designing for the spoken web

Derrick Fountain speaking to an audience in Istanbul, Turkey discussing the rise of voice apps.

Derrick Fountain speaking to an audience in Istanbul, Turkey discussing the rise of voice apps.

In 2017, I gave a keynote at UX Istanbul, in which I shared insights and context on the future of the user interface and the birth of the spoken web. This topic looked beyond glass rectangles and explored interaction design for voice-based applications.

The Spoken Web is a topic that I have been researching and developing for over 10 years as a vision for the future of how people would interact with products and services through voice.

In this talk, I also shared insights and case studies from voice-based applications developed over the years and also explore how in my current professional role at TRT World, I'm build voice into its digital products.

Key Takeaways

  • An understanding of the “Spoken Web” and the evolution and role of voice in digital products.
  • Tools and techniques for designing voice-based interactions.
  • Case studies and real-world lessons learned from developing voice applications in the US, Africa, and Turkey.
Derrick Fountain