Learning Lessons How to build a Design education program for creative work Categories: Behind the Scenes, Perspectives
Archetypes for creative leadership How to define the behaviors you value Categories: Behind the Scenes, Perspectives
Designing for crisis 5 learnings from developing trauma-informed products Categories: Behind the Scenes, Case Study
The New Normal Creating services to keep our travel community safe Categories: Behind the Scenes, Case Study
Closing the Experience Gap 3 ways to use research to build more inclusive products Categories: Case Study
Designing for a changing world Inside our mission to revamp the product for shifting consumer needs Categories: Behind the Scenes, Case Study
Calling all Illustrators Collaborate on a quick survey to help shape a community-driven project Categories: Interview
Forecasting the Future Eleven in-house creative leaders tell us what’s next for design in 2020 Categories: Perspectives
Ten Minutes With Cecilia Yang What makes the design leader tick Categories: Behind the Scenes, Interview
Calling all Creatives A first look at Airbnb's multidisciplinary fellowship program Categories: Behind the Scenes, Interview
Words of Welcome With 62 supported languages worldwide, Airbnb reaches even more native speakers Categories: Case Study
Evolving by Design Two newly appointed creative leaders on the next chapter at Airbnb Categories: Behind the Scenes, Interview, News
Documenting Space and Place Design Week Mexico unites craft and culture Categories: Behind the Scenes, Events
Designing the Future Design Week Mexico’s Inédito program celebrates work that makes a social impact Categories: Behind the Scenes, Events
Worldly Workspaces Approaching interior design through a cultural lens Categories: Case Study, Interview
Capturing the Bigger Picture A grassroots approach to photographing the world Categories: Case Study, Interview
Introducing Quicksand Explore our new film series on overcoming creative adversity. Categories: Inspirations, Interview, Projects
Aparten estas fechas en sus calendarios ¡Airbnb Design llega a Design Week México! Categories: Events
Making Connections Through Music Toronto’s Del Mahabadi uses concerts to build community Categories: Interview
Defining Design Generalists Exploring the skill set of an underrated superpower Categories: Perspectives
Championing Research The UXRC team chats with Product Specialist Manager Mandy Owen. Categories: Behind the Scenes, Interview
Designed Chaos Building the visual identity for season two of Airbnb Design—Talks Categories: Case Study
Breaking the Conventional Airbnb Design—Talks makes Beijing debut with Architect Shuhei Aoyama Categories: Case Study, Events
Ciao! Bonjour! Hello! Kon’nichiwa! Crafting global content that travels with you Categories: Case Study, Perspectives
Your Face Here Creating illustration guidelines for a more inclusive visual identity Categories: Case Study
From Pixel to Place Exploring digital and offline design during London Design Festival Categories: Behind the Scenes, Events
Plus Personality New interior design standards celebrate curation and personalization Categories: Case Study
Maker’s Profile Installation artist Rachel Mica Weiss gives materials life in unexpected ways Categories: Inspirations, Interview
Values-Driven Design How conscious creatives balance beauty and belonging Categories: Case Study, Perspectives
Secret Menu A recap of our Content Strategy team’s unconventional dining experiences at the... Categories: Events
Milan Design Week Lead Interior Designer Rebecca Ruggles talks top trends of 2018 Categories: Destinations, Perspectives
Designer Spotlight Design Manager Vivian Wang recognized in Fast Company's 'Most Creative People in... Categories: News
Introducing Airbnb Cereal A new typeface that takes us from button to billboard Categories: Behind the Scenes, Interview, Projects
Erasing the Lines How Airbnb Concerts connect artists and audience Categories: Behind the Scenes, Case Study
Leveraging Creative Hacks How the Airbnb community inspired a global check-in tool Categories: Case Study
Speaking of… Life Paths Content Strategist Amy Gurka talks seeking growth over glamour Categories: Perspectives
Photo Mixtape No. 6 A visual narrative of Australia’s wondrous outdoors Categories: Destinations, Inspirations
The Evolution of Tools Closing the loop with Design Intelligence Categories: Behind the Scenes, Perspectives
Designing Airbnb for Everyone A 21st century company, designed for and with the community Categories: News
Speaking of… Life Paths Values-led career wayfinding with Research Manager Anne Diaz Categories: Inspirations, Perspectives
Boundary Breakers A celebration of five female artists that are shattering the status quo Categories: Inspirations, News
Designing End-to-End Experiences Alex Schleifer talks trust, community and the value of cohesive marketing with... Categories: News
Creative Evolution No. 11 Tapping our way to LA with dancers Chloé and Maud Arnold Categories: Inspirations
Creative Space Chicago A recap of our intimate evening with tattoo artist David Allen Categories: Behind the Scenes, Events
Photo Mixtape No. 5 A visual playlist from an adventurous escape to Thailand Categories: Destinations, Inspirations
Reflecting Identity A recap of our immersive gallery experience with Joshua Kissi Categories: Behind the Scenes, Events
Designing for Access Creating new features for guests with disabilities Categories: Behind the Scenes
First Day to First Launch The first 60 days as a design associate at Airbnb Categories: Behind the Scenes
The Future of Lottie Our community-driven vision for our animation tool Categories: Behind the Scenes, News
