# Humane by Design

> Design principles and practical patterns focused on digital well-being and ethics.

Humane by Design is a curated design resource by Jon Yablonski that provides frameworks and guidance for building ethical digital products. It offers core principles, deep-dive articles, and practical design patterns addressing issues like digital addiction, user agency, and mindful interaction.

Website: https://humanebydesign.com/

## What it is for

- Apply ethical design principles to product interaction design
- Design intentional friction to protect user privacy and attention
- Evaluate user agency trade-offs in algorithmic personalization

## Features

- Core principles including Empowering, Finite, and Inclusive design
- Digital garden featuring emerging concepts like context adaptation and intentional friction
- Articles exploring ethical implications of digital interfaces and personalization
- Curated directory of external ethical design resources and tools

## Pricing

Free

## Details

- Type: Website
- Category: [Design](https://xiry.app/topics/design.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web
- For: Product designers, UX/UI designers, and digital product teams.
- Tags: ethical design, ux, ui, digital wellbeing, product design, design guidelines

## Why it was saved

- [@ui.ux.jam, 14 June 2024](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8M4ha3t5kA/): Gives UX/UI designers actionable frameworks for mindful design, such as context adaptation, intentional friction, and user personalization limits.

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Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/humane-by-design

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