Re: Design Icon

[+CC wai-eo-editors so it's archived :-]

yeah, I think it'd be good to have the whole image with the plug into the socket :)

it illustrates the instructions -- and ALSO shows that the alt text doesn't need the obvious stuff, just the key point

thanks,
~Shawn

On 8/21/2015 9:50 AM, Kevin White wrote:
> Hi Jon,
>
> The alt text doesn’t but the main text does… I wonder, rather than the plug in the wall, a longer cable with the plug attached. Just to make it super obvious. Shawn might have a stronger perspective.
>
> Sorry, I have in my head a discussion I had years ago with a guy who wrote technical manuals for army grunts to use military hardware. Was very much a case of making is seriously obvious!
>
> Kevin
>
>> On 21 Aug 2015, at 15:41, Jon Metz <metzessible@gmail.com <mailto:metzessible@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> I wasn’t planning on it. Do you think we need it? The alt text doesn’t include the plug, but it’s also sort of a no brainer that in order to get power you need to plug it into a wall. Isn’t it?
>>
>> From: Kevin White <kevin@w3.org <mailto:kevin@w3.org>>
>> Date: Friday, August 21, 2015 at 10:39 AM
>> To: Jonathan Metz <metzessible@gmail.com <mailto:metzessible@gmail.com>>
>> Cc: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org <mailto:shawn@w3.org>>
>> Subject: Re: Design Icon
>>
>> HI Jon,
>>
>> Looks good… were you going to do a plug? I don’t know that it is necessary but just thought I would check
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>> On 21 Aug 2015, at 15:36, Jon Metz <metzessible@gmail.com <mailto:metzessible@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I just realized there was an arrow on the original so I added one.
>>>
>>> From: Jonathan Metz <metzessible@gmail.com <mailto:metzessible@gmail.com>>
>>> Date: Friday, August 21, 2015 at 10:33 AM
>>> To: Kevin White <kevin@w3.org <mailto:kevin@w3.org>>
>>> Cc: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org <mailto:shawn@w3.org>>
>>> Subject: Re: Design Icon
>>>
>>> Hi Kevin,
>>>
>>> Hows this?
>>>
>>> From: Kevin White <kevin@w3.org <mailto:kevin@w3.org>>
>>> Date: Friday, August 21, 2015 at 4:18 AM
>>> To: Jonathan Metz <metzessible@gmail.com <mailto:metzessible@gmail.com>>
>>> Cc: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org <mailto:shawn@w3.org>>
>>> Subject: Re: Design Icon
>>>
>>> Hi Jon,
>>>
>>> Sorry for not including this one. I felt that either would be appropriate for an initial comparison as the distinction between the two was subtle. It was useful to have both and see what was possible.
>>>
>>> Hope this is ok,
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>>> On 19 Aug 2015, at 20:33, Jon Metz <metzessible@gmail.com <mailto:metzessible@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Kevin,
>>>>
>>>> I don’t see the icon I sent you below on the icon option page. Did I not do the right one?
>>>>
>>>> I updated the icon slightly and I’ve attached a new one. This would actually replace the second option in the survey.
>>>>
>>>> Please let me know if this is good. I’m Ccing Shawn because I want to make sure you get this and need a backup!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jon
>>>>
>>>> From: Jonathan Metz <metzessible@gmail.com <mailto:metzessible@gmail.com>>
>>>> Date: Friday, July 31, 2015 at 12:10 AM
>>>> To: Kevin White <kevin@w3.org <mailto:kevin@w3.org>>
>>>> Subject: Design Icon
>>>>
>>>> You only wanted this one right? Lemme know if there were others you needed. Sorry for the delay.
>>>>
>>>> Jon
>>>> <Tablet Variation 2 No outline.svg>
>>>
>>> <Phone-w-arrow.svg>
>>
>

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