Schedule > 5. Design with Accessibility in Mind
Week 4: Wed, Sep 11
Overview
Today we will be discussing visual design, usability, and accessibility principles:
- Selecting colors
- Communicating values through visual design
- Examples of style guides and design systems
Readings & References
Visual Design
- Williams, Robin (2015). The Non-Designer’s Design Book, Chapter 1.
- Williams, Robin (2015). The Non-Designer’s Design Book, Chapter 2.
Design Systems
- [Theory] Design Systems 101: An Introductory Guide
- [Theory] By The Numbers: A Year and Half with Atomic CSS: How design systems improve efficiency
- [Practice] Tailwind Cheatsheet
- [Practice] Get Started With Tailwind CSS: Video tutorial that walks you through today’s activity
Accessibility
- Laura Geley (2018). UX and the Importance of Web Accessibility.
- Groves, Karl (Sept., 2013). The 6 Simplest Web Accessibility Tests Anyone Can Do.
- Designing accessible services.
- Dodson, Rob (2018). Watch: How I do an accessibility check – A11ycasts #11.
- (Oct., 2019). Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible. LA Times
- Stokel-Walker, Chris (Oct., 2019). Researchers are making memes accessible to the blind. Medium
- Ladner, Richard (Mar-Apr, 2015). Design for User Empowerment. Interactions (ACM)
Slides
- Lecture 7: Design with Accessibility In Mind (Wed, 9/11)