Broader design perspective — solutions easy to use.

Originally published in the ‘UX Magazyn’, 1st of September, Poland

People have different habits, needs, fears, and frustrations. Everyone has a different level of psycho-physical dexterity, skills, knowledge and experience, and this diversity makes us all unique in its own way. As designers, we should see this diversity and, step by step, try to eliminate its limitations on all possible levels, designing solutions in an inclusive way (Inclusive Design). It is therefore important that the technology used by the user, behaves and communicates with him in a proper way. Only then he will be able to use it to achieve the intended goals.

‘Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.’

─ Margaret Mead

At the beginning, there was chaos

The first graphical user interface (GUI) began to appear on the market in the 1970’s. Since then, the dynamics of technology development, and the diversity of touchpoints with the user have increased significantly and are still developing. Personal computers ceased to be just a tool of work, and phones cut off from the wire, completely changed the nature of their purpose. Today, the majority of the world’s population uses laptops, smartphones and tablets as an indispensable tool in…