Tag Archives: design

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center, along with our partners at The GIANT Room, foundry10, and the University of Washington, are pleased to be presenting four different sessions at the 2026

On May 19, 2026 the Joan Ganz Cooney Center celebrated our third cohort of Well-Being by Design Fellows with a webinar bringing together designers, researchers, game developers, educators, and media

Lately, I’ve been thinking about a fundamental shift in the architecture of children’s media.For years, our national conversation has centered on screen time and online safety. Both remain critical. Yet

This spring, we wrapped up our third annual Youth Design Team. Hosted in partnership with In Tandem, this cohort of 10 teenagers from across the country engaged with our 2026

“You see a Stone Lion blocking your path.”At SXSW Edu, a room full of educators leaned in as they approached the first NPC (nonplayer character) of the game.  “Wait… what do

Conversations about children and technology tend to cluster around moments of acquisition: When should a child get a phone? Is this app appropriate? Is it too early … or already

As a professor in reading and children’s media, I often get the chance to work with developers to bring digital books to life. The idea sounds simple: take a beloved

What does AI owe children? is the guiding question for this Paris Peace Forum conversation and  iRAISE Alliance stakeholders, which include policymakers, international organizations, researchers, and representatives of the industry.

Over the past two years, we’ve had the privilege of supporting two incredible cohorts of Well-Being by Design Fellows—talented designers reimagining digital experiences that capture children’s attention while centering their

What did our 2025 Well-Being by Design Fellows learn about designing tech with kids’ well-being in mind? A lot, it turns out!During the intensive five-month program, the 12 mid-career designers