to be pretty effective.
James
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ROBEY,Jane
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:39 PM
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: RE: [WSG] Colour accessibility/ usability
Well, apart from what has already
On 5/6/08, Linda Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
I would just like to thank all those who have shared their
experiences. There has been some very interesting feedback that has
been mentioned and we are hoping to conduct a few tests and see how
users feel with the colour scheme.
There are two people I know of in my company (over 100,000 people) who can
see the color red fine in the real world, but cannot read red text ,
typically error messages, on a computer screen. They did not know they had a
problem until they called a help desk to find out why they were having a
bank Jane.
Kate
http://jungaling.com/katesplace/
http://jungaling.com/Malaysia/
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From: ROBEY,Jane
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:38 AM
Subject: RE: [WSG] Colour accessibility/ usability
Well, apart from what has already been
they see. We have used this in the past and seemed to be pretty
effective.
James
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On Behalf Of ROBEY,Jane
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:39 PM
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: RE: [WSG] Colour accessibility
On May 5, 2008, at 8:58 AM, McLaughlin, Gail wrote:
There are two people I know of in my company (over 100,000 people)
who can see the color red fine in the real world, but cannot read
red text , typically error messages, on a computer screen. They did
not know they had a problem until
There are two people I know of in my company (over 100,000 people) who can
see the color red fine in the real world, but cannot read red text ,
typically error messages, on a computer screen. They did not know they had a
problem until they called a help desk to find out why they were having a
Hiya,
What we need more information about is how the colour red can affect
readability. I have done research, and I know about the w3c colour contrast
algorithm. I've also had a look at the psychology of the different colours
and that red is associated with anger and intensity.
I used to
Well, apart from what has already been said, I have a personal
experience of being on the receiving end of a Red brand. I bank with
HSBC, who in Australia have Red and Grey as their brand colours. Every
month I get a statement in Red print and every month I think I am in
debt or they are writing
