(Color, Contrast & Dimension in News Design, written and researched by Pegie Stark Adam, a Poynter affiliate in the Visual Journalism area, and designed and produced by Anne Conneen, design editor at ...

Finding the right color combination can take a design from “OK” to “amazing” pretty quickly, so it’s important to find colors that not only don’t clash, but bring out the best in each other. Enter ...

Color contrast refers to the difference between the brightness of the background color and foreground color of digital content. It’s crucial in design, art and visual communication as it affects ...

Because color is incredibly subjective, personal and situational, it is difficult to study scientifically. There is no conclusive evidence to fully support one color’s beneficial effects on the human ...

Fixing color contrast issues should not take long. Ideally, you'll always use dark text on a light background or light text on a dark background. When you have a few minutes, identify a few pages at a ...