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Summary #5

Accessibility in design is very important, but at the same time is not a common topic to hear about. This summary emphasizes the crucial need for accessible design, starting in healthcare, where existing guidelines for pill containers are often overlooked, posing risks to users. A student's innovative pill bottle design, which prioritized efficiency and accessibility, won awards and recognition. The demand for this user-friendly design was evident when CVS discontinued it, underscoring its positive impact, especially for the elderly. RGD's Access-Ability handbook stresses that disability affects everyone, emphasizing the necessity for assistive technologies as people age. Accessibility is not as an add-on but as an integral part of design. Social responsibility and effective client communication are key to preventing accidents and helping people to use and understand different products. Designers' role in considering diverse abilities and needs, focusing on inclusivity, is highlighted, emphasizing the importance of creating accessible designs to reach and help marginalized groups. 

Assisted by ChatGPT 

“Accessibility should not be considered an add-on or feature” 

Take-aways:

User-friendly designs 

Inclusive design matters 

Social responsibility 

Empower marginalized groups 

Help everyone by thinking of everyone 

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Manifesto #3 Revised Version

To make the manifesto more shocking, I made the text smaller, to represent the “impact” of the black area against the white area. Then I aligned the letters and centered them. The typeface I used had the letter “c” round, so I made it square so it looked just like the rest of the letters.

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Manifesto #3

The statement for this manifesto is “Impact” because as designers, we need to consider the impact we could have in other people's lives by the message we transmit with our designs. We can also be affected by other people’s designs, sometimes to inspire us, and other times to make us reflect on a specific topic. The constrain recipe I used was “reversed type” to emphasize the word, for this, I tried using different typefaces to see which one worked the best. I ended up deciding on a sans-serif, bold typeface. 

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Manifesto #2 Revised Version

I made the phone bigger and decided to make the grey square smaller, so the phone would look like it’s coming out of the square. For the text, I kept the same font and color, but I made it a little bit bigger and aligned it with the square on the background. I also wanted to make the text look like it was coming out of the screen, so I added a clipping mask and I also kept the reflection, but I only left the letter “o” to increase the 3D sense on the rest of the text. Instead of the “obsession with data” I tried a different approach for the concept, now it’s more about the obsession with our phones, social media, and fitting in society according to what the brands say we should feel and look like.

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Manifesto Statement #2

My statement this time was “Data obsession”, so I tried with different ideas and the one that worked better was this one. The phone represents the data, as well as something we’re already “addicted” to these days. I put the word in a dark red to give it a negative feeling and to emphasize it more. The constraint recipe I used was “type + image”, using an image from Lars Kaizer in Unsplash. 

[marianamendezartg210]

Manifesto #1

Once I got my statement, I decided to emphasize “your” and “community”. The best color for emphasis in a white background is the color red. For the word “community” I wanted to relate it with the whole statement, and for me building is a way to design.

[imperetiv]

I was recently a guest on the new platform from @museworksaudio ‘The Conscious Creative’. Mike and I had a great conversation on a variety of topics including goal setting & following through on vision. I don’t know about “cheat codes” but I’ve been told that I dropped some “gems” for producers and artists ... I feel I just talk and go off on tangents 😅... check out the full interview and you decide! You can check out the full interview from the link in @museworksaudio profile #imperetiv #museworksaudio #theconsciouscreative #hiphopproducer #beatmaker #podcast #podcasts #creativepodcasts #vision #makeitahabit #beatmakers #vancouver #hiphopcanada #hiphopvancouver #vancity #undergroundhiphop #indieartist #indiehiphop #indiemusic #musicentrepreneur #musicpodcasts #musicpodcast #vancouverhiphop #spiritualentrepreneur (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGpzCOcjwzO/?igshid=sw3if34c74j5