We begin our cyclical review of readings with a portion of texts under the common slogan “inclusive design”. We also offer tips for creating dashboards, specifying prototypes and animations of UI elements, and analyzing the level of attention of users based on eye-tracking. Coral Triangle Day could not be missing articles on ecological topics - of course in the context of digital technologies.
Inclusive design
The premise of caring for diversity is increasingly taken into account when creating user interfaces, but also when building project teams. So we start today's reading with the blog Career Foundry, where Vale Querini urges to design with different user needs in mind and hints on how to support inclusivity. In turn, Rafał Chabasiński in Bezprawnik.pl summarizes conclusions of the study showing the attitude of the Silvers generation to e-commerce — report You can find it on the Foundation's website Women of e-business. Add to the set too commodity Paul Hoffman of Applause presenting inclusive design in the context of statistics from a series of studies on accessibility and inclusivity.
Eye-tracking in the analysis of user attention
If you are interested in ophthalmology using a webcam, we recommend the RealEye blog. You will find there, among others. text Beata Lewandowska and Kasia Wisiecka, in which the authors discuss an indicator developed for the purpose of analyzing the collected recordings, used to determine the level of attention of the recipients of a given content (e.g. advertising). A brief description of the methodology is complemented by examples of application, helping to understand the principles of operation and the capabilities of the tool.
Prototype specification and inspiring UI animations
Leeloo Tang and Feifei Liu of NN Group suggesthow to supplement the prototype with a list of notes to help those involved in the project understand how the interface works. The authors suggest, among others, when to create specifications and what should be included in the description of elements, functionalities and content. And if you are looking for inspiration for the design of user interaction with the interface, take a look at the blog of the Tubik agency - in one of Entries Marina Yalanska has collected more than 40 examples of various types of animation on websites.
Best practices for creating dashboards
The UxPin team suggests how to approach the design of dashboards. Article briefly presents the types of user desktops, the main elements of the interface, but also the design process itself and good practices that are worth taking into account during it.
Playing with green
Fieke Jansen explores the theme of the creation of data centers, addressing on this occasion the question of the relationship between technology and the environment and the impact of Big Tech climate commitments on society. The impact of digital technology on the environment intosmentions Tom Greenwood of Wholegrain Digital encourages us to ask ourselves if we really need metaverse worlds. And how the Internet of Things can help in the management of the energy sector, you will learn from Artikel Lilii Shkuropat on the MindK blog.
