Signs for the blind – if you can find them
Many places these days quite rightfully do what they can to help out blind people, with Braille messages in appropriate places to give them at least some idea of the sighted world they’re navigating. Take this example from one of the buildings on campus: The people who installed this door thought were open-minded people, and [...]
December 30, 2011
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design, disability
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It’s a good thing Sesame Street never used this font
The BBC News website is running a story about an illegal immigrant who worked as an actor on Sesame Street, with the entirely appropriate headline ‘I is for Illegal’. Unfortunately their headline font leads to the wonderful irony that a child trying to learn how to spell the key word wouldn’t have a chance.
November 25, 2011
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design
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Spot the Science
Thankfully, the days of hideous colours and blinking text have disappeared from the majority of the Internet. However, that doesn’t mean that bad web page design has been eliminated – merely that you’re unlikely to scratch your own eyes out in horror. A perfect example of the modern-day failings of web pages is the Science [...]
November 5, 2010
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Wiper Confusion
I recently had cause to spend a few weeks on a ship, sailing the seas in search of scientific data. The crew on board were friendly, kind and generous to a man, and the officers allowed us onto the bridge to watch the waves and wildlife as often as we pleased. Now, at sea the [...]
June 4, 2010
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design
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