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Background
Many graphic designers do not understand
the relevance of inclusive design to their
practice or view it as a restriction to their
creativity. Clients are increasingly aware of
the need for inclusively-designed graphic
communication but are not equipped with the
design expertise to develop an answer. Consider
sets out to help designers and clients
understand the principles of inclusive design
without offering a one-size-fits-all solution.
How does it work?
Consider could be launched from any
design software package or PDF Reader,
which means that it will be available
throughout the whole design and proofing
process to the client and the designer. The
first part of the software allows consideration
of an audience from the perspective of age,
expendable income and location and then
offers the client a quick conversion of that
data into a breakdown by common visual
impairment, such as dyslexia, colour blindness,
refractive error, partial sight etc. This
information may be written into any project
brief so that the whole project team can
work with a better understanding of their
audience in relation to ability.
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