Browse resources that address color and design issues related to visual perception. Discover how to use color effectively in graphic design and desktop publishing for audiences with limited eyesight.
Download a free font designed specifically for low vision readers from The American Printing House for the Blind.
Discover how people see color and ways to use it more effectively for those with limited eyesight. Lighthouse International explains.
ERGO/GERO focuses on various store and marketing design topics especially for the older consumer where poor eyesight as welll as descreased mobility are considerations.
Phil Baines disputes some of the suggested guidelines directed at graphic designers when it comes to designing projects, specifically the use of typography, intended for people with various visual disabilities.
The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. suggests how to use tactile graphics in material for the blind. Adaptable for selection of graphics in print for the partially sighted.
APH offers guidelines for improving readability of text set in "large print" for the vision impaired. Includes recommendations for page layout, subheads, graphics, indents, and other considerations.
Degraded eyesight is one major consideration in our aging population. Learn to compensate with signs and packages that stand out rather than confuse in this article from ERGO/GERO.
While this ERGO/GERO article deals primarily with store lighting and cluttered displays, some of the concepts can be applied to print designs as well.
From Lighthouse International, 10 ways to make your documents easier to read.
Points made in this article from The Editorial Eye apply to design for everyone but are of even more importance when designing for those with limited sight.
Designing with color, especially for the elderly consumer. This ERGO/GERO FAQ covers many aspects of color in design.
Based on research on aging, this Encyclopedia of Educational Technology article looks at spacing, type, and layout considerations when the audience is known to consist of those with declining eyesight.
Applicable to all, but especially to those with less than perfect eyesight explore twelve color facts from ERGO/GERO.
How to design an artistic, creative Web site that is still accessible and enjoyable by people with disabilities is the focus of these W3C guidelines.
