2025 Theme: Emerging Technologies and Human Experience
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and immersive interfaces are transforming human interactions with digital systems and environments. As these innovations rapidly evolve, it is crucial to prioritize user privacy, build robust trust mechanisms, and maintain human-centered design principles. By thoughtfully integrating technological advancements with ethical considerations, we can create digital experiences that are not only powerful and innovative but also respectful of individual needs and rights.
World Usability Day 2024
Designing for a Better World, 20 year celebration!
World Usability Day 2024 marked its 20th anniversary by celebrating the theme “Designing for a Better World,” by bringing together design, product, and usability communities globally on November 14, 2024. This milestone event united professionals across disciplines to explore how thoughtful design can create more accessible, sustainable, and inclusive solutions.
World Usability Initiative
The goal of the World Usability Initiative (WUI) is to connect the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and the User Experience (UX) community and everyone who believes that great design is inclusive and usable by all, to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by establishing World Usability Day as an internationally observed day, listed on the United Nations calendar. WUI launched the Design Challenge in 2020 and the Speaker Series in 2021. Help us achieve this goal of being engaged in our global community to design for a better world.
Sign the Petition to the UN!
World Usability Day: 2024
World Usability Day across the years!
We have been organizing events on the second Thursday in November since 2005.
Over 250,000 people have been involved in events so far, around the world, bringing together different communities to create a more usable world for all of us.
Upcoming Events
July 23, 2025
Usability for the World #2
Building Better Cities and Communities
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
November 13, 2025
World Usability Day: "Fix it First Clinic" at Brandeis MakerLab
LIB-BDI MakerLab
Waltham, Massachusetts
United States
July 22, 2025
Usability for the World
Building Better
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
November 13, 2025
In person at UX&I GmbH
World Usability Day Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Hessen
Germany
May 23, 2025
test
test
West Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
November 14, 2025
World Usability Day Boston: UX Fair
UXPA Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
November 15, 2024
World Usability Day Progressive 2024
IxD
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
November 14, 2024
World Usability Day 2024
UXPA Austin + UXPA UT Austin + IBM
Austin, Texas
United States
November 14, 2024
wudSIE24
Innovation and Foresight for Start-ups: Designing the Future of the Territory
Ancona, Marche
Italia
November 14, 2024
WUD Austria 2024
,
Austria
Host City
Usability for the World #2
Building Better Cities and Communities
Host City
World Usability Day: "Fix it First Clinic" at Brandeis MakerLab
LIB-BDI MakerLab
Learn how to fix things
Host City
Usability for the World
Building Better
Join us for an exciting online event where we explore how to make our cities and communities more user-friendly and accessible. Learn from experts in the field and participate in discussions on innovative solutions to improve the usability of our urban spaces. Whether you’re a designer, urban planner, or simply passionate about creating better environments for all, this event is for you. Let’s come together to shape a more inclusive and sustainable future for everyone!
Languages
[EN] English (English)
Host City
In person at UX&I GmbH
World Usability Day Frankfurt
For more information, https://uxfrankfurt.de
Host City
World Usability Day Boston: UX Fair
UXPA Boston
We hope you’ll join us for another inspiring evening of learning, connection, and mentoring. We’ll have more information on tickets as the event approaches.
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Partner Communities
