The responsibility of Interaction Designers is to implement principles of resonant design in order to make what they design available to everyone. Resonant design is a concept that was discussed in my upper division studio this semester. It is an approach that blurs the lines between disability and ability, appealing to both groups to embody mainstream design demand. It resonates for people with limitations and for people without limitations. Resonant design is a good alternative proposal to universal design. In contrast, universal design caters to making an environment accessible, usable, and beneficial for everyone. From what I’ve learned, resonant design practices are more inclusive and as interaction designers, our whole field is centered around the pains, wants, needs, opportunities, and backgrounds of our users to create more memorable and comprehensive experiences. There’s many approaches that can be made when designing for a variety of users. We need to constantly refine every touchpoint within the system to adapt to constantly changing abilities and capabilities of our users. As Rochelle King, the VP of Product Discovery at Netflix once said, design is never finished and should be constantly dissected and improved to include everyone.
