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Besides using words, there's another language made up of colors and pictures. We call it visual language. You see it everywhere. Colors in traffic lights, for example, tell you whether to stop or go. Pictures on clothing labels show you how to wash them. And so on.
You may also come across visual language at places where you can swim outdoors, like at the beach or a lake. Sometimes there are flags that show whether it's safe to go into the water. Of course, it’s really important that everyone understands these flags well. That is why we're investigating how the flags should look so that they are clear for everyone.
Join and decide how the flags should look! In this study, you're the designer. It takes about 10 minutes. What colors and pictures do you think work best?
Lots of devices and systems use sounds to tell you something. For example, the rapid ticking or slow clicking of a traffic light lets you know when it’s safe to cross. The 'ping' of a microwave tells you your food is ready. And your phone lets you know when you've got a new message.
These sounds are designed by sound designers.
In this study, you’ll step into the shoes of a sound designer! You’ll listen to different sounds and choose the ones you think work best.
Train stations also use sounds to share information. Before traveling, you check in at a terminal or gate, and at the end of your journey, you check out. These gates make sounds to let you know if it worked, or if something went wrong.
Blind people rely on sounds more than people who can see. They listen to the beeps of gates, the sounds of people around them, shops, elevators, escalators, and much more. But the sounds in a train station don’t tell them everything. For example, finding the restroom or the meeting point (a specific spot where people arrange to meet) can still be really tricky.
What if the restroom and the meeting point in a train station had their own unique sounds? Blind travelers could hear them and find their way more easily. In this study, you’ll help us choose sounds for the gates, the restroom, and the meeting point. What sounds do you think would work best?
This research will come online soon!
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