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Pimp my Type · Sep 3, 2024 · 59 min

Web Accessibility for Designers with Mina Nabinger

Web accessibility is an afterthought or a technical thing for many designers. At least I saw it that way before I embarked on my accessibility journey. But It’s during the design process when crucial decisions are made – and these go a long way! So to give designers some practical tips, I invited web accessibility expert Mina Nabinger to join me in a fun talk. We discuss What you should pay attention to as a designer, covering things like: Why accessibility matters and is not just a checklist, The legal landscape, especially in the EU, the most critical issues for visual designers, How much accessibility is needed vs. nice to have, and Balancing accessibility with aesthetics. Talking Points: 04:09 – Mina’s Background in Accessibility 06:47 – Why Accessibility Matters 08:22 – Relevance of Accessibility for Visual Designers 10:52 – Top Accessibility Issues in Visual Design 13:34 – Accessibility as a Continuous Process, Not a Checklist 15:05 – Critical Issues in Visual Design Accessibility 21:42 – Legal Landscape of Accessibility in the EU 26:08 – Icon Buttons Without Labels 29:24 – Challenges with Moving Images and GIFs 32:11 – Links in Paragraphs and Touch Targets 37:50 – Outdated Icons: Do They Still Work? 40:25 – Writing Accessible Call–to–Action Buttons 43:26 – How Much Accessibility is Needed vs. Nice to Have? 47:05 – Balancing Accessibility with Aesthetics 50:48 – Screen Resolution and Text Size for Accessibility 56:00 – Final tips for visual designers 📝 Show notes and comment here: https://pimpmytype.com/talk08 📞 Book your typographic coaching call: https://pimpmytype.com/coaching-call

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Web accessibility is an afterthought or a technical thing for many designers. At least I saw it that way before I embarked on my accessibility journey. But It’s during the design process when crucial decisions are made – and these go a long way! So to give designers some practical tips, I invited web accessibility expert Mina Nabinger to join me in a fun talk.


We discuss

What you should pay attention to as a designer, covering things like:

  • Why accessibility matters and is not just a checklist,
  • The legal landscape, especially in the EU,
  • the most critical issues for visual designers,
  • How much accessibility is needed vs. nice to have, and
  • Balancing accessibility with aesthetics.


Talking Points:

04:09 – Mina’s Background in Accessibility
06:47 – Why Accessibility Matters
08:22 – Relevance of Accessibility for Visual Designers
10:52 – Top Accessibility Issues in Visual Design
13:34 – Accessibility as a Continuous Process, Not a Checklist
15:05 – Critical Issues in Visual Design Accessibility
21:42 – Legal Landscape of Accessibility in the EU
26:08 – Icon Buttons Without Labels
29:24 – Challenges with Moving Images and GIFs
32:11 – Links in Paragraphs and Touch Targets
37:50 – Outdated Icons: Do They Still Work?
40:25 – Writing Accessible Call–to–Action Buttons
43:26 – How Much Accessibility is Needed vs. Nice to Have?
47:05 – Balancing Accessibility with Aesthetics
50:48 – Screen Resolution and Text Size for Accessibility
56:00 – Final tips for visual designers


📝 Show notes and comment here:

https://pimpmytype.com/talk08


📞 Book your typographic coaching call:

https://pimpmytype.com/coaching-call

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