Hoe inclusive methods create elegant design solutions that work for everyone.
Mismatch Kat Holmes discusses how design choices lead to exclusion and how inclusive design can help address this. With examples from pioneers who combine personal experiences of exclusion with innovative solutions, Holmes shows that design with instead of for leads users to better and more elegant solutions.
From game controllers for one hand to the sonification of stars for people with visual impairments: these stories illustrate how inclusion drives innovation and helps more people participate effectively in society. Inclusive design is not an afterthought, but a strategic source of growth, especially in digital technologies.
Product specifications
- Author: Kat Holmes
- Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
- Imprint: MIT Press
- Publication date: 2020-09-01
- Number of pages: 184
- ISBN: 9780262539487
- Theme: Technology: general issues
- BISAC: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects
About the author
Kat Holmes is the founder of Mismatch.design and a former Principal Director of Inclusive Design at Microsoft. She develops inclusive methods and contributes to innovation at leading technology companies such as Google and Salesforce.
John Maeda, Executive Vice President at Publicis Sapient and a former president of RISD, is an expert at the intersection of design and technology and the author of various publications on design and leadership.