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Design for Telepathy A talk by Mark Uraine

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Transfer of Information

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INFORMATION : the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence. Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary

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We create the content involved in communicating the information. TEXT, IMAGE, SOUND, PRODUCT We organize by using relevant design principles to communicate effectively. COLOR, VALUE, CONTRAST, BALANCE, PROXIMITY We facilitate by building environments in which information can be transferred. WEBSITE, APP, BOOK, MAGAZINE, POSTER, AD DESIGNERS = COMMUNICATORS

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They desire for knowledge and/or pleasure. They visit the environment to receive the information. They interpret the content, tone, and personality conveyed. USERS = RECEIVERS

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People with disabilities People with telepathy TRANSFER OF INFORMATION Me

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People with disabilities • Vision impairments • Hearing impairments • Motor impairments • Cognitive impairments • Photo epilepsy • Age-related processes

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PREVALENCE OF DISABILITIES 57 million Americans have a disability  0 5000000 10000000 15000000 20000000 Motor skills Cognitive Vision Hearing    19.9M 15.2M 8.1M 7.6M http://www.interactiveaccessibility.com/accessibility-statistics

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Provide appropriate alternative text Provide appropriate document structure Provide headers for data tables Ensure users can complete and submit all forms Ensure links make sense out of context Caption/transcripts for media Do not rely on color alone Content should be clearly written and easy to read Don’t use flashing lights, or contrasting dark and light patterns Vision impairments Hearing impairments Motor impairments Cognitive impairments Photo epilepsy Age-related processes

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Provide appropriate alternative text Provide appropriate document structure Provide headers for data tables Ensure users can complete and submit all forms Ensure links make sense out of context Caption/transcripts for media Do not rely on color alone Content should be clearly written and easy to read Don’t use flashing lights, or contrasting dark and light patterns Vision impairments Hearing impairments Motor impairments Cognitive impairments Photo epilepsy Age-related processes

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Provide appropriate alternative text Provide appropriate document structure Provide headers for data tables Ensure users can complete and submit all forms Ensure links make sense out of context Caption/transcripts for media Do not rely on color alone Content should be clearly written and easy to read Don’t use flashing lights, or contrasting dark and light patterns Vision impairments Hearing impairments Motor impairments Cognitive impairments Photo epilepsy Age-related processes

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Provide appropriate alternative text Provide appropriate document structure Provide headers for data tables Ensure users can complete and submit all forms Ensure links make sense out of context Caption/transcripts for media Do not rely on color alone Content should be clearly written and easy to read Don’t use flashing lights, or contrasting dark and light patterns Vision impairments Hearing impairments Motor impairments Cognitive impairments Photo epilepsy Age-related processes

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Provide appropriate alternative text Provide appropriate document structure Provide headers for data tables Ensure users can complete and submit all forms Ensure links make sense out of context Caption/transcripts for media Do not rely on color alone Content should be clearly written and easy to read Don’t use flashing lights, or contrasting dark and light patterns Vision impairments Hearing impairments Motor impairments Cognitive impairments Photo epilepsy Age-related processes

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Provide appropriate alternative text Provide appropriate document structure Provide headers for data tables Ensure users can complete and submit all forms Ensure links make sense out of context Caption/transcripts for media Do not rely on color alone Content should be clearly written and easy to read Don’t use flashing lights, or contrasting dark and light patterns Vision impairments Hearing impairments Motor impairments Cognitive impairments Photo epilepsy Age-related processes

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Provide appropriate alternative text Provide appropriate document structure Provide headers for data tables Ensure users can complete and submit all forms Ensure links make sense out of context Caption/transcripts for media Do not rely on color alone Content should be clearly written and easy to read Don’t use flashing lights, or contrasting dark and light patterns Vision impairments Hearing impairments Motor impairments Cognitive impairments Photo epilepsy Age-related processes

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But the web is not fully optimized for this yet.

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People with disabilities People with telepathy TRANSFER OF INFORMATION

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Accessibility ? TRANSFER OF INFORMATION Me

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Sight Sound Taste Smell Touch Use a keyboard and mouse effectively. Read and visually navigate the web. Listen to videos and helpful sound queues. Understand general internet & web concepts. Troubleshoot issues on a basic level.

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6th sense 6th sense 14 - 21 senses

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Pressure Itch Pain Hunger Thirst Temperature Direction Time Muscle tension Proprioception Equilibrioception Linear acceleration Rotational acceleration Stretch receptors Chemoreceptors

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SUPERHUMAN

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SUPERHUMAN DESIGNERS

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On average, a superhuman can read 200 words per minute with a 60% comprehension. More advanced superhumans read 700 words per minute with an 85% comprehension.

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But the web is not fully optimized for superhumans yet.

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Set max-width to limit 55-75 characters per line of text Increase font-size Adjust line-height Keep a strong contrast of color

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Somewhere along the lines we screw it up.

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Navigation is Failure “Your job is to help the user achieve their goal. Navigating an interface is never the user’s goal.” — ANTOINE VALOT https://medium.com/radical-ux/nine-nasty-ux-truths-83b30ea94355#.q0bi39oeh

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Pull Quotes “You either end up learning to blot them out completely, or you end up reading the same sentence twice.” — JEREMY KEITH https://adactio.com/journal/11102

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Interstitial Ads “After January 10, 2017, pages where content is obscured by interstitial popups will be penalized in seo ranking.” — SCOTT JEHL https://twitter.com/scottjehl/status/768156598959218688

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Readers Don’t Read, They Scan “Web pages have to employ scannable text, using • Highlighted keywords • Meaningful sub-headings • Bulleted lists • One idea per paragraph • Half the word count of conventional writing.” — JACOB NIELSEN https://www.nngroup.com/articles/how-users-read-on-the-web/

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http://aneventapart.com/news/post/modern-layouts-getting-out-of-our-ruts-by-jen-simmons-an-event- apart-video An Event Apart Modern Layouts: Getting out of our ruts “In the early years of the web, there was a lot of variation and experimentation with where to put content on a web page. Then, it seems, we all settled into a handful of patterns and stayed there for over a decade.” — JEN SIMMONS

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People with disabilities People with telepathy TRANSFER OF INFORMATION Me

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People with telepathy

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TELEPATHY : the transfer of information from one person to another without using any of our known sensory channels or physical interaction.

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Letters Telegraph Email Text msgs Telepathy Stone tablets Scrolls Books Websites Apps New Tools

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https://medium.freecodecamp.com/your-ui-is-your-products-humble-compensation-for-not-being- telepathic-b467d022d640 Your UI is your product’s humble compensation for not being telepathic. “Take a few products and keep asking what is this compensating for? and you’ll eventually end up with the same answer.” — MORTEN JUST

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How are you improving the transfer of information?

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Thank you. Twitter: @mapk WordPress.org: mapk markuraine.com