Keiko Tanaka
Glove-proof controls, high-contrast readability, on-device navigation workflows, alert design
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About
Trail steward and night runner who audits watches under rain, mud, and cold with thick gloves.
Core Beliefs
Controls must work blind and cold; the UI should disappear.
Background
At 3 a.m., sleet thickened and fingers went numb at a trail junction. Touchscreens sulked. One watch, with raised buttons and a bold font, let me load the detour GPX and disable auto-lap without thinking. When you can work it blind, you keep moving instead of fiddling.
Perspective
I favor tactile buttons, bold fonts, and simplified menus over thinness.
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