{"id":9439,"date":"2023-04-05T14:59:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T12:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zale.hr\/graphic-design-for-people-with-color-blindness\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T14:59:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T12:59:26","slug":"graphic-design-for-people-with-color-blindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zale.hr\/en\/graphic-design-for-people-with-color-blindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic design for people with color blindness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graphic design is a visual art and as such relies on color as one of the most important design elements. However, for more than 180,000 people in Croatia and over 300 million<\/a> people in the world, this creates an obstacle in understanding the design itself and in enjoying it.<\/p>\n

Color blindness is a vision impairment that affects an individual’s ability to distinguish certain colors. This is why it is crucial that graphic designers take into account the needs of colorblind people when creating designs, especially with products such as mobile applications and websites (UI design).<\/p>\n

What is color blindness?<\/h2>\n

As we have already mentioned, color blindness is a condition that affects a person’s ability to distinguish certain colors. Although it is common to think that colorblind people see the world monochromatically, this form of colorblindness is extremely rare. People with this disorder usually do not distinguish certain shades of colors. This condition is hereditary and affects men (8%) much more than women (0.5%).<\/p>\n

Each eye has three types of photoreceptors that are activated in different combinations to enable color perception: red, green, and blue receptors. In the case of color blindness, one or more of these receptors do not work properly, leading to problems distinguishing certain colors.<\/p>\n

Types of color blindness<\/h3>\n

There are different types of color blindness, depending on which photoreceptor is malfunctioning.<\/p>\n

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The image shows the full spectrum of colors as seen by a healthy eye. Photo credit: Sharon Pittaway on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Deuteranopia:<\/h4>\n

This is the most common form of color blindness. People with this form have problems recognizing the color green and can confuse it with red.<\/p>\n