Design Circle Inspiring design transformation, diversity and leadership.The Design Circle is a collaboration of design leaders working together to drive positive impact on business, society, innovation, culture and design careers.This group will provide leadership insights, valuable content, and advocacy on industry issues that matter most to designers and teams. These will be featured in authored pieces and webinars on this site, and at community events. We also strive to create more visibility for design as a career path and opportunities for youth entering the field, and have launched a scholarship and mentoring initiative to support this goal.Our Members Enrique Allen Co-founder Designer Fund Tim Allen VP of Design Airbnb Irene Au Design Partner Khosla Ventures Timothy Bardlavens Product Design Manager Facebook Sarah B. Brooks Distinguished Designer IBM Robert Brunner Founder/Partner Ammunition Andy Budd Founder Clearleft Ltd; Leading Design; UX London Daniel Burka Director of Product & Design Resolve to Save Lives Antionette Carroll President & CEO Creative Reaction Lab Liz Danzico Vice President, Design NPR Katie Dill VP of Design Lyft Jared Erondu Head of Design Lattice Gus Granger SVP & Chief Creative Officer Cyxtera Technologies Erika Hall Author, Co-founder Mule Design Studio Yoojin Hong VP of Mobile UX Samsung Fura Johannesdottir Chief Design Officer Huge Jamie Myrold VP of Design Adobe Sarah Parmenter Creative Director & Founder You Know Who Cathy Pearl Head of Conversation Design Outreach Google Billy Seabrook Global Chief Creative Officer IBM iX Albert Shum CVP, Design, Experiences & Devices Microsoft Jen Simmons Senior Designer & Developer Advocate Mozilla Fabricio Teixeira Design Director Work & Co Richard Ting Senior Director, Product Design Twitter Khoi Vinh Senior Director of Design Adobe Andy Vitale Strategic Design & Innovation Leader SunTrust (now Truist) Conor Ward Director of Design BTTHE DESIGN CIRCLESCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVEAs part of this program, Adobe will award ten (10) annual college scholarships, up to $25k per year for each recipient (up to $100k total over four years).The scholarship is ideal for students going into product design or experience design-related careers (i.e. digital, web, UX/UI, industrial design, or similar), with a focus on candidates who have been historically underrepresented in design, including but not limited to, first-generation college students, racial and ethnic minority students, students with disabilities, and those who identify as LGBTQ+.The design leaders in our program will also offer mentoring opportunities to scholarship recipients to strengthen the impact of the scholarship, while providing real-world experience to the students during their education. Learn more about the scholarship →As designers, it is our ethical responsibility to reflect the world in our work—we do not create for ourselves, but in the service of others.Timothy Bardlavens, FacebookHow to get involvedWe’re still in the early stages of this program but have been overwhelmed by the interest from the design community to get involved. We’ll be sharing updates on this page and on our social media channels on how to get involved as a member or as a scholarship recipient. More detailed information will be made available soon, so please check back. Don’t just think about who you’re designing for: think about who you’re leaving out. And then ask yourself how to include them.Cathy Pearl, GoogleFeatured Content Leadership InsightsUnlocking Design’s Full Business Potential By ForresterForrester Guest Speaker Gina Bhawalkar will discuss the Benefits for Investing in a Design System. Leadership InsightsFor Design’s Sake: New Approaches for Recruiting and Fostering Diverse Talent By Fura JohannesdottirEnsuring diversity in teams starts with who and how you hire. Design CircleThe Power of a Military Mindset: Lessons in Coping During Difficult Times By Sarah BrooksHear from U.S. Veterans on how a military mindset can help you cope during difficult times, and overcome… Leadership InsightsHow to Build a Successful Design Team — Part 3: Structure & Strategy By Conor WardConor Ward talks about how structure and strategy contribute to a design team’s success. Social ImpactAnnouncing the Winners of the Adobe Design Circle Scholarship By Khoi VinhMeet the winners of Adobe’s 2020 Design Circle Scholarship. Each will receive up to $25,000/year. Leadership InsightsHow to Build a Successful Design Team — Part 2: New Decade, New Perspectives By Andy VitaleAndy Vitale shares key principles you can adopt to help build thriving teams in a changing world. See All→Webinars and Events Design Community Live Meet-Up APRIL 16, 2020 VIRTUAL MEET-UPAdobe and R/GA want to share best practices, answer your questions, and discuss the state of design, during this unprecedented time of change. Watch On-Demand Unlocking Design’s Full Business Potential OCTOBER 1ST, 2020 WebinarCurious to know how other design teams are investing resources in 2020? Adobe commissioned Forrester to conduct a study and share recommendations that you can use to create, mature, and realize the benefits that come from investing in a design system. In this webinar, you will find out what investments leading design teams are making to their design systems to help their companies succeed. Watch On-Demand Want to get in touch? Contact us