Design Reimagined Utrecht: Designing with Values & Articulating Design Decisions

Join us for an evening about the decisions behind our designs. We’ll look at why we make them and how we explain them, with a talk, a hands-on workshop and time to connect with fellow designers.

📅 Tuesday, 24 November 2026
🕡 18:30 to 21:00
📍 Hogeschool Utrecht, Padualaan 99, Room 0.011, 3584 CH Utrecht
Hosted in collaboration with HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht).

🎤 The sessions

Talk: Designing with Values
👤 Koen van Turnhout, Lector Human Experience & Media Design, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/koenvanturnhout/
Koen researches how digital designers make ethical and responsible design decisions. He looks at how their personal values shape their work, and at what stops them from acting on those values.

Workshop: Articulating Design Decisions (approx. 75 min)
👤 Olya Badziukh, Senior UX & Product Designer at Exact, VP of Utrecht Toastmasters
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/olya-badziukh-ux/
Olya has worked in FinTech and Cyber Threat Intelligence, and she’ll share practical techniques for explaining design ideas and engaging stakeholders. In short exercises, you’ll practise explaining your UX solutions, responding to feedback and using it to make stronger design decisions.

👋 Who is it for?
Designers, researchers, product people, students and anyone curious about how design decisions get made, defended and improved.
🎟 Free event. Spots are limited, so please RSVP here on Meetup.

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Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/design-reimagined-utrecht/

Questions? Email us at design.reimagined.utrecht@gmail.com.