Re: [PROPOSED WORK ITEM] Verifiable Credential Rendering Methods #244

Support as well. It's a good idea!

On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 7:45 PM Harrison <harrison@spokeo.com> wrote:

> I like and support this work item as well.  I can see how this work would
> help standardize user experience and drive user adoption.
>
> Sincerely,
> Harrison
>
> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 8:10 AM Phillip Long <pdlong2@asu.edu> wrote:
>
>> I support this proposed work item in the CCG.  Happy to help advance it
>> in any way I can.
>>
>> Phil
>>
>> *Phillip D. Long, Ph.D.*
>>
>> *Advisor to ASU Enterprise Technologies on
>> VC/LER,Digital Identities/Learning *Environments
>> Arizona State University
>> https://edplus.asu.edu/what-we-do/orchard-adaptive-learning-experience
>> *e: *pdlong2@asu.edu
>> —
>> *Senior Fellow, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship*
>> Georgetown University
>> e: pl673@georgetown,edu <pl673@georgetown.edu>
>> https://cndls.georgetown.edu/
>> —
>> *LER Network Facilitator*
>> T3 Innovation Network, US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
>> e: phil@rhzconsulting.com
>> SNS:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/longpd
>> —
>>
>>
>> On Apr 30, 2023, at 6:06 PM, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone, we are seeking feedback on a new CCG Work Item proposal
>> regarding the uniform display of Verifiable Credentials across devices
>> and websites. Please leave your support or concerns here:
>>
>>
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/w3c-ccg/community/issues/244__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!fl8kH5lI-tz2pByZQRg48k_EEsrAbyK4zSribuSlvUX3ynnDECAMuFunid9x-XrYv_r6qVl2A9S_gm0PKVvw2Q$
>>
>> # New Work Item Proposal
>>
>> This specification describes mechanisms that can be used to represent
>> a Verifiable Credential through a visual, auditory, or haptic medium.
>> It covers rendering a Verifiable Credential to a physical document,
>> digital image, screen reader, or braille output.
>>
>>
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://digitalbazaar.github.io/vc-render-method/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!fl8kH5lI-tz2pByZQRg48k_EEsrAbyK4zSribuSlvUX3ynnDECAMuFunid9x-XrYv_r6qVl2A9S_gm2XMkPEnw$
>>
>> ## List Owners
>>
>> @msporny @dmitrizagidulin
>>
>> Additional Editors would be wonderful! Please volunteer if this interests
>> you!
>>
>> ## Work Item Questions
>>
>> 1. Explain what you are trying to do using no jargon or acronyms.
>>
>>
>> We are trying to make it possible for issuers to express how they want
>> the credentials they issue to be displayed in a variety of mediums.
>> While it's ultimately the choice of the individual on how they want
>> their VCs to be displayed to them in their digital wallet, it can be
>> useful for the issuer to provide a selection of choices to pick from.
>>
>> 2. How is it done today, and what are the limits of the current practice?
>>
>>
>> At present, issuer websites, digital wallets, or verifier websites
>> decide how VCs are displayed to an individual and it is not possible
>> to have a consistent visual rendering of the VC across each site/app.
>>
>> 3. What is new in your approach and why do you think it will be
>> successful?
>>
>>
>> While not novel, merely providing a mechanism for the issuer to
>> express their rendering preferences, such as an image or an SVG file
>> (embedded or linked in the VC they issue), creates the possibility of
>> having at least one uniform method of rendering a VC across multiple
>> sites and apps.
>>
>> 4. How are you involving participants from multiple skill sets and global
>> locations in this work item? (Skill sets: technical, design, product,
>> marketing, anthropological, and UX. Global locations: the Americas, APAC,
>> Europe, Middle East.)
>>
>>
>> This is the result of work performed at the last Rebooting the Web of
>> Trust in The Hague, which brought together a number of people from the
>> EU, Japan, and the US:
>>
>>
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot11-the-hague/blob/master/draft-documents/rendering-vcs-snapshot-9-27-22.md__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!fl8kH5lI-tz2pByZQRg48k_EEsrAbyK4zSribuSlvUX3ynnDECAMuFunid9x-XrYv_r6qVl2A9S_gm2oRwEEug$
>>
>> We hope to gather more feedback from the diverse community in the CCG
>> as well as during engagements with US Federal, EU, and Canadian
>> governments.
>>
>> 5. What actions are you taking to make this work item accessible to a
>> non-technical audience?
>>
>>
>> While the specification is technical in nature, the output is meant to
>> be accessible to a very  broad audience. While we do not expect the
>> specification to be accessible to a non-technical audience, the
>> discussion and debate around "What we show people when we render a
>> VC." is a broad topic that invites commentary from many types of
>> non-technical audiences such as accessibility specialists, artists,
>> graphic illustrators, interaction designers, marketing, advertising,
>> and business executives. This work, when employed, provides a
>> mechanism for non-technologists to comment on what they see,
>> broadening the scope of who is providing input to the VC ecosystem.
>>
>> -- manu
>>
>> --
>> Manu Sporny -
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>> Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
>>
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.digitalbazaar.com/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!fl8kH5lI-tz2pByZQRg48k_EEsrAbyK4zSribuSlvUX3ynnDECAMuFunid9x-XrYv_r6qVl2A9S_gm0DuIZvog$
>>
>>
>>
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