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G’day WEB DIRECTIONS
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#TragicDesign
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Jenny’s Story
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• Physical Harm 🤕Emotional Harm 😥Exclusion 😞Injustice ⚖
Consequences
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Physical Harm
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Emotional Harm
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Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Impolite Software• It pushes itself forward at every opportunity
• It requires more than it gives in return
• It runs gobbles up resources;
• It feels free to interrupt the user at any time
• It does not respect the user’s preferences
• Uses patronizing tone in its dialogs and instructions.
• It tricks to get the user to do things they did not intend
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Impolite Software• It pushes itself forward at every opportunity
• It requires more than it gives in return
• It runs gobbles up resources;
• It feels free to interrupt the user at any time
• It does not respect the user’s preferences
• Uses patronizing tone in its dialogs and instructions.
• It tricks to get the user to do things they did not intend
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Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Impolite Software• It pushes itself forward at every opportunity
• It requires more than it gives in return
• It runs gobbles up resources;
• It feels free to interrupt the user at any time
• It does not respect the user’s preferences
• Uses patronizing tone in its dialogs and instructions.
• It tricks to get the user to do things they did not intend
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Exclusion
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357,000people in Australia
who are blind or have low vision
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285 million people worldwide
cannot read all content on a website
39 million of those people are blind
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
4 Billionof the world’s population
are not yet online
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We all have bias*
*Yes you too.
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Injustice
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
The Fate of a Nation
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Design is important.
Bad design shows us just how important.
Jonathan Shariat @DesignUXUI #TragicDesign
What You Can Do• Look for jobs in “less exciting” areas (Healthcare,
education, non-profit, and government.
• Think about your ethics and stand up for them in your workplace.
• Consider the bad. Bad life experiences, bad people, bad outcomes, etc.
• Donate your time/skills
• Vote!
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Say Hello• www.uitogether.com
• @DesignUXUI
• Pre-order the book: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920038887.do
