Text color must allow a person to read easily. Labels on screen must help a person make a decision.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
Text color must allow a person to read easily.
Labels on screen must help a person make a decision.
Secondary text is hard to read when a designer chooses a color that looks good but is not readable. Labels appear when a developer or designer adds information a user does not need. Both problems happen when choices are made for design reasons instead of user needs. A text color must be readable on its background. A label must help a user make a decision.
A developer creates a new AI tool. The designer uses light gray text on a dark background for instructions. A user cannot read the instructions without effort. The designer also adds category labels before each option. The user ignores the labels because the options are clear without them. The user finds the interface difficult to use.
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Text color must allow a person to read easily. Labels on screen must help a person make a decision.