Design That Empowers

Finding the middle ground between two extremes

Joanna Ngai
Prototypr
Published in
4 min readMay 26, 2020

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Imagine if you were a parent of a teenager. Would you let your child with little driving experience navigate a busy freeway during rush hour?

Probably not. Just as they lack experience using their turn signal, your kiddo definitely can’t remember to use a signal and do a shoulder check as twelve cars speed past them honking like maniacs.

Now, consider the relationship between designers and the people they create for. That person needs or wants to get a certain…

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