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Make a Visual Message Work without Color Alone - Practice 2

A message should not depend on color alone when the same information can be given by labels, patterns or symbols.

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A message should not depend on color alone when the same information can be given by labels, patterns or symbols. A grayscale copy or a viewer's color perception may differ. Redundancy can improve access without requiring one artistic style.

Worked example

Two routes shown only in red and green can also be labeled A and B and use solid versus dashed lines.

Route A uses a labeled solid line, while Route B uses a labeled dashed line. Names and patterns distinguish the categories even without color.
Route A uses a labeled solid line, while Route B uses a labeled dashed line. Names and patterns distinguish the categories even without color.
Question 1 Design 6 distinguishes two budget categories only by color. Which revision adds a non-color cue?
Question 2 Design 7 distinguishes two calendar events only by color. Which revision adds a non-color cue?
Question 3 Design 8 distinguishes two diagram parts only by color. Which revision adds a non-color cue?
Question 4 Design 9 distinguishes two bus lines only by color. Which revision adds a non-color cue?
Question 5 Design 10 distinguishes two experiment groups only by color. Which revision adds a non-color cue?

Make It Your Own

Optional theme: a place that changes overnight. Design a diagram with two categories. Give each a readable label and a non-color cue, then check a pencil-only version. Describe one limitation you would still test with users. You may draw, write or tell your idea. Use invented characters and places; no personal information or upload is needed. This activity is not scored.

Reflect on your choices

  • Retain the same meaning when color is removed.
  • Explain one intentional choice and one possible alternative.
  • There is no required style or single correct creative response.