A talk linking physical and digital design in terms of cognitive accessibility, senses, behavioural design and happiness. Using examples from Alastair Somerville's work experience and showing how 5 different people and groups are exploring and creating new ways of thinking about design for all.

1. Sensing Happiness
Accessible Bristol March 2015

2. Thanks
Engine Shed
Sonocent
LJ Watson Consulting
DIG Inclusion

3. Alastair Somerville

4. @acuity_design

5. Information
accessibility

6. Cognitive
Accessibility

7. What
Why
How

8. What

9. Definition

10. 3 parts

11. Making (digital or physical)
places usable
1

12. Perceivable
Intelligible
Actionable
2

13. Perceivable
Open to sensory
awareness
2

14. Intelligible
Open to human
comprehension
2

15. Actionable
Open to personal
agency
2

16. Perceivable
Intelligible
Actionable
2

17. Stress free
3

18. Discovering
problems

19. Exhibition Road
1

24. Perceivable
Intelligible
Actionable

25. Imperial War
Museum
2

26. Casson Mann

28. A map of gaps

29. IN
OUT

30. Perceivable
Intelligible
Actionable

31. WIAD Bristol 2015

32. More complex
definition

33. Senses
Emotions

34. Axes not spectrum

35. Conscious
Unconscious

36. Behavioural design
2.0

37. This time it’s personal

38. Why

39. Accessibility

40. •Dyslexia
•Aphasia
•Non-verbal -
Severe Speech and
Language impairments
•Ageing &
Dementia
•Down Syndrome
•Autism
•Dyscalculia
W3C

41. Inclusion

42. Situational Impairment

43. "Indifference towards people
and the reality in which they
live is actually the one and
only cardinal sin in design"
Dieter Rams

44. Personalisation

45. Happiness

46. How

47. 4 interesting projects

48. Mobile Affective
Sensing and Urban
City Mood
1

49. Dr. Eiman Kanjo

50. Emotion in place

51. Wearables

53. Big Data

54. Redesign of physical
place

55. W3C
2

56. Cognitive and
Learning Disabilities
Accessibility Task
Force

57. Jamie Knight

58. CSUN 2015

59. Steve Maslin
3

60. Designing for minds

62. Sensory, Social & Spatial
characteristics
Orientation (in time and
space)
Safeguarding
Neurological & psychological
aspects of physical and
sensory interactions

63. Sensory, Social & Spatial
characteristics
Orientation (in time and
space)
Safeguarding
Neurological & psychological
aspects of physical and
sensory interactions

64. US Army
4

65. Neuroergonomics

66. Responsive data load
through emotionally
aware devices

68. Happiness

69. Paul Dolan

70. 2 meanings

71. Happiness is well
directed attention
1

72. Positive emotion + Purpose
Time
2

73. Pamela Pavliscak

74. Positive design
manifesto

75. Autonomy & mastery
Trust & empathy
Creativity & self awareness
Connection & community
Meaning in all places

76. Autonomy & mastery
Trust & empathy
Creativity & self awareness
Connection & community
Meaning in all places

77. Unity

78. Cognitive accessibility
is
Personalisation
is
Design for happiness

79. What do you make?

80. Make places easier
for some
1

81. Make places
meaningful for many
2

82. Make places happier
for all
3