Wish there were some regional variants on Nokia phones (I am not aware if they are) and on some high end phones, please. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the English literate populace that aspires for a high end phone. So, as a designer, if you had to design a phone for illiterate people, how would you do it?
Neelakantan asks this valuable question in his recent post titled "Design challenges, phones and roads" after he shares his experience helping a cab driver figure out how to change the settings on his mobile phone. While this cab driver may not be illiterate in his native tongue, a Nokia's interface may only include English instructions. What happens when faced with India's 14 official languages, each with their own script? What about highway signage? Some things to think about when designing for a global marketplace.
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