DIA Design Guild

Retrospective: DIA Game Jam #1

We put on our crash test helmets for our first jam!

Welcoming the New 2023 Apprentices

As part of our ongoing dedication and commitment to uplift the design+tech community, we welcomed the 10 new apprentices into our DIA Design Guild Program.

Game Studio

A New Direction for the DIA Game Studio

We're embarking on a new quest for 2023.

How we got to 10: the 2023 cohort edition

Last year when we selected apprentices, Grace screened the applications and did all the interviews. This year, with more mentors onboard and a will to strive for a slower-paced, happy work balance, the process we went through to select apprentices changed a bit, starting with the tools we used and

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Announcements

IAC Call for Volunteers

The Information Architecture conference is open for volunteers to help finish up our website redesign and re-platforming project.

Announcements

World Information Architecture Day Los Angeles 2023

DIA Design Guild is helping to organize World IA Day Los Angeles.

Announcements Featured

Accepting Apprentice Applications for 2023

DIA Design Guild is accepting applications for the 2023 apprentice cohort that starts in late March and lasts about 9 months.

Resources Featured

Design Educational Resources, Version 1 (Nov 2022)

This post is about the initial launch of the Design Educational Resources list curated by Julia DeBari, Bibiana Nunes, Jose Barrera, and Grace Lau.

Get to Know: Nasimeh Taghavi

Learn more about Nasimeh Taghavi, one of DIA's UX Apprentices!

Apprenticeship

Get to Know: Jill Christ

Learn more about Jill Christ, a UX Researcher, Consultant, and DIA Mentor!

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UX Book Club

Representing D for diversity and design at the UX Book Club - Why We Stopped Reading “Design Of Everyday Things”

A foundational UX book turns into a discussion for diversity and biases.

Game Studio

Game Studio Update — March 2022

The DIA Game Studio shares its progress as of March 2022.

Accessibility

Focusing on the 'A' in DIA: Our Journey in Accessibility for 2022

How we’re making accessibility a focus within the company and the initiatives we’re working on.

Announcements Featured

DIA is hosting World IA Day LA 2022!

We're excited to announce that DIA's hosting WIAD LA 2022!

Announcements

Announcing the new 2022 Apprentices!

It wasn't that long ago that we were asked, Is DIA going to have a new cohort? And we posted an announcement on LinkedIn during the last week of 2021 that we were accepting applications. Next thing we knew, Boom!

Announcements

New Year, New Mentors in 2022

DIA welcomes 6 new mentors to the Apprentice Program!

Transparency around apprentice selection

Apprenticeship

Pulling back the curtain on the apprentice selection process

We've been getting a lot of applications for the DIA Design Guild's Apprentice Program and we want to be transparent about how we're reviewing the applications.

Apprenticeship

Be a mentor with DIA

How we mentor has a lot to do with our UX philosophy: User experience is a mindset, a process, and an approach to everyday life.

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Looking ahead at 2022

Using the end of the year as a time to do a retrospective of DIA's 2021 journey, we've summarized a few takeaways and plans for the coming year.