Signs of the times: What road signs taught me about web design

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1. SIGNS OF THE TIMES: What road signs taught me about web design
2. Hi! My name is Duncan. @duncanjimbo
3. simplydano.com/connect-js
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13. Design for Permanence A483
14. “We were designing for permanence. We were designing for something wouldn't look dated in 5 to 10 years.” Margaret Calvert
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17. Design for the User A41
18. “It's all about asking the right questions and knowing for whom you are designing – it’s not always only about putting your personality into a particular design.” Margaret Calvert
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23. Break Conventions Carefully A33
24. “That's to do with word recognition. You read a shape, whereas with capitals, it takes you longer to read.” Margaret Calvert
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27. Test in Different Situations M1
30. “In the United States... 7% of the male population … and 0.4% of the female population either cannot distinguish red from green, or see red and green differently from how others do.” Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2006
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32. …designing products to be aesthetic and usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone, regardless of their age, ability, or status in life. Ronald L. Mace on Universal Design
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41. Draw from Real Life Experiences A5
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46. …road signs fulfill their function so efficiently that the public tends to take them for granted and rarely acknowledges their design merits. Jock Kinnier
48. Thank you Slides: simplydano.com/connect-js