Diverse representations in design and awkward conversations with colleagues

A presentation at DXN - Design Exchange Nottingham in in Nottingham, UK by Eriol Fox

Diversity in design

Diversity in design

Quote from Politics of Design

Quote from Politics of Design

Hi, I’m Eriol. (Ehh-roll) - Intro slide

Hi, I’m Eriol. (Ehh-roll) - Intro slide

Brief of a family doing a conga line from a Parental tech company

Brief of a family doing a conga line from a Parental tech company

Close up of the impairment devices the figures are using

Close up of the impairment devices the figures are using

These images did get used

These images did get used

DREAMS poster project - illustrations and photos from funders

DREAMS poster project - illustrations and photos from funders

DREAMS poster project - photo treatments

DREAMS poster project - photo treatments

Stock photos

Stock photos

Problematic and confusing results

Problematic and confusing results

My LGBTQIA+ heroes

My LGBTQIA+ heroes

Stock resources

Stock resources

Meetup photos

Meetup photos

'Feminising' the experience

'Feminising' the experience

Products and who are they for?

Products and who are they for?

Fitness apps

Fitness apps

UI examples

UI examples

'Real name'

'Real name'

Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr and Mx

Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr and Mx

Native Language Is Gendered

Native Language Is Gendered

Prefer not to say and I prefer to say!

Prefer not to say and I prefer to say!

Some good stuff

Some good stuff

Edge Cases

Edge Cases

Stress cases

Stress cases

The struggles from the LGBT community

The struggles from the LGBT community

Design and inclusion statement

Design and inclusion statement

I’d give myself a C+ for inclusion. Maybe a B if I’m feeling nice….

I’d give myself a C+ for inclusion. Maybe a B if I’m feeling nice….

Tips!

Tips!

Tips! with more

Tips! with more

Books and links

Books and links

Eriol does other talks

Eriol does other talks

When working in design and user experience, people that need accessible and inclusive products of experiences often get referred to as ‘edge cases’ and subsequently pushed out of scope. It’s never easy to convince bosses or colleagues that aren’t themselves ‘edge cases ‘themselves to take the time and spend the resource caring for those that need more diverse design and representation in our visuals.

Covering real-life past examples of frustrations from projects that didn’t go so well, ones that did go well and how I work as much diversity and inclusivity into my work as I can possibly get away with now with the hope to not only make it the standard approach from the companies and people that I work with, but also for the customers and end-users that are not marginalised, to consider that products, services and marketing should be representative for and of everyone, not just them.