RE: [Myexperiment-discuss] Okay, can I get feedback on *this* one?

[Rob Procter]

A design principle I recall from when I used to teach HCI is to design in 
monochrome first and add colour later: in other words, don't rely on colour 
alone. Some related ones are:

Physiological 
o Colours must be considered in context
o Avoid simultaneous display of highly saturated, spectrally extreme, colours
o Avoid pure blue for text, thin lines and small shapes
o Avoid red and green in periphery of large displays

Cognitive 
o Use colour sparingly, i.e., 5+/- 2 colours
o Use colour to draw attention
o Use colour to reflect organisation and establish relationships between objects
o Be consistent, follow conventions, but investigate first

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-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Alexander Voss
Sent: 27 April 2007 13:11
To: Steve Pettifer
Cc: Paul; address@hidden
Subject: Re: [Myexperiment-discuss] Okay, can I get feedback on *this* one?


Dear all,

it might be worth checking any design against standard human computer
interaction classics like Jakob Nielsen's guidelines which should be
somewhere on http://www.useit.com (not sure he practices what he
preaches btw.)

Cheers,

Alex

Steve Pettifer wrote:
> If we're being really nerdy, red + green also causes chromostereopsis
> for most people, which makes it hard to focus and causes visual fatigue
> :) I don't want to be contributing to a design-by-committee though, so
> feel free to ignore!
>
> Steve
>
> On 27 Apr 2007, at 12:06, Paul wrote:
>
>> Matt,
>>
>> Can I point out a really obvious flaw with this - a certain percentage
>> of the male population is Red/Green colour blind.
>>
>> I think your on the right track with the layout, but, could you add
>> some theoretical links in there and a small bit of content so I can
>> see what it may look like instead of foo .... Say by adding the same
>> content as that on the other myGrid myExperiment site that has been
>> around for a while (don't know the link sorry). Then I can say, ooh,
>> that would be best over there and that should be included here but not
>> here.
>>
>> Sorry to be a pain in the butt,
>> Paul.
>>
>>
>> Matt Lee wrote:
>>> Just the layout. No content :)
>>>
>>> On the left, the site wide navigation, and on the right, the
>>> navigation links for the particular section or function you're
>>> performing.
>>>
>>> matt
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