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Adriana Valdez Young

Adriana Valdez Young

Making room at the designer’s table

12 min readOct 15, 2023

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Making room at the designer’s table

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Adriana Valdez Young

Dad

My dad, Philip Kwock Yin Young, was born in Honolulu on August 21st in 1945, just a couple of weeks before the end of World War II.

8 min readOct 15, 2023

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Please, please help synthesis from hurting so much

Why is synthesis so hard? I’ve heard from many students, clients and, friends that synthesis can be a real slug. Your physical walls or…

5 min readSep 27, 2022

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Please, please help synthesis from hurting so much

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Adriana Valdez Young

Resources for people-centric practice

Understanding and integrating design research into your everyday work

9 min readSep 4, 2022

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Tableau of a colorful magazine cover featuring an illustration of a hand making a peace sign, an eye, and a heart. A pencil, Sharpie, and paint brush lay on top of the magazine. A post-it with a hand-written list “ identity, power, trust” rest atop a framed piece of colorful line art.

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Adriana Valdez Young

Research methods explained with donuts

Analytics research — What’s the best time of day to send promotional emails about donuts?

1 min readFeb 23, 2022

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To practice inclusion, we need to let go of designer-centered design

A graduate design student recently reached out for advice on her project to enhance a public space in northern Brooklyn. She was curious…

4 min readFeb 2, 2022

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To practice inclusion, we need to let go of designer-centered design

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Adriana Valdez Young

61 synthesis frameworks & counting

From… to…

2 min readApr 5, 2021

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61 synthesis frameworks & counting

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It Was All A Dream

It is December 10th, 2032.

4 min readDec 10, 2020

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It Was All A Dream

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Kids vs. Zoom

Artist and educator, Kay Liang, talks about squashing “Zoom Gloom” with dog bands, friendly robbers, and disco breaks

8 min readNov 17, 2020

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Kids vs. Zoom

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Using Data to Design Equity-Centered Cities

An interview with Tara Pham, Co-founder & CEO of Numina

7 min readOct 14, 2020

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Adriana Valdez Young

Adriana Valdez Young

Mother, inclusive design researcher, indefatigable New Yorker, making things happen at the School of Visual Arts —MFA Interaction Design.

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