friendships that grow your career.
