software engineering

Homework 1

DUE: Friday, June 18, 2021

Color blindness

People with different types of colorblindness may use your software. There are different types and levels of colorblindness. Some people have minor color blindness while others have achromatopsia (total color blindness). It’s important to use color as a secondary form of meaning in case a user has some form of colorblindness. For instance, if a user enters data into a form and forget to enter data into a required field, instead of using red font to denote this, you may want to provide a message that points them to where they made the mistake, use a box to highlight the incomplete field, use bold font to highlight the field, and/or some other solution that is not solely dependent on color.

1. There are free tools on the web to simulate color blindness. For instance, the Colorblinder website allows you to upload screenshots and view them under scenarios of different types of colorblindness. For this exercise, visit a website such as Colorblinder (https://www.color-blindness.com/color-blindness-tools/).

Screenshot 1 Name:

Screenshot description:

URL of where to access the screen (if using a webapp) or where to download the mobile app (if using a mobile app):

Describe the differences when you view the screenshot with each type of colorblindness:

Type of colorblindness	Description of noticeable differences (if any)
Red-Weak (Protanomaly)
Green-Weak (Deuteranomaly)
Blue-Weak (Tritanomaly)
Red-Blind (Protanopia)
Green-Blind (Deuteranopia)
Blue-Blind (Tritanopia)
Monochromacy (Achromatopsia)
Blue Cone Monochromacy

Screenshot 2 Name:

Screenshot description:

URL of where to access the screen (if using a webapp) or where to download the mobile app (if using a mobile app):

Describe the differences when you view the screenshot with each type of colorblindness:

Type of colorblindness	Description of noticeable differences (if any)
Red-Weak (Protanomaly)
Green-Weak (Deuteranomaly)
Blue-Weak (Tritanomaly)
Red-Blind (Protanopia)
Green-Blