Kent Eisenhuth
@KentTheHuth
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RSA Fellow; Author; Advisory Board Member; Datavis Lead @google; I love visual languages, design systems, data accessibility, Legos and architecture.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined February 2009
Curious about how to write effective alt text for charts and graphs? My colleagues and I recently contributed some new guidleines for Material Design. Check it out: https://t.co/3YjdAhjZ5q
#DataVisualization #Datavis #DataAccessibility #A11y #MaterialDesign
m3.material.io
Effective alt text describes the meaning and context of images for screen reader users
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Thanks for the shout-out @smashingmag! It's been an honor sharing UX articles that focus on topics like #datavisualization, #accessibility and #architecture over the past 10 years.
Our Person of the Week is a Datavis Lead at Google, passionate about visual languages, design systems, and data accessibility. Please give a warm round of applause for... Kent Eisenhuth! Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear @KentTheHuth! #smashingcommunity
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Our Person of the Week is a Datavis Lead at Google, passionate about visual languages, design systems, and data accessibility. Please give a warm round of applause for... Kent Eisenhuth! Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear @KentTheHuth! #smashingcommunity
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I had a blast sharing a talk on the importance of #datavisualization and #accessibility to a hall full of design, computer science, business and psychology students at @BrownUniversity today. I especially enjoyed the discussion at the end. The students' energy was incredible!
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I'm excited to return to Philly to share a brand new @DataVizSociety talk, Storytelling with AI and Pictures: A Tale of Connectivity in Outer Space. If you like #storytelling, #space travel, #satellites, #lasers, #MachineLearning and #datavis, then this talk is for you!
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Chart accessibility is difficult! Check out my @smashingmag article on how WCAG standards can empower good design rather than constrain it. #Datavisualization #dataaccessibility #a11y #inclusivedesign
https://t.co/ZZrX32Kmju
smashingmagazine.com
Accessibility for data visualization extends well beyond web standards, at least if you’re trying to create an experience that’s actually useful. This article focuses on techniques for creating...
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And some useful resources on accessible data visualization: ✢ An intro to designing accessible data visualizations - @sarahfossheim
https://t.co/9kOtUEQceT ✢ Which fonts to use for your charts and tables - @lisacmuth
https://t.co/tOPktX6SaU ✢ What to consider when using
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Join me for a @RethinkTalks workshop on all things #Datavis. This includes an intro to human perception, chart usage, designing dashboards, datavis in the age of #AI and #accessibility. https://t.co/OeWk7u2oIH
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Thanks @UU_UXpodcast for a great discussion on accessible data visualization, my book, Drawing Product Ideas, and much more!
How can #product & #ux #designers ensure that #data #visualisations are accessible to #users in all contexts? How can #AI help designers make better, more #accessible choices for visualising data? Author, speaker and Design Lead @KentTheHuth from #google shares his wisdom🎧🎙
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How can #product & #ux #designers ensure that #data #visualisations are accessible to #users in all contexts? How can #AI help designers make better, more #accessible choices for visualising data? Author, speaker and Design Lead @KentTheHuth from #google shares his wisdom🎧🎙
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In honor of #GAAD2023, here are some accessible datavis resources created by my colleagues and I: Material Design's Top Tips For Data Accessibility https://t.co/wbYXFqq34I An Accessibility-First Approach to Chart Visual Design (@smashingmag Case Study) https://t.co/kM2PVpwK4A
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So excited to see data accessibility getting some love in the next issue of Nightingale! Looking forward to the article @DataVizSociety
Hey, not to potentially beat @DataVizSociety to a #GAAD2023 announcement, but the next issue of the magnificent Nightingale Magazine will have a 12 page section on accessibility and visualization, featuring myself, @tanner_jaime, @johnycassidy and more! https://t.co/ymEVtdyIJI
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Big thanks to @DataVizSociety and @OutlierConf for inviting me to speak at #outlier2023. It was an honor to share our lessons learned from our accessibility-first approach to #datavis. #inclusivedesign #a11y #dataaccessibility #Datavisualization
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I had a wonderful evening sharing my data accessibility talk and more about my book, Drawing Product Ideas, at @VillanovaU this week. Thanks to the students and faculty for one of the best Q&A sessions I've ever had! #DataVisualization #DataAccessibility #UX #DesignThinking
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Had so much fun discussing all things datavis and my book, Drawing Product Ideas with @jpang0811 and the @ixda_sydney team! Also mad props to @yang140 and my other colleagues who wrote the guidelines with me.
Another new release with @KentTheHuth this time, the mastermind behind Google Material Design’s data visualization guidelines. Thanks again for a fun episode! Now available on the IxDA Sydney podcast 🎧
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