![]() That’s where research and interviews come in handy - you realise other points of view. We have to be conscious of that and acknowledge that I have a bias. It’s easier for our brains to remain within the boundaries of what we know. It’s challenging for a designer who is trying to design something you as designer only have your point of view and you have to push yourself to see how others see the world too. Not fitting into norms could be a way of looking for opportunities, don’t you think? So whenever I see someone create a tool to help someone with different abilities or with accessibility in mind, they are making a design that is better for everyone.ĭiscussing accessibility in design is an inspiration to everyone and anyone who may not fit into the societal norm of what is defined. This actually helps others, too.Ĭhanging the UI can improve the experience for everyone, not only for people with colorblindness, but also for people with different cognitive abilities, or for those who may not understand icons, or who need a more accessible language. So, for example, something people do to change the UI in a way that colour blind people can understand too, is to use patterns polka dots, horizontal or vertical lines, etc. A person who is colour blind is going to struggle to connect a piece of data in a pie chart that has different colours. Every time you make a change that makes something clearer for a group with a specific ability, there is a high chance that you are making it clearer not only for them but for everyone else too. I think that whenever you are designing specifically for accessibility, you are not just designing for a specific group, you are making something better for everyone. Do you think that any of the specific tools you have used around you colour blindness is transferable to other people who may not struggle with it? You have portrayed in the past what your colour blindness means to you, and you used it both as a way to be funny and to represent people who might be struggling with the same ability to distinguish color. ![]() So, some agencies seem to have adapted, but students coming out of school don’t seem to be prepared adequately, which I think is sad. However, I can see that the design scene is pretty advanced in Mexico City they have many studios that have an agency working digitally with e-commerce and digital design. This one of the challenges I see, specifically in Baja California. I have seen people take that jump from advertising into digital product design. The skills they have translate very well to digital products. These students have all the skills needed, they understand visuals, digital language, composition, and they understand how to communicate a message. Sadly, I see that very few schools have updated their syllabus to teach their students about usability, user experience, UI’s, etc, because they see that as something that is not part of their job. But today everything is digital! I think these subjects should be taught together, to prepare people for the design they will find in the real world, which is surely going to have a digital presence. Branding and Marketing is also separated from digital design. I can also see this mindset to be applied to schools they separate Arts from digital design. ![]() They should think more digitally in my opinion. They seem really limited and stuck in the past, they still think only in prints and posters or ads in magazines and newspapers. I’m now talking to some people in the design community here, and I feel that it’s hard to present the American design world or the UX design world to people here. I recently came back to Mexico after spending 17 years in the United States. How does the Mexican design scene compare to the American one?
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