Special topics — visual interface design
One-Minute Summaries and Questions
10 Principles for Color Usage in UI Design Wed Nov 25th 11:59pm PST
Accessibility for Visual Design Wed Nov 25th 11:59pm PST
Required Readings
10 Principles for Color Usage in UI Design (8 minutes)
Accessibility for Visual Design (9 minute read)
BlackBoard Collaborate Session Slides
Special Topic — Visual Interface Design | PDF | Recording (Look in Hamburger menu)
Supplemental Readings
Accessibility
Accessibility is the practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction or access to websites by people with disabilities.
- 4 Ways to Make Online Content More Accessible
- 7 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about Accessibility
- 40 Tips For Inclusive And Accessible User Interface Design
- A is for Accessibility — 12 top tips for designing an inclusive user experience
- Accessibility according to actual people with disabilities - Axess Lab
- Accessibility for Visual Design
- Accessibility Guidelines
- Accessibility resources for designers
- Baby Boomers Are Aging–And Designers Need To Adapt
- Design Accessibly, See Differently: Color Contrast Tips And Tools
- Font Awesome & Accessibility
- Learn to Create Accessible Websites with the Principles of Universal Design
- Unlock your universibility
Color
Aspects of an object described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation.
- 10 Principles for Color Usage in UI Design
- A Simple Web Developer’s Color Guide
- Color - Usability Matters
- Color Basics: Dos and Dont's
- Color in UI Design: A (Practical) Framework
- Color Theory for Designers, Part 1: The Meaning of Color
- Colorblindness - A Usability Guide for Commercial Applications, Part 1
- Designing for Colour Blindness
- How to pick colors for your app without a struggle
- Latest UXD Tool: UI Color Psychology Map
- Natural color palettes for UI design
Color Tools
Tools to help pick colors and color palettes.
