Mattel, UNO: The Color of Inclusion

Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, created a new version of its UNO card game that accommodated for people suffering from colour blindness in order to stay top of its category.

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Brand: Mattel, UNOAgency: Weber Shandwick

As the world's number one card game, UNO® is at the top of its category. But being a brand on top can make it harder to move the needle.

Yet in 2017, UNO saw a sales increase of 66% 

How? By making the world's most universally inclusive card game even more inclusive. 

With The First-Ever Card Game Optimized for Colorblind Game Play, Uno Coloradd

350 million people across the globe and one in twelve men suffer from a form of color blindness. And for a game based on matching colors...

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