Color Contrast for Type on Screen
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin13781088882021-08-03T06:19:39Z Color Contrast for Type on Screen Zhu, Lingyu Design Color Contrast legibility readability on screen baby boomer Gen Y Black type on a white background is a centuries-old conventional color choice for most of the reading materials, both for print and on screen, because it has the maximum contrast and optimum legibility. However sometimes, designers would like to use different colors on types or backgrounds to present specific themes. And sometimes using colors in different values could show the hierarchy between various texts in the web, newspaper, or signage. However, there are no standards established for visual communication design. Designers cannot find such references when making critical decisions about legibility. Since 2012, with the Apple iPad<sup>TM</sup> launch, not only young people, but also older people, have accepted the tablet-size device as a preferred tool for reading. A basic problem for older people in reading is the declining perceptual ability. Therefore I believed that there should be a systematic relationship, between word count and color contrast for foreground vs. background, which is legible and readable for readers. And the relationship would be different for older readers from that of young readers. So in this thesis, I did research to find out those relations for the two age groups, and the results could be standards for the other designers to refer to in designing more effective layouts for old readers or young readers. 2013-10-28 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378108888 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378108888 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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