Color Used to Convey Meaning
Color is one of the most powerful and often misused aspects of visual communication.
Even though your documents and online content may look OK to you, it doesn’t ensure it will look that way to all students.
Color should not be the only method used to convey meaning in a course. In addition to color, always provide another way to get the readers' attention.
Use color plus
bold,
font size, special words (
IMPORTANT:), spacing, or highlighting to show emphasis. Users with color blindness, low vision, age-related vision issues will all benefit from the use of these techniques.
An example of
improper use of color:
- Week 2 Assignments (optional extra credit assignments indicated in red): Discussion Board, Quiz 2, Reflective Journal entry.
An example of
proper use of color:
