Design vs Art Blog

Using tabs is sometimes a very good option for a wed design. Visitors use them to navigate the site and to know where they are.

The JCPenney tab rows are 100% fine. They use a different color for the selected tab, but this color is similar to the one used for the unselected tabs. From the usability point of view, I can imagine that this could affect visually impaired and color blinded people.

Giving users a graphical and shaped sign could be much better for everybody. The MySQL website not only uses a different color for the selected tab but also makes a connection to the menu line below, creating a much obvious and nicer visual effect.

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ReadWriteWeb has recently changed the design, the website looks more organized but the colors they chose could be a serious problem for a lot of people.

It’s an extremely important usability issue to choose the right color contrast. A lot of people have color disabilities and the combination of red on white could really become a problem.

In my opinion, the new ReadWriteWeb design is too shiny, it bothers my eyes, I just don’t feel comfortable looking at it. Actually, the red on white and the green on white are the most common trouble contrast options.

Designing for the people with color disabilities is actually designing to everybody, better color contrast will be preferred by all your users.

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