TechMade Symposium: Human-Centered Design

Friday, September 26th, 2025
3:00 – 5:00PM
Design Bloc: 890 Curran St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332

Join us for lightning talks, a design exercise workshop, and snacks at next week’s symposium on Human-Centered Design with TechMade and Design Bloc!

Program

2:00-3:00PM Lightning Talks

1. Wayne Li, History of the Electric Car: Quick Case for Human Centered Design
2. Abigale Stangl, Use of AI and HCD for Accessible, Tactile Design
3. Karthik Ramachandran, Unfinished Business: Designing Products for Social Impact
4. Thanos Economou, Shape Grammar Machine for Culturally Informed Design and Decoration
5. Shiho Nakamura, Teaching Engineers to Sketch People: Enhancing User-Centered Thinking and Design Outcomes
6. Noah Posner, Human Centered Design Case: IPaT

3:00-4:00PM Design Exercise & Snacks

• Experiential Workshop: Modeling Product Development Processes