colour

  • Designing and testing websites for colour blind users

    Most web designers and developers recognise the importance of using semantic markup; when screen readers are used by blind users, the content is still understandable. To do this, we often view our sites with CSS and JavaScript disabled, or use a screen reader emulator like Fangs. However, by concentrating on blind users, we may be [...]

  • Avoid colour profile horror on the Web

    Safari is a fine browser, but I’m put off by its lack of seemingly basic features, like a new tab button. Sure, you can get plugins to solve this, but you shouldn’t have to. However, one thing it does right is colour. Observe: This image, taken from my GTA IV review demonstrates why colour profiles [...]