And just like that, we’re down to 2 WEEKS til the #QDCSummit 🚀We hope you’ll join us for an absolutely jam-packed conference day on July 7! We promise you’ll find a mixture of hard-hitting conversations and light-hearted fun. queerdesign.club/summit

Portfolio Reviews start in just a moment. Thanks again to Queer Design Club for partnering with members of O/M, and our friends from around the industry, to provide review support for the Summit today. 💜

Inclusion goes far beyond readability and contrast, which are vital. Inclusion means demonstrating a commitment to each person that uses your product through consistently advocating for their needs. Its showing up for them, every day.

Be dogmatic about values, not process. 💜

Right now, our team is converging on NYC for our annual retreat. This year, we're up to the Catskills to relax together. See you next week!

O/M partner @benmezy shares advice on how companies can take advantage of economic downturns by investing in design when others aren't. The Upside of Downturns by Jamie link.medium.com/nQdyn2z3Itb

This Sept and Oct we’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting some of the community’s experiences and contributions. The O/M crew worked together to create a list of staff picks that we find inspiring or bring us joy! Recognize any? Let us know your favorites!

Last week, our team was fortunate enough to tour the Inclusive Tech Lab with Bryce Johnson (https://a11y.info/@brycej) at Microsoft. The experience was inspiring and motivating for our us, and this update from Xbox from this week's Accessibility Showcase is worth the watch! youtu.be/d3l1mDyieCE

For folks in the US, if you haven't yet there's still time to vote. An inclusively designed world takes a diverse group of people working together to solve problems. We hope you'll make your voice heard today by getting to the polls!

This last year our team has been crafting a set of guiding principles and an intention statement to empower our commitments to Inclusive Design. Our new article, gives a peak into our process this year and what we’ve learned along the way. medium.com/omstudio/inclu…

Glad you're there continuing this important work Bryce Johnson (https://a11y.info/@brycej)

Read more about our approach to product design in our most recent article. medium.com/omstudio/growi…

🗓 Next Thursday (2/23 @ noon ET), join OM Studio✌️ and Adobe for a discussion on innovating with intention, establishing trust with clients, and using design as a tool for bettering people’s lives. Streamed live on Adobe Creative Cloud. bit.ly/3SfMRCH

One of our partners, Ben Meszaros, is speaking tomorrow at Adobe on Designing Inclusive User Experiences and why companies shouldn't cut seemingly "less-vital" services during tough economic times. Check out the link and join us if you're interested. linkedin.com/video/event/ur…

Hey Figma Config attendees. We've been in SF for 10 years and we thought leveraging our studio's local expertise to provide out-of-town folx with recommendations for what to do in SF might be helpful. Check it out here, and we'll see you next week! figma.com/file/MvcIE3th3…

We recently partnered with Volkswagen to solve key pain points in their dashboard experience. We designed an inclusive design system, improved climate controls, and prototyped new experiences for unreleased cars. Check out a bit of our work with VW here!