Redesign & localization of YouTube
Effects of age
- Declining eyesight
- Impaired hearing
- Diminishing memory
Challenges for UI design
- Font size
- Color contrast
- Navigation
- Signup / Login procedures
What do seniors value?
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Family
- Health
- Wealth
- Getting out of the house
- Nature
- Social interactions
Untapped potential in Social Media for older people
Current service
Cross-cultural features
- 61 languages
- 76 countries for location
- Layout mirroring
- Neutral design choices
Problems for seniors
- UI elements and fonts are too small
- Browser zooming not a viable option
- Information overload
Usability goals
- Easy to learn
- Easy to use
- Credible
- Useful
Redesigned YouTube
- Simplified UI for seniors
- Addresses age related issues
- Lowers the barrier of entry
Redesigned YouTube
Features:
- Bigger font size
- Higher contrast
- Large search bar, buttons and pictures
- Avoiding use of jargon and technical terms
- Hiding unnecessary and advanced features from default view
- Step-by-step tutorials for first time users
- Clearer visibility of system status
- Autoplay of videos disabled
- Closed-captions with user's own language
- Four main categories on the front page
UI sketch of front page
UI sketch of video player page
Thank you
Redesign & localization of YouTube
By thretau
Redesign & localization of YouTube
Presentation for course Cross-Cultural Design
