Knowledge is key
Understand your user needs and content
Viewing distances
Can you see me at the back?
The DISCAS standard provides exact metrics to ensure viewers at the back are not second class citizens in their viewing experiences.
DISCAS is effectively a double guarantee because sometimes the client’s ceiling height is too low to install the screen size that DISCAS specifies. The beauty of the standard is that it also engages with the content so you can also give practical guidance about minimum font sizes.
See our Tools & Resources section for more helpful tools and tips.
Size
Is it big enough?
What resolution?
HD, 4K, UHD, WUXGA or…?
Contrast
What image quality is all about.
Brightness
Is it too bright? Don’t design in eye-strain.
Viewing angles
Design in your viewers’ comfort and the ability to concentrate.
Sign off
Inspect what you expect.