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Finding meaning in design when nothing is fine
Finding meaning in design when nothing is fine
By 🐱 Catt Small 👩🏾💻
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Facilitating effective design workshops
Facilitating effective design workshops
By 🐱 Catt Small 👩🏾💻
Activity
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One thing about me (well, one of the biggest things about me) is that I love events - organizing them, putting them on, hosting them, speaking at…
One thing about me (well, one of the biggest things about me) is that I love events - organizing them, putting them on, hosting them, speaking at…
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Date change! Exactly one week from now, I will be teaching a Lightning Lesson about what to do after an Accessibility Audit. This 30-min session is…
Date change! Exactly one week from now, I will be teaching a Lightning Lesson about what to do after an Accessibility Audit. This 30-min session is…
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Experience & Education
Volunteer Experience
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Mentor
Merit
- Present 2 years 5 months
Economic Empowerment
Mentors professionals in design and technology with various levels of seniority ranging from Junior to Staff.
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UX Design Mentor
Emergent Works
- 5 months
Science and Technology
Mentored a new UX designer twice a week, helping them understand basic design concepts and gain proficiency with Figma. Provided guidance and feedback that helped them plan and complete their final project.
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Council Member
NYC Digital Games Industry Council
- Present 2 years 3 months
Arts and Culture
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Mentor
Made in the Future Fellowship
- 1 year 1 month
Helped a fledgling designer find their career footing through coaching and mentorship. Connected them to learning and potential work opportunities.
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Co-Founder & Executive Director
CODE LIBERATION FOUNDATION INC
- 3 years 6 months
Science and Technology
* Created resources that helped marginalized genderfolk learn to code.
* Taught game development classes for JavaScript, C#, and other languages.
* Organized hackathons that helped students practice their programming skills.
Publications
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Video Games' Blackness Problem
Kotaku
"Video games have a blackness problem. This has been a known thing for a while, and we do talk about it from time to time. But I'd like to keep talking about it."
A collaborative conversation by me, Evan Narcisse, Shawn Alexander Allen, and TJ Thomas. -
Hiring Isn't Enough
Model View Culture
The true story of a team that tried and failed to retain diverse employees.
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Ten Lessons Learned from Organizing Diversity-Focused Events
Model View Culture
Here are some methods I've learned over the past two years to create well-attended, diverse events.
Patents
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Systems and methods to characterize units of work based on business objectives
Issued US-11734625-B2
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Systems and methods to characterize units of work based on business objectives
Issued US-11568339-B2
Honors & Awards
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#1 Most Innovative Workplace Company of 2021
Fast Company
FastCo highlighted Asana for its Goals feature, of which I led the design:
"The company launched Asana Goals in July 2020, enabling teams to better track progress, and by the end of the year had released more than 130 features, including integrations with Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Zoom. While competitors focus workflow around a single area or “container,” Goals, says Asana founder and CEO Dustin Moskovitz, is cross-functional, allowing people to stay on task even while working on…FastCo highlighted Asana for its Goals feature, of which I led the design:
"The company launched Asana Goals in July 2020, enabling teams to better track progress, and by the end of the year had released more than 130 features, including integrations with Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Zoom. While competitors focus workflow around a single area or “container,” Goals, says Asana founder and CEO Dustin Moskovitz, is cross-functional, allowing people to stay on task even while working on broader assignments." -
Technologist of the Year
Brooklyn Innovation Awards
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Generation Google Scholarship
Google
Test Scores
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Life
Score: 33%
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Japanese
Limited working proficiency
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
Organizations
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Rosenfeld Media
Editorial Board Member
-I read design book proposals and shared my opinions about them.
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The Code Liberation Foundation
Co-founder, Executive Director
-The Code Liberation Foundation brings free game development & design classes to women with the goal of enabling more women to independently develop video games. Phoenix Perry, a talented developer, artist, and designer, founded the organization with four ladies, myself included.
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Tech Under Thirty
Creator & Organizer
-Tech Under Thirty was a group for designers & tech-oriented people under the age of thirty. I started this group with two co-organizers named Asia Hoe and Chris Lo. We held monthly meetups to introduce people to new design and tech careers, as well as get them comfortable with networking & surviving in the workplace. We offered informative workshops & talks at no cost to attendees.
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