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Can a color blind person get a job in web design? |
Can a color blind person get a job in web design? Color is only one aspect of design. I'd say that 99% of a web designer's time is spent on things other than choosing colors. Other aspects of design like page layout and typography can be (and often are) done before color is even discussed. And the more technical aspects of web design, such as the actual coding of pages, do not require perfect color vision. Working completely solo would probably be a challenge, but you could certainly work as part of a team. If you choose to freelance, you could seek out another freelance designer with complimentary skills. Perhaps you could help another designer with her layouts and she could add color to your designs. If you were employed by a larger company, they could easily work around your small color handicap, especially if you bring other strengths to their team. Some shops might even value you for your color-blindness - you could check other designers work to make sure it has sufficient contrast for the color-blind. Or turn your weakness into a unique selling point. Be the premiere provider of black and white web design. Believe it or not there is a market for color-free designs; many luxury brands favor the perceived sophistication of that look. If you were to brand yourself as a web designer who works completely in black and white, it would give you a certain edge in that market. Source(s): 10 years experience as a web designer Not very successfully. You kinda need really good color vision to design attractive websites. My husband is color blind. No way, no way, no way. As much as he WANTS to see color....he can't. He's probably more extreme than most...but I also have other friends who are mildly color blind. No, Pick another field. Unfortunately color blind people cant be electricians, pilots, interior decorators or web designers. And, unfortunately...a few other things. Even a person working in a clothing department! If you are color blind and would like some support.....email me. :) YES YOU CAN!!!!!! I would recommend working for a publicly traded company and specifically for the government or a contractor of the government. The reason being is that it's the law for them to build web pages that are accessible to persons with disabilities and what a great tester and asset you would be for them (law section 508). Additionally, most of web design is around content and functionality (coding logic). The presentation is the easy part now with master pages and css files. Meaning that someone else could help you with that one page and you could build the other 99% of the pages just fine. http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?fuse... |
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