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> Our brain is really good at color cues, and especially red = danger is deeply wired into us! Except for the colourblind, who need additional ways for that in
by jacques_chester 10y ago
> Our brain is really good at color cues, and especially red = danger is deeply wired into us!
Except for the colourblind, who need additional ways for that information to be conveyed.
I like red/green schemes too, but there always needs to be other cues.
- jamesdwilson 10y agoso that can be an option instead of crippling everyone else.
- jacques_chester 10y agoIt's not an either/or proposition, designs can accommodate both. The simplest approach is to add a symbol for failures, to distinguish them from successes. Other colours can be chosen for other statuses that the colour-blind can distinguish without additional symbols.
- i386 10y ago> It's not an either/or proposition, designs can accommodate both. And Blue Ocean accommodates both. I think this would be a good blog post :)