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Design: Color Blind

Contributed by Rick DeVan on April 18, 2011 at 9:20 am ET

Resource: Are colour blind gamers left out? via the BBC.

Despite the large numbers of gamers affected, awareness among the development community is comparatively low. Only a handful of publishers make concerted efforts to cater to people with this genetic condition.

Resource: Colour blindness test via the BBC.

It is is easy to take color blindness into account when designing a website, but a website is not a video game. Should there be standards?

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One Day For Design – April 13, 2011

Contributed by Rick DeVan on April 2, 2011 at 3:13 pm ET

Resource: One Day For Design and on Twitter at @onedayfordesign.

On April 13, 2011, add your voice to an open, digital dialogue on design. One Day For Design brings together a global community of designers and design enthusiasts to exchange ideas, challenge viewpoints and push boundaries—collaborating in real time on the future of our profession and the organizations behind it. Spread the word. Join the conversation.

Looking forward to this unique event from AIGA, the professional association for design.

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