Modern Pictograms for Lottie Our collaboration with the The Noun Project on open-source animated icons Categories: Behind the Scenes, News, Projects
Examining Another Lens Encouraging cross-discipline collaboration through Open Source Categories: Behind the Scenes, Projects
Unpacking Shadow to Light Behind the scenes of our San Francisco Design Week installation Categories: Behind the Scenes, Events, Projects
Building for China Three lessons learned from designing for a new market Categories: Behind the Scenes
Photo Mixtape No. 4 A visual playlist for discovering Antigua’s creative culture Categories: Destinations, Inspirations
Launching 爱彼迎 (Ai Bi Ying) Behind the scenes of our latest brand launch film Categories: Behind the Scenes
Painting with Code Introducing our new open source library React Sketch.app Categories: Behind the Scenes, Projects
Creative Evolution No. 10 Architect Michael Caton on designing interpretive communal spaces Categories: Inspirations
Five Finger Discount History Airbnb Design—Talks featuring sound artist Christine Sun Kim Categories: Events
Model Citizens Designer Walé Oyéjidé reflects upon the immigrant experience through clothing Categories: Behind the Scenes
Measuring Magic How we turned an elusive vision into a functional product Categories: Behind the Scenes
Born Between Borders RSVP for our 2/21 talk featuring clothing designer Walé Oyéjidé Categories: Events
Lottie Behind the scenes of our new open-source animation tool Categories: Behind the Scenes, Projects
Redefining Boundaries No. 1 Photojournalist Lynsey Addario captures quiet moments in conflict zones Categories: Inspirations
Prototyping for Hosts How a tool for engineers became integral to the design process Categories: Behind the Scenes
Creative Evolution No. 9 Archivist and illustrator Grace Danico influences the future by preserving the past Categories: Inspirations
The Return of the Travel Poster Bringing cities to life through local illustrators Categories: Behind the Scenes
Creative Evolution No. 8 Off the grid with Offscreen Magazine publisher Kai Brach Categories: Inspirations
The Art of Presence RSVP for our talk featuring artist and urban farmer Kate Daughdrill on... Categories: Events
Creative Evolution No. 7 Philly muralist Michelle Angela Ortiz utilizes public spaces to inspire social change Categories: Inspirations
Creative Evolution No. 6 The community is the canvas for multimedia artist Keir Johnston Categories: Inspirations
Creative Space New York A recap of our dinner at Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm Categories: Destinations, Events
Co-designing with Hosts How collaboration shaped our new mobile experience Categories: Behind the Scenes
Work–life Balanced A tranquil tour of our newly redesigned Tokyo Office Categories: Behind the Scenes
The Evolution of Neon RSVP for our 9/13 Design Talk featuring pop artist Todd Sanders Categories: Events
Creative Evolution No. 5 London designer Yinka Ilori infuses pithy parables into furniture Categories: Inspirations
From the Ground Up Shining a light on how research guides our product development Categories: Behind the Scenes
Creative Evolution No. 4 Pop Artist Todd Sanders enlightens us on how neon shaped a nation Categories: Inspirations
Defining Product Design First Round Review features Alex Schleifer's reflection on the state of the... Categories: Perspectives
Trends in Digital Craft Our favorites from Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Categories: Inspirations
Visualizing Our Unity A design-led portrait series for Black Lives Matter Categories: Behind the Scenes
No Filter How a community-driven photography effort transformed our new guest app Categories: Behind the Scenes
Embracing Uncertainty in UX Research Researchers like myself have a nasty habit Categories: Perspectives
Makers Exploring the maker movement with Rickshaw Bagworks Founder Mark Dwight Categories: Inspirations
Storytelling 101 Keenan Cummings shares tips on how to affect organizational change by leveraging... Categories: Behind the Scenes
Co-designing Travel How community partnership creates cohesive experiences Categories: Behind the Scenes
Preserving Rituals through Space An environments tour of Airbnb's new São Paulo office Categories: Behind the Scenes
All Aboard for Airbnb Fellowships Announcing 2016 student opportunities in design and film Categories: News
House of Cards Why playing cards took center stage in our latest fellowship project Categories: Behind the Scenes
Creative Evolution No. 3 Rachel Ryle's playful animations bring travel to life Categories: Inspirations
What’s in a Word? Using location context to build better search tools for travel Categories: Behind the Scenes
The Way We Build How rethinking the Airbnb app changed the way we approach design Categories: Perspectives
Setting the Mood How film title sequences informed our Apple TV onboarding Categories: Behind the Scenes
The Price is Right How we used host feedback to build personalized pricing tools Categories: Behind the Scenes
How We Design for Trust A TEDTalk by Airbnb Co-founder Joe Gebbia Categories: Behind the Scenes, News
Hosting Hands Bringing humanity into Airbnb Open's brand identity system Categories: Behind the Scenes
Arrive Inspired Our handpicked guide to the home cities of celebrated artists Categories: Destinations
Creative Evolution No. 1 Americana-rock duo Jamestown Revival's Austin homecoming Categories: Inspirations
Playing the Slots An internal tool designed to create new office connections Categories: Inspirations
Airbnb at SXSW Attend Katie Dill's talk on how community partnership shapes travel Categories: Events, News