We are heartbroken to learn that Wayne Coughlan passed away at home in South Africa on 9 September. A lecturer in the Design Department at Cape Town Peninsula University of Technology, he mentored and inspired a generation of emerging designers. Wayne served as an IxDA volunteer for ten years, beginning…

The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is proud to announce this year’s World Interaction Design Day (IxDD) theme is “Ethics, Equity, and Responsibility.” Every year, designers, technologists, and community leaders come together to discuss and explore the future of design. …

Target the most qualified, creative candidates and add a distinct strategic advantage to your recruitment efforts. — Reach the IxDA community where they are Post your job on IxDA’s Job Board, and we’ll cross-post it to our social media channels — including LinkedIn (140K+ followers), Twitter (65K+ followers), and Facebook (15K+ followers). One job is highlighted daily in our feeds. Bonus coverage with our partner network

IxDA’s Regional Coordinators (RCs) play a key role in community building and leadership through the care of vibrant Local Groups, the organization, and our mission. As a dynamic group of volunteers, IxDA does this through mutual support, collaboration, proactive practices, and self-organization. We are accepting nominations for three Regional Coordinator…

This 27 September, World Interaction Design Day (IxDD) is the occasion for a global dialogue on interaction design and its ability to improve the human condition. …

IxDA is calling for proposals from cities interested in hosting Interaction 24. Interaction 24 will be held the first week of March 2024. Since 2008, the Interaction conference has grown to be a significant and must-attend event for design professionals interested in the practice and discipline of interaction design and related fields. Building on Interaction 21 and Interaction 22, as well as the planned hybrid format for Interaction 23, our intent is to…

The Student Design Charette (SDC) champions the next generation of interaction design. We exist to promote design for good by new designers. To do this, we bring together students and early professionals to tackle big challenges. About the brief: One Year On, What Have We Learned? Our daily context is in flux — the global pandemic, the climate crisis, shifting…

IxDA welcomes Amazon Design as our exclusive partner in presenting this year’s edition of the Student Design Charette (SDC). The sponsorship demonstrates Amazon’s support of IxDA’s mission to improve the human condition through interaction design and underlines both organizations’ commitment to equity and inclusion. “Amazon Design is honored to help…

Each year the Interaction Awards Jury Chair takes on the task of assembling an international jury, accounting for diversity, and responding to submissions ethically, in a way that reflects the global community. Meet the team assembled by Gabriel White, our 2022 Jury Chair.