Making the world a better place for the colorblind

Designing for the colorblind doesn’t have to be difficult. And best of all, designing with the colorblind in mind will also improve your design for everyone

The colorblind don’t see the world in black and white, they can see color, but they a narrowed color perception. Colors lie closer to each other and are not as vibrant or bright as someone who isn’t color blind would see it.

Color is usually a pretty straightforward ordeal. You take a look at the color and without really having to think about it you know what color it is. But the colorblind can’t always do this.

Shopping for clothing is one of the more problematic experiences for the colorblind. It brings together some of the most fundamental problems of being color blind.

There a several ‘cures’ to colorblindness in the form of special glasses available. I’ve always been interested in giving them a try. Luckily o2amp.com got me a pair of their Oxy-Iso glasses to review.

When my son Andrew was four years old his pre-school teacher told me that he was having trouble understanding simple patterns. I was already concerned that he couldn’t always identify colors correctly. Were these signs of a learning disability, or was it something else?