[In-person] Do You See What I See? Better Design & Experience: A Color Blind POV
Details
This event is sponsored by our good friends at User Research International and TEAGUE. Teague is hosting this in-person event at their beautiful studio in Seattle.
Parking & Entry
Teague HQ is located at 110 Union St, #210.
Park in the adjacent Target lot (exit by 9:30 pm) or across the street at Russell Investments Parking Garage (exit anytime).
For entry, press the Teague call button to the right of the lobby doors, and we'll buzz you in.
Elevator: select floor 2, then turn right upon exiting vestibule to locate Suite 210.
Stairs: 2nd floor, last entry on the left.
Agenda
5:30 pm - Doors open, light refreshments from Mint & Olives
6:00 pm - Presentation, critiques, Q&A
7:30 pm - Meet Vincent, casual networking
8:00 pm - Move to nearby pub for continued convos
What to Expect
In a fireside chat with Vincent Fiorentini, Software Engineering Manager and creator of Color Blind Pal, we'll cover color blindness, accessibility tools, and your submitted questions. Vincent will offer notes on a few submitted flows or assets.
Vincent will discuss:
- his experiences as a color blind person, with examples simulated by his app
- other tools for accessibility review
- and critique a few submitted assets + flows from his POV (someone with red color deficiency)
Stay after for casual conversation + networking!
Our Speaker
A long-time Seattle transplant via Chicago, Vincent is a Software Engineering Manager and the creator of Color Blind Pal, an app that allows both people with color blindness and people with full-color vision to simulate what others see. An award-winning computer science graduate of Harvey Mudd College, Vincent has contributed to software solutions at Meta, Microsoft, and multiple startups. In his free time, he polishes both his Mandarin pronunciation and treasured hoard of d6/d20 dice (iykyk).