A11.09
Cultural differences in interface comprehension
Cards in this group · 7
- A11.09.1A right-to-left reader's eye starts at the opposite corner an interface usually assumes
- A11.09.2The same red can mean fortune in one culture and danger in another
- A11.09.3A thumbs-up icon that reads as approval in one region reads as an insult in another
- A11.09.4Some cultures read a busy page as informative; others read the same page as overwhelming
- A11.09.5Greeting someone by first name feels warm in one culture and disrespectful in another
- A11.09.6Showing a real name and city in public feels normal in some cultures, exposed in others
- A11.09.7A country's power-distance score doesn't tell you how big to make the manager's photo