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This week, we at ALA have been fascinated with processes of inclusion—that’s, how we talk with our communities. Who (and what) will get to be included? How will we use vocabularies, fonts, even emojis, to make these selections? And the way do these selections create our tradition?
Right here’s what’s on our radar:
Anna Debenham, technical editor:
The UX staff at Salesforce have written concerning the difficulties they’ve had arising with coloration schemes that look good and meet the WCAG2 pointers on coloration distinction—so that they’ve constructed a beautiful website known as Shade Protected that generates coloration palettes that meet these pointers. It’s nice to see firms launch instruments like this that assist make everybody’s websites extra accessible.
Marie Connelly, weblog editor:
I actually beloved this piece over on Hopes & Fears on how the Deaf neighborhood is incorporating new terminology (assume: selfie, photobomb) into American Signal Language. It touches on so many issues I like: phrases, the refined complexities of language, and the attractive messiness of neighborhood collaboration. I feel the examples of how the Deaf neighborhood works by this course of supply nice meals for thought for any of us engaged on content material and communication.
Caren Litherland, editor:
“I’m fairly content material,” writes Indra Kupferschmid in a practical survey of the present state of net typography. Nearly something we may ever do in print, we will now do on the internet; the online “forces us to consider typography by way of parameters and to get clear about content material versus type.”
Ethan Marcotte, technical editor:
Kathy Sierra’s essay on skater tradition is a captivating, shifting have a look at a once-inclusive business that, over time, marginalized its feminine members. It’s additionally an pressing warning for the digital business, which faces the same disaster.
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What about you?
What tales are drawing your consideration? Bought any posts, photos, instruments, or code you need to share? (We love sharing!) Tweet us what’s in your radar—and what must be on ours.
