Are you colour blind? .

Are you colour blind?

http://www.archimedes-lab.org/colorblindnesstest.html#testcolor

Colours

• Many people are colour blind– 8% of men and 0.5% of women

• Don’t use colour alone to show important information

• Use high contrast between foreground and background colours, eg– Black text on a white or light grey background

• Check for colour blind issues using online tools (eg http://vischeck.com)

Accessibility

Tiny eyes

• Have you ever wondered how a baby sees the world?

• Have a look at http://tinyeyes.com/• Put in an image and see what happens

• Choose a website you like• Print the screen and paste it into Powerpoint• Use callouts to show why you like this site

http://thedesigninspiration.com/category/websites/

• Multimedia quizhttp://quizlet.com/6229038/multimedia-quiz-1-flash-cards/

• Matching colourshttp://www.designmadeingermany.de/2011/28814/