Digital Accessibility | Universal Design
What good is it to have a streamlined process for building software if it’s a service or product nobody needs or wants? More and more companies are realizing there is no substitute for having trained usability experts designing and testing solutions to user and business needs.
Diverse design teams produce products that are made for a broader audience and are more successful. They aren’t built overnight. Build diverse research pools and design teams, and learn the tricks to keep them at your company.
Universal design’s basic premise is that if you design a product for the user with the greatest accessibility needs, you will also design a product that everyone can use. There are 7 basic principles of universal design, and all can be applied to digital spaces.
Essentially, there are three main benefits to creating and using a design system: consistent experience for users, consistent design patterns for designers, and consistent code banks for developers. You can measure each individually to demonstrate the ROI of your design system.
Design systems, such as Google’s Material or Shopify’s Polaris, are quickly becoming a popular way for organizations to create consistent designs efficiently.