Color Contrast and Visual Impairment Tools

.Gov site with great resources regarding color and accessibility

Creating Closed Captions

Writing in clear concise language is key

2021

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In this episode of Drink'n'Draw Kevin Thorn joined us to explore concepts on how to better communicate ideas and transform those ideas into a visual language.

Tools and features to help as you author your Project

In this episode you'll learn how to use visual communications to create engaging learning experiences. You'll explore how to use visual communication techniques to visualize your learning content and help your learners see what you're saying. Best of all, this episode will focus on tips anyone can use, regardless of their current art or graphic design skills.

Steps to set a background (fill) color on an element.

Setting a background color can be used for many visual effects.

In this example, we have a text element over an image and it's difficult to read the text.

We can add a background or fill color to help the text stand out more.

Giving the background color a slight transparency allows the image to still be seen through the text element, which can be an interesting visual design effect.