Haptics
Voice
Mnemonics
User interface sounds
The new sonic logos — mnemonics, interface sounds, and haptics are powerful memory triggers.
Shortcuts to the brain that motivate, guide, and help people learn and use your products & services.
Shortcuts to the brain that motivate, guide, and help people learn and use your products & services.
Assistive sound design guides people through your products and services.
Sensory cues like in-app sounds and voice provide critical information for people with cognitive, sensory, sight, and hearing disabilities.
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Hey everyone
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"Hey everyone, I'm feeling stressed"
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You're muted
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"You've been muted"
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You've Been Un-muted
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"You've been un-muted"
And helps them communicate and be understood.
People will use your products how they want, where they want.
People with disabilities constantly innovate — finding new ways to use your products to get things done.
SO YOUR PRODUCTS SHOULD ADAPT TO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.
Different situations change the severity of disability — and how well devices work.
So people need to quickly choose settings for different situations to keep getting things done.
So people need to quickly choose settings for different situations to keep getting things done.
"In a world not designed by them, Marcel creates platforms with people with disabilities so they can design their own experiences."
Carmen Madisson . Boilover Inclusive Performance Ensemble . Sunbury Cobaw Community Health.
More than how products sound. It's also how they work.
"The video chat software couldn't deal with background noise. The audio quality was terrible. So we changed to another app".
The right thing to do
that's great for business.
$645B
Spending power of disabled people in the US.3
Getting started
INFORMATION
Tells people when something changes.
ADAPTABLE
Adapts to different situations & environments.
ADAPTABLE
Matches different hearing, and sensory preferences.
EMOTIONAL
Encourages interaction and use.
EMOTIONAL
Reinforces correct actions.
MEANINGFUL
Matches people's expectations & intention.
MEANINGFUL
Doesn't increase cognitive load or get in people's way.
MEANINGFUL
Is only used when necessary.
There are lots of solutions.
To find the right one's for you —
1
Ask disabled people,
What gets in your way?
2
Map your customer journey.
What do people need to know?
3
Test . Measure
Decide
Get in touch to get started.
Marcel de Bie
+1 310 270 8012
"Not only did Marcel break down what was working and not working in terms of interfaces and the responsiveness and character of sounds, he explored how they hindered or helped them achieve their goals."
Wendy O'Neil . Art Centre, Melbourne.
"Marcel was indispensable to us and the success of the project, with that rare combination of practical know-how, a hard-work ethic, and inspired creative vision.''
Brian Rupp . Brand Timbre & Rumblefish. [USA]
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