The document summarizes discussions from an urban interface "walkshop" and proposes ideas to improve the city experience through inclusive, social, and meaningful interfaces. Some key points include applying inclusive design principles to make interfaces accessible to all, promoting social interactions and learning users' preferences over time, and presenting meaningful information in attractive and engaging ways. A participatory design workshop was scheduled to further discuss how to incorporate these ideas.

1. I for Interface
Findings from walkshop
CCA, 8 December 2012
Neil Clavin Studio

2. Last week a group of Montrealers participated in an
urban interface ‘walkshop’

3. Today you will explore how urban interfaces can
improve the daily city experience of Montreal in a
participatory design session

4. You raised many important observations, issues and
ideas in the discussion

5. Create a shared understanding of the walkshop
dialogue to move to the next phase

6. Let’s review the key points to inform a participatory
design exercise to improve the city experience
Inclusive Social Meaningful

7. Inclusive Social Meaningful

8. Apply inclusive design for accessible interfaces, a
common interaction language and ‘remote control’

9. Apply accessible design for citizens with visual,
auditory and mobile impairments

10. Develop a common interaction design language of
keypads, signage, layouts

11. Extend interface functions to mobile devices for
remote ease of use

12. Inclusive Social Meaningful

13. Promote social experiences in the city and polite
interfaces which learn our preferences

14. Facilitate impromptu social encounters in the city

15. Develop interfaces that learn your preferences over
time to prevent repetition and save time

16. Develop polite unobtrusive undemanding interfaces
which require less ‘attention’

17. Inclusive Social Meaningful

18. Present meaningful information in forms which are an
attractive and engaging element of city experience

19. Divide or reclaim public information from advertising in
displays

20. Deliver meaningful information to individuals in a way
they can act upon

21. Reflect function in form in appropriate, playful and
attractive ways

22. Inclusive Social Meaningful

23. I for Interface
1 December 2012 - Walkshop, CCA
8 December 2012 - Participatory design workshop, CCA
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