Visual Treatments that Improve Accessibility

Summary: To design accessible visuals, account for color contrast, don’t rely on color alone, and make interactive elements easy to identify.

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To design accessible visuals, account for color contrast, don’t rely on color alone, make interactive elements easy to identify, provide useful alternative text for images, and test your visuals with real users.

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Kelley Gordon is a former NN/G employee who published widely-used guidance on visual design, design specs and the designer-developer relationship, and the fundamentals of UI components including buttons, icons, and grids.

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