accessibility: informational instagram posts
description of the project
I have created a series of six informational posts for Instagram. The posts inform viewers about everything hawaii. In order for the posts to be accessible for all, there are some nencessary principles to be implemented. They need to be perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. Each post was made to be accessible for those with color blindness protanopia or deuteranopia type.
posts
color blindness: protanopia type
color blindness: deuteranopia type
(alt text left to right) ocean water with two whales swimming, ocean water, ocean water.
color blindness: protanopia type
color blindness: deuteranopia type
(alt text left to right) up-close palm tree leaf, bamboo stems, forest scenery with palm trees
color blindness: protanopia type
color blindness: deuteranopia type
(alt text left to right) beach with palm trees and dense forest, shave ice shack sign, aerial view of beach and palm trees
color blindness: protanopia type
color blindness: deuteranopia type
(alt text left to right) beach with palm tree, underwater looking up at rocky cliff, ocean water
color blindness: protanopia type
color blindness: deuteranopia type
(alt text left to right) volcanic lava flowing into ocean water, lava cracks, flava flowing into ocean water
color blindness: protanopia type
color blindness: deuteranopia type
(alt text left to right) single turtle swimming in open water underwater, close up of turtle underwater, ocean water
I've learned that color is a essential for accessibility. Finding the right colors that work with each other and offer enough contrast for someone with color blindness was difficult. I spent a long time changing colors around and then testing them on various websites to ensure that they would offer accessibility. Also, a neat tool was the proof setup tool in Photoshop to easily view the artboards in the different color blindness types.
From previous modules, learning that readability is how the reader reads the entirety of the document, I completed this series with that in mind. With posts on Instagram being small on a phone, my initial posts prior to the WIP were not readable. After receiving the feedback, I had chosen a thicker font, so the reader can read easier on the patterned background.
