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Alt text for memes (self.Blind)
submitted by spudfromspace
Dear all,
A question to those who enjoy memes: when reading the alternative text describing a meme, what level of detail do you tend to appreciate? Do you prefer a high level of detail, or do you prefer for the text to only describe the parts of the picture essential to the joke? When reading a description of a person, do you prefer knowing exactly what they look like, or do you tend to deem it irrelevant if the meme is not about their looks? Does it matter whether it's a meme you've come across before? Thank you so much!
A question to those who enjoy memes: when reading the alternative text describing a meme, what level of detail do you tend to appreciate? Do you prefer a high level of detail, or do you prefer for the text to only describe the parts of the picture essential to the joke? When reading a description of a person, do you prefer knowing exactly what they look like, or do you tend to deem it irrelevant if the meme is not about their looks? Does it matter whether it's a meme you've come across before? Thank you so much!
Prefect316 1 points 2y ago
Just enough detail to get the joke. As long as famous people are named. Example: "Patrick Star eating a sandwich," vs "Pink cartoon starfish eating a sandwich." I think Patrick is pink. Lol.
Designforlearning 1 points 2y ago
This answer is super helpful. May I share it in a training video on using alt text?
Prefect316 2 points 2y ago
By all means. Or should I say, by all memes?
rp-turtle 1 points 2y ago
I prefer to have only enough information to get the joke. I don’t need a ton of unnecessary information irrelevant to the purpose of the meme. If it’s a famous person, I like for that to be included too. Same goes for if it’s a meme of a famous cartoon character. If the person’s body language/facial expression contributes to the overall humor of the joke, that could be important to include as well.
Designforlearning 1 points 2y ago
Thank you for helping me understand. Do you mind if I use your comment in a training video to teach learning designers to use alt text?
rp-turtle 1 points 2y ago
No problem! Not at all! Go for it!
Designforlearning 1 points 2y ago
Awesome! Thanks!
RJHand 1 points 2y ago
As necessary as it needs to be, but don't over do it. I honestly just use OCR (seeingai to be specific) most of the time anyways. I don't really see alt text as as big of a deal as its made out to be lol. OCR apps exist for a reason.
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