Improving the Learning Environment
Using Color: Emphasizing Key Elements
Communicating With Color > Emphasizing Key Elements
This is an example of what not to do when you are using color to emphasize key elements. Using red and green together decreases readability because these colors are opposite on the color wheel and visually vibrate and create tension. Also, using the green on the yellow is a poor choice because there is not enough contrast in value between the foreground and background colors.
USING DESIGN TO IMPROVE FLOW |
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Unity Keep sizes of elements uniform |
White Space |
varies with styles and boldness). A few tips for students with learning differences:An off white background is recommended for users with dyslexia. The textbox width should be about 70 to 80 characters wide. Do not justify all lines so the edges are even. differences:An off white background is recommended to avoid |
Proximity Keep related elements near one another |
Alignment Group items of similar shape and size |
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| Proximity Keep related elements near one another |
Alignment Group items of similar shape and size |
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