2026 Inspiration Awards Gala
After a comeback seven years in the making, BRIDGEGOOD’s Inspiration Awards returns December 11, 2026 at Salesforce Tower. Get tickets or become a sponsor.
CategoriesDesign Economic Mobility Job & Career NewsBillboards for Belonging
Ready to make your mark on the city? The Inspire Oakland Design Challenge gives students the chance to build real-world design experience and explore careers in tech and creativity. Submit bold, original artwork that celebrates Oakland’s culture, diversity, and innovation. Finalists may see their work featured on massive billboards, bus benches, LED displays, social media, and even t-shirts. This is your moment to inspire the Bay.
CategoriesDesign Economic Mobility Job & CareerInspire Oakland Now
The Inspire Oakland Design Challenge offers students a chance to gain real-world experience while exploring careers in design and technology. Participants create original “Inspire Oakland” designs that inspire Bay Area residents using their unique creativity, vision of diversity, and spirit of innovation. This professional opportunity includes creating a bulletin billboard, bus bench ad, social media flyer, LED display, and t-shirt design.
CategoriesDesign Economic Mobility Job & CareerRecap: Design Explorers H.S. Internship
In the summer of 2023, I was entrusted by the BRIDGEGOOD team to pioneer a high school internship initiative known as ‘Design Explorers.’ This program is strategically designed to nurture creative talent among high school students, aiming to diversify the tech sector and initiate meaningful, lucrative career paths.
CategoriesDesign Economic Mobility Job & Career NewsMornings on 2 with BRIDGEGOOD
BRIDGEGOOD is all about student empowerment and tech opportunity. For two decades we’ve been on a mission to provide access, professional opportunities, and tech literacy to under-resourced design students and job seekers of color. Our interview with KTVU sheds light on the impact we’ve been making since 2009.
CategoriesDesign Education Job & CareerFinding Your Unique Design Style
Think about your favorite designer or illustrator. What specifically captivates your attention about them? It’s highly likely that their distinctive artistic style is what grabbed your interest. Embracing your own individuality and unique style as a designer won’t just foster personal growth but potentially grab the attention of recruiters and future employers! Here’s some tips […]
CategoriesDesign Education Job & CareerIn Design Thinking, Why is Empathy Important?
Design Thinking is an approach to problem solving that engages a person to understand and empathize with user needs, identifying/re-defining problems, brainstorming ideas, and test those ideas using prototypes to learn and iterate towards the best solution for the users. There are 5-steps in the Design Thinking Process, which consist of: Empathy Define Ideate Prototype […]
CategoriesDesign Education Job & CareerConquering Interviews with Confidence
Attention, aspiring student designers! Your journey into the captivating realm of User Experience Design awaits, and the gateway to unlocking your dreams lies in the interview process. The key to propelling yourself to the next phase lies in research and preparation. Picture this: you, confidently conquering your job interview, equipped with the knowledge that you […]
CategoriesDesign Economic Mobility Job & CareerTrouble Getting Hired? 3 Actionable Steps
Congratulations to all the recent graduates of the Google UX Professional Certificate and Bootcamp programs! At BRIDGEGOOD, we understand the challenges you might be facing when it comes to landing your first job in the tech and design industry. In this article, we aim to provide practical insights based on feedback from recruiters and hiring […]
CategoriesDesign Economic Mobility Job & Career OpportunityBRIDGEGOOD: Opportunity for Everyone
BRIDGEGOOD UX Design Apprentices work directly with US Bank’s Director of UX Design. BRIDGEGOOD, an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization known for empowering creatives in the field of user experience (UX) design, is thrilled to announce the launch of its innovative UX Apprenticeship Program. This groundbreaking initiative aims to recruit and onboard aspiring UX design students […]