Amélie Lamont is a product designer(d) and writer based in
Brooklyn, NY. She specializes in using cultural studies
and design anthropology to inform her design process.
She’s also the co-founder of Good for PoC and creator of
The Guide to Allyship, two resources aimed at helping
marginalized communities. She’s had the honor of
presenting her research and work at places such as The
White House, The Great Discontent, Etsy, Twitter, Dropbox
and Cooper. When she’s not designing or writing, you can
find Amélie doing yoga, serving her community, watching
Korean dramas, or gathering energy for her next Kamehameha
wave.
We talk about the power of design to drive
conversation, but what about our language and
expectations changes or modifies that conversation? In
what ways does our use of language cause confusion,
harm, or innovation? In this talk, we explore a brief
history of design and then talk about the ways in
which you can better employ language to shape the
world around you and be a better designer.