Product design question
How would you design Tinder for the visually impaired?
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What this question tests
Inclusive design thinking: redesigning a highly visual product for accessibility while preserving its core value proposition.
How to approach it
- Clarify which visual impairment range to design for: low vision or full blindness, since needs differ.
- Identify the core job Tinder does: quickly judge compatibility, currently almost entirely through photos.
- Identify the pain point: screen readers cannot convey visual chemistry or a photo's context.
- Prioritize richer audio and text based profile cues, such as voice intros and AI generated photo descriptions.
- Propose a swipe alternative controlled by voice command or accessible gestures with audio feedback.
- Define success with match rate and session completion rate for users relying on assistive technology.
What a strong answer includes
- Distinguishes low vision from full blindness rather than treating accessibility as one bucket.
- Proposes a concrete substitute for photo judgment, voice intros and described photos, not just 'add screen reader support'.
- Sets a specific metric, match rate for assistive technology users, to prove parity with sighted users.
- Notes a real tradeoff: AI photo descriptions must be accurate enough not to misrepresent someone.
Common mistakes
- Treats this as only a technical screen reader compliance checkbox.
- Ignores that photos carry information beyond appearance, like context and personality cues.
Likely follow-up questions
- How would you handle the accuracy risk of AI generated photo descriptions?
- How would you test this with real visually impaired users?
- Would you build this as a separate mode or integrate it into the main app?
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Chapters of the AI PM course that teach what this question tests.
- Chapter 4: Discovery and strategy for AI products
- Chapter 7: AI UX and human oversight: design for a system that is wrong sometimes
- Chapter 14: Get the job: the AI PM interview loop