[accessibleimage] Re: Color code

Hi Lisa,

It sounds nice, but I think many cognetially blind people cannot make=
 anything of combining red and blue to get green out of it.

Suzanne


On 2-4-2004 / 12:33 Lisa Yayla wrote accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx about=
 [accessibleimage] Color code.

>Dear Colleagues,
>
>I've had an idea of how to color code information
>for use , say, in adapted graphics.  It is a tool that
>I thought could be used there. 
>I am writing hoping to get some feed back on this
>idea. 
>Thanks,
>Lisa
>
>Color coding 
>
>This is a way to convey color information
>in an graphic where this is desired. 
>The idea is to convey information, the idea is not
>a way of experiencing color. 
>This would be useful where one wants to convey 
>information but have a limited amount of area.
>The information is language independent. Therefore
>one does not need to translate such things.
>
>The idea is that the code uses two Braille cells to convey the 
>information. Two variations, 6 point Braille and 8 point Braille.
>Each point  in the first cell has a designated color information.
>For 6 point Braille the second cell includes black, white, intensity
>information and a marker point.
>In 8 point  Braille the second cell is just intensity information and a
>marker point.
>Two  cells are always used. 
>In 6 point Braille point 6 of the second cell is always used, as a marker.
>In 8 point Braille point 8 of the second cell is always used, as a marker.
>
>The intensity could also be decided from before using 
>scales.
> 
>with 6 point
>First cell color primary and secondary color
>Point 1 is yellow
>point 2 is red
>point 3 is blue
>point 4 is purple
>point 5 is green
>point 6 is orange
>
>6 point 
>Second cell intensity
>point 1 is white
>point 2 is black
>point 3 is light
>point 4 is medium
>point 5 is dark
>point 6 is a marker, and always used
>
>
>With 8 point Braille
>First cell color primary and secondary
>
>point 1 yellow
>point 2 red
>point 3 blue
>point 4 white
>point 5 purple
>point 6 green
>point 7 orange
>point 8 black
>
>8 point Braille
>Second cell  intensity (shows grade of intensity, saturation)
>point 1 light
>point 2 darker 
>point 3 more dark
>point 4 darker than
>point 5 darker than 4
>point 6 darker than 5
>point 7 darker than 
>point 8 marker point
>
>Thanks for reading.
>Regards,
>Lisa
>
>
>Lisa Yayla
>Huseby Kompetansesenter 
>Oslo Norway
>lisa.yayla@xxxxxxxxxx


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