Dear Kasia,
Thank you for your comments. I agree, that there are many websites that do require children to do something offline and then share online.
I am not sure about the use of comic sans and vivid colours, it does appear to be common practice on websites for children. I am assuming that these design decisions have been based on some weight from usability testing, but I suspect that they may not be.
Thank you for your comments,
Stacey
> Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 10:45:22 +0100
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Designing for/with children
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Dear Stacy,
>
> I'm currently researching on the design of digitally enhanced play spaces
> for improving children's engagement with museum objects. Your research
> sounds very interesting to me and I would like to read more on your topic.
>
> From my MA thesis "Child inclusive exhibition design", I concluded that the
> design of websites for children seldom connects with reality, or encourages
> them to do something outside the website and than share it on-line. I also
> noticed that the graphic design of those websites is sadly pretty bad. I
> have a feeling that web designers think that everything for children has to
> be in vivid colours and comic sans. But I don't know if there is any study
> that gives any details into this subject area.
>
> Best wishes,
> Kasia Warpas
>
> School of Art & Design
> University of Wolverhampton
>
>
> On 25 March 2011 13:27, stacey birkett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Dear list,
> > I am currently exploring the design of online entertainment for
> > children aged two through six years old. I have only recently started a
> > blog, opening it with the broad question:
> >
> >
> > How do we design better online interactions for pre-school children?
> > I would be great to get perspectives from a range of design backgrounds on
> > how children are thought about in the design process. My blog can be found
> > at http://evolving-usability.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Many Thanks,Dr. Stacey Birkett
> >
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