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What it's like to be color blind
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I noticed a new feature claimed for the upcoming Photoshop CS4. Open the "Efficient and flexible work environment" section of that page to see it.
Profiles to support the color-blind
Design with sensitivity for color-blind individuals by creating soft proofs of your images using built-in Color Universal Design Organization profiles.
Thanks, Adobe! Design with sensitivity for color-blind individuals by creating soft proofs of your images using built-in Color Universal Design Organization profiles.
Today I spotted a suggestion in a forum post that we set our displays to grayscale when we can't distinguish colors. I don't see how that could help us notice green text that wouldn't otherwise stand out, but I wonder if there are any situations where switching to grayscale would actually be helpful.
As a test, I looked at the color circles in this post in grayscale and was surprised to find that the top two circles, which look the same to me in color, do look a little different in grayscale. I'm puzzled why that is the case, but the effect is slight and I still can't see how it would benefit me.
As a test, I looked at the color circles in this post in grayscale and was surprised to find that the top two circles, which look the same to me in color, do look a little different in grayscale. I'm puzzled why that is the case, but the effect is slight and I still can't see how it would benefit me.
I have a friend who comes over to play on my LAN a lot and he is colorblind. We play Age of Empires which is a strategy game where all the units are differentiated by colors (Each civilization has it's own color). So when we start out I tell him where are allies are at and where the enemy's bases are. He then remembers by position. Thankfully you can click on any unit or building and the game tells you if it's an enemy or ally and what their civilization is. It's just that he has take an extra step to determine it. Even though he is colorblind, we are about the same skill level. He considers it an inconvenience.
Years ago when I started a LAN with all Macs I had two friends over to play games and they noticed my first Mac, a strawberry iMac G3.
They asked "why do you have a pink computer?"
I said "it's not pink, it's strawberry!"
They said "what kind man buys a pink computer?" proceed to LOL
Later I just put it off as they come from the boring Windows world where all computers are either beige, black, or white. They have since warmed up to my "pretty" computers. I guess in the end it wasn't that bad considering I never bought a blue dalmation or flower power. See Doctor Q, being colorblind can have it's advantages
I still use that strawberry iMac as a secondary comp and it works great.
Years ago when I started a LAN with all Macs I had two friends over to play games and they noticed my first Mac, a strawberry iMac G3.
They asked "why do you have a pink computer?"
I said "it's not pink, it's strawberry!"
They said "what kind man buys a pink computer?" proceed to LOL
Later I just put it off as they come from the boring Windows world where all computers are either beige, black, or white. They have since warmed up to my "pretty" computers. I guess in the end it wasn't that bad considering I never bought a blue dalmation or flower power. See Doctor Q, being colorblind can have it's advantages
I still use that strawberry iMac as a secondary comp and it works great.
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Interestingly I can make myself colour blind to some degree if I drop focus in my eyes and stare into an image, if I do this on the following test it switches from 5 to 2.
http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Color5-2.jpg
http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Color5-2.jpg
If you wanted to try the feeling, get a pair of sunglasses that are either blue or a brown color lenses, and wear then a while. It changes colors a lot to a bland brown.
I assume that Julia Murney is green in this publicity photo, but I can't tell. Other than being so stylishly dressed
My wife and I are big fans too. Love the Pantages! Yep, she's green, but in Wicked it's a lighter green as compared to the Wizard of Oz - more of a green tint, rather than full fledged green. I presume this was to make it easier for audiences to 'connect' with Elphaba.
My dad is colour blind! I however was not born with it but sometimes I feel as if I have SLIGHT difficulties with some shades. More so dark blue/black. Maybe everybody does though.
This affects my dad somewhat significantly because he's always wanted to fly a plane or be a pilot but you can't get your license if you are colour blind.
This affects my dad somewhat significantly because he's always wanted to fly a plane or be a pilot but you can't get your license if you are colour blind.
I'm not sure how it is up in Canada, but down here some kinds of color blindness are allowed - I've seen people with night flying restrictions on their medicals because of this. Also, the Sport Pilot certificate does not require a medical exam at all - just a valid driver license. It'll limit the kinds of airplanes and the types of flying he can do, but if he's just looking to fly, it's an option.
My dad, who was a photo buff, always said that it is best to learn in B&W so you learn to see the colors. He said that gray scales allow you to see colors differences that you might miss shooting color film.
Your eye is made up of cones and rods. Each provide a significant part of our vision. It may be the interaction between these two that result in this effect.
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That suggestion was made to me. I thought it was an off the cuff response and didn't bother to look into it. Why would I want to use a display in grey scale?
Anyway, thanks for the invite to this thread Doctor Q. It is nice to read about other people's experiences with colour blindness. I was told by an eye doctor that I am not really colour blind as that implies a complete lack of colour. He referred to it as a colour deficiency. He also let me try a monocle that was tinted and gave me the ability to "see" the difference between reds and greens. I couldn't see the green and red, but I was able to detect them as having difference in color.
Thanks again for inviting me.
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He's correct that you have a color perception deficiency (inability to distinguish some colors) and not a complete lack of color perception, but he's wrong about terminology.
The phrase "color blind" means a color perception deficiency, while "total color blindness" means a complete lack of color perception. So you are indeed color blind, even if you spell it with a "u".
The names weren't ideal, but we're stuck with them!
iPhone and iPod touch application [app]drColor[/app] is for color blind users.
You take a photo and the application shows you the names of colors as you move the cursor over the photo.
It was free yesterday. Today it's $2.99.
You take a photo and the application shows you the names of colors as you move the cursor over the photo.
It was free yesterday. Today it's $2.99.
If you never had problems, that's definitely good. It's not easy to determine if color vision tests predict real-world difficulties or just reveal slightly different perceptive abilities that are of more academic interest.
I am color blind as well, unable to see the number the dot test. I have known about it for most of my life, however, this is the only reality I know. 99% of the time I go through my life unaware that I am not seeing certain colors.
I do wish they would put patterns into games like bubble puzzle, etc; those color puzzle games are basically impossible for our kind.
I do wish they would put patterns into games like bubble puzzle, etc; those color puzzle games are basically impossible for our kind.
I have one of these marble Sudoku sets, and my family can have an entertaining time watching me struggle with it. I'm good at solving Sudokus on paper or on the computer, with numbered squares, but since I can distinguish only 7 of the marble colors I make lots of "dumb" mistakes and they have to say "no, that's orange, not green" as I try to place one in the wrong hole.
If I hold the marbles up to the light, I can do a better job of matching them. I don't actually have to know what colors they are; I just have to keep them distinct. For example, if I think the "aqua" marbles are light blue and the purple marbles are dark blue, that's fine for solving the puzzle as long as I don't confuse them with each other.
iLLusions!, an iPhone application, includes a color blindness test, along with a bunch of optical illusions. The app has changed price 8 times!
