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Beyond Responsive Design Culture as a Factor in Digital Design

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Hi. I’m Senongo Akpem. @senongo

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A bit about me...

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Born and raised in Nigeria

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10+ years all over the US

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7+ years working in Japan

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A dose of realism...

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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” -Peter Drucker

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We design for numerous cultures, whether we know it or not.

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A Few Cultural Variables fabonthemoon- http://flic.kr/p/aQYzP2

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High Context Culture

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Low Context Culture

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DIRECTNESS

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http://y.qq.com/

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http://www.rdio.com/

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Which way is up?

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The Guugu Yimithirr Brian Cassey, The Courier-mail

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Collectivism

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Individualism

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http://www.messagesforjapan.com/

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High Power Distance

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Low Power Distance

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http://www.marks.jp/ http://www.moleskine.com/ About pages

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Fast Messaging

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Slow Messaging

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https://www.gov.uk/

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http://www.priu.gov.lk/

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So what?

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Be Culturally Responsive

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Moving beyond media queries

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People need to feel at home with the cultural references in our interfaces.

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How about culture queries?

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3 steps

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Add a native language option • 3 steps

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Add a native language option • Make the interface • understandable 3 steps

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Add a native language option • Make the interface • understandable Use cues that match the users • cultural characteristics 3 steps

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http://gengo.com/

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http://www.sevenbank.co.jp/soukin/

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http://www.mtn.com.af

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There’s a difference between understanding an interface, and accepting an interface. - Carney, 1998

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http://www.pepsi.com/

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http://www.pepsitmall.com/

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http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food.html http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/menu.html

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world/middle_east/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/middleeast/

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The Bollywood Technique mountainamoeba- http://flic.kr/p/4wZ1uu

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How much does culture affect the usability of the sites we build?

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A lot.

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No Really. A LOT.

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Final Thoughts chrisstreeter- http://flic.kr/p/8jMLVx

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You can find me online at: Thank You! @senongo senongo.net