SERIESWireframe Podcast Wireframe reveals the stories behind user experience design and how it helps technology fit into our lives. It’s a unique, highly produced podcast for UX/UI designers, graphic designers, and the design-curious. Hosted by Khoi Vinh, one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business. Choose your favorite podcast player to subscribe to Wireframe. Learn more.→ XD Ideas / Perspectives / Wireframe Podcast / Why Are Elections So Hard to Design Well? – Season 3, Episode 6Why Are Elections So Hard to Design Well? – Season 3, Episode 6 Patrick Faller Sep 21, 2020The fundamental design feature of a democratic society is a citizen’s right to vote. But ensuring that every person is able to vote is not as easy as it seems. Everything from how you design a paper ballot, build an electronic terminal, process a mail-in ballot, to how you engineer a public space for private voting and so on brings hundreds of complicated design decisions.In the final episode of this season of Wireframe, Adobe’s design podcast hosted by Adobe Senior Director of Design Khoi Vinh, we look at how sometimes design choices find themselves at odds with political ones.Listen to the podcast to hear the story, and click here to read a full transcript of this episode. Wireframe Podcast Words by Patrick Faller Patrick is a writer, editor, and award-winning journalist specializing in articles, blog posts, and videos that support creative tools. At the helm of his own agency, he creates and coordinates content, community, and communications in the technology, design, and video game sectors. →Get XD Ideas delivered weekly to your inbox. Free. Sign UpRelated Content → Wireframe PodcastCan an App Actually Help You Sleep? – Season 3, Episode 5 By Patrick FallerThe sleep-aid market is a multi-billion dollar industry, but do apps designed to help us sleep really help? Wireframe PodcastHow Streaming Services Design Interfaces to Keep Us Watching – Season 3, Episode 4 By Patrick FallerExplore how video streaming services, in a battle to win subscribers, deliberately design interfaces that keep us binge-watching. User TestingThe Role of A/B Testing in Product Design By Nick BabichEvery designer, at least once in his or her life, has faced a situation where they had several… Social ImpactDesign for Social Transformation Requires More Than Good Intentions By Design Justice NetworkDesign practices too often support systems of oppression—the Design Justice Network works to address this challenge.