Inclusive Design
Pattern for 2025

Inclusive Design Patterns For 2025 (Google Doc + Videos) by Vitaly Friedman, a free 3.5h-online workshop recording on design patterns for more inclusive and accessible UX — with all video recordings, slides and examples in one single place. Feel free to share with your friends and colleagues — no strings attached!

Resources:

• Google Doc (slides, videos, links): https://lnkd.in/eb9ZW8xs

• All slides (PDF): https://lnkd.in/eVsF8Mvk

• Full 3.5h-video recording: https://lnkd.in/eFg-Bx46

UX Guidelines:

1. Blue is the safest hue for users to perceive color as you do.

2. Respect physics: map scrolling behavior to your animations.

3. Ask for consent before presenting “parallax” features.

4. For animated storytelling, add “skip to end” shortcut.

5. Drag-and-drop needs UI controls to drag with keyboard only.

6. Avoid newsletter pop-ups, feature newsletter areas instead.

7. Support spaces and copy/paste when typing into form fields.

8. Avoid complex pass requirements → suggest 2FA/passkeys.

9. Avoid superscript, use same letter size instead (1st, 2nd).

10. Rephrase fractions for understanding: 14.3% → 1 in 7 people.

11. Avoid time countdowns, time outs, sense of urgency.

12. Remind people of key events, unfinished drafts.

13. Show recent files, recently used filters/presets.

14. Guide user’s attention with Layer-Cake pattern, not F-pattern.

15. X icon is remarkably confusing, name it explicitly (Discard/Save).

16. Avoid pre-selected radio-buttons or add "None of the above".

17. Don’t assume that every deaf person can lip read well.

18. With children apps, you’re always designing for parents, too.

19. Parents value reviews from teachers, parents, doctors.

20. For teenagers, default search engine is YouTube, not Google.

21. Show sources/data: it’s difficult for teens to judge credibility.

Key takeaways:

1. Companies often see accessibility as an “external edge case”.

2. They don’t realize that we all rely on accessibility all the time.

3. Eyeglasses are assistive technology, so are subtitles and zoom.

4. People are never “edge cases” and “average” users don’t exist.

5. Exceptions will occur eventually, it’s just a matter of time.

6. Accessibility is a reliable way to ensure design resilience.

7. Every person is unique, their experience is on a spectrum.

8. Accessibility overlays are a band-aid that rarely improve UX.

9. You can’t build empathy with facts, charts or legal concerns.}

10. Nothing is more impactful that seeing real customers struggling.