The Future Is Dark - Skot Carruth at World Usability Congress 2019

Skot Carruth
Skot CarruthBusiness-minded designer at Philosophie Group, Inc.
@SKOTCARRUTH
@SKOTCARRUTH
The Future
is Dark
2001: A Space Odyssey
Star Trek
Minority Report
Fahrenheit 451
Minority Report
The Future Is Dark - Skot Carruth at World Usability Congress 2019
it me
Engraving by Jodocus van Winghe and Theodore de Bry
why now: macOS, etc.
Apple iMac Pro + macOS Dark Mode
“Well I think it looks amazing.”
Young Designer
“
“
Tim Berners-Lee
Inventor of the World Wide Web
The power of the Web is in its universality.
Access by everyone regardless of disability
is an essential aspect.
UI
F
• Industrial Light & Magic
• DNEG
• Digital Domain
• Framestore
• Rhythm and Hues
• Cinesite
• Sony Imageworks
• MPC
• Weta Digital
• Animal Logic
90%
men
Moulin Rouge
It’s about entertainment.
Hackers
Designing for the audience, not the user.
Photo by Vince Gaspar on Unsplash
Designing for the dark.
Oblivion
Robocop
Batman vs. Superman
Bladerunner
Hunger Games
World War Z
Avengers
The Matrix
Divergent
Designing for dystopia.
Good Evil
Designing for…
vs.
Designing to make technology visible.
Oregon Trail
Oblivion
Robocop
Batman vs. Superman
Bladerunner
Hunger Games
World War Z
Avengers
The Matrix
Divergent
LC;NU
the problem with reverse text
the problem with reverse text
Photo by SofieZborilova on Pixabay
A glaring difference.
I see right through you.
I see right through you.
I see right through you.
of dark
the light side
Set the tone.
V for Vendetta
Reduce eye strain?
Low-light settings.
Focus?
Do it for the planet.
Principles for RFUIs
Contextualize your design.
Usability test, especially with users
who are older or have visual
deficiencies.
Let’s be more
creative than
this.
Think beyond the screen.
Her
UI
F
“
Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the U.S.
The best way to predict the
future is to create it.
@SKOTCARRUTH
@SKOTCARRUTH
Thank you!
Skot Carruth
skot@philosophie.is
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