Intercultural communication involves culture; language;
and society; and combines how people think and communicate and how people react to design.
She introduces Geert Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions, considerations when localizing content and design.
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Intercultural IA by Smitha Prasadh WIAD Pittsburgh 2016
1. Intercultural IA
Smitha Prasadh
SENIOR USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER • AUTODESK • PITTSBURGH, PA
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23. FORM DESIGN:
“it’ll be worth it”
VS.
“it’ll be over soon”
JAPAN HONG KONGstarbucks.com
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24. INDIVIDUALISM vs. COLLECTIVISM
POWER DISTANCE
UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE
MASCULINITY vs. FEMININITY
LONG-TERM vs. SHORT-TERM
ORIENTATION
HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS
25. INDIVIDUALISM vs. COLLECTIVISM
POWER DISTANCE
UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE
MASCULINITY vs. FEMININITY
LONG-TERM vs. SHORT-TERM
ORIENTATION
HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS
CAVEAT AND
CONTROVERSY
35. Elementary school girls
in beauty pageants
Squirty cheese in a can
Deified high school
football players
New oil and gas drills
in 2015
Credit card debt
Cable news
Corporations-are-people
Unilateral bipartisanship”
Underfunded education
“How have corndogs and creationism
not yet made it onto this list?”
“
McDonald’s
Starbucks
Apple pie
Hamburgers
Guns
NASCAR
Baseball
Advertisements
for pharmaceuticals
The Simpsons
War
Tipping
Donald Trump
Corn
Black Friday
“is obesity tangible enough?
what about willful ignorance?”
SOURCE: THE AUTODESK RECAP TEAM
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF CULTURAL IMAGERY FROM AMERICA?
36. Elementary school girls
in beauty pageants
Squirty cheese in a can
Deified high school
football players
New oil and gas drills
in 2015
Credit card debt
Cable news
Corporations-are-people
Unilateral bipartisanship”
Underfunded education
“How have corndogs and creationism
not yet made it onto this list?”
“
McDonald’s
Starbucks
Apple pie
Hamburgers
Guns
NASCAR
Baseball
Advertisements
for pharmaceuticals
The Simpsons
War
Tipping
Donald Trump
Corn
Black Friday
“is obesity tangible enough?
what about willful ignorance?”
SOURCE: THE AUTODESK RECAP TEAM
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF CULTURAL IMAGERY FROM AMERICA?
“
“
38. Avoid stereotypes (+/-),
and remember that
they go both ways.
Does your meaning
carry across?
Don’t take your values/
knowledge as default.
don’t assume or judge
Learn constantly (and
do lots of research!).
Remember your
novice status.
Work with local/
cultural liaisons.
Focus on the same,
not just the different.
do connect and empathize
39. Like all design, intercultural IA is all about people.
Though we may have originated IA,
we have to ensure everyone benefits from it.
Design is for everyone.
ABOVE ALL ELSE...
40. Thank you!
hola@smithaprasadh.com
http://smithaprasadh.com
@holasmitha
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