DESIGNING WEB INTERFACES
FOR KIDS
@trinefalbe
ON 12. MARCH 1989 The browser accessed internet was born
LESS CRAPMORE QUALITY
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
2 years
6 years
10 years
12 years
THE BRAIN IS FULLY DEVELOPED
AT AGE 26(!)
THE ABILITY TO THINK
ABSTRACTLY
WHAT IMPACTS KIDS WHEN THEY USE THE WEB?
MENTAL MODELS
LANGUAGE
MOTOR SKILLS
ABSTRACT THOUGHT
#1SIMPLE DATA ENTRY
FINE MOTOR SKILLS AREN’T FULLY DEVELOPED UNTIL AGE 10
#2USE BUTTONS, NOT TEXT LINKS FOR NAVIGATION
#3USE ICONS AND IMAGES
#4DON’T REPOSITION KEY NAVIGATION WHEN REDESIGNING
#5USE VOICE-OVER SOUND FOR SMALL KIDS
#6SEARCH: USE AUTO COMPLETE AND VISUAL SEARCH FOR SMALL KIDS
#7DESIGN FOR SOCIAL
#8PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS “ON DEMAND”
#9DESIGN FOR PLAY
#10TEST! TEST! TEST!
THANK YOU
@trinefalbe
Phone: https://www.flickr.com/photos/philliecasablanca/
Typewriter: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rossaroni/
Letters: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifer-love/
PHOTO CREDITS:
Brain: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125992663@N02/
CC Licence agreements: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
2 year old boy: https://www.flickr.com/photos/suraky/
6 year old boy: https://www.flickr.com/photos/66543362@N00/10 year old girls: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34547181@N00/
12 year old boys: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gtmnerr/
Kids on iPads https://www.flickr.com/photos/ticoneva/“I love you” sign language: https://www.flickr.com/photos/heymans/
Boy reading in chair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexragone/
Girls writing: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usag-yongsan/
Audio icon: https://www.flickr.com/photos/epublicist/