Each of these examples is a "mismatch", a design anomaly that deprives a group of people of the use. In other cases, the small size of some women forces them to wear shoes in the children's department. Similarly, racialized people are confronted with facial recognition systems that are set up to distinguish only white-skinned people. This is particularly the case for people in wheelchairs for whom access to certain buildings is impossible. Very often, products and infrastructures designed by designers leave out entire populations who cannot use them. Designing for the future, Holmes convinces, requires designing for human diversity. That not being able to use an object is a source of social exclusion Kat Holmes's approachable book, Mismatch, calls to tech industry leaders and designers to create inclusion by making a world that invites all of us to participate and benefits everyone. As the author of the best-selling book Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes. That one of the first typewriters was designed for the blind Kat Holmes is Chief Design Officer and EVP at Salesforce where she's driving the future of SaaS and CRM experiences. That inclusive design can enhance a company's image It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes.īy reading this summary, you will discover how design can contribute to the perpetuation of sexist, racist or validist biases. * Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. : Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) (9780262038881) by Holmes, Kat and a great selection of.
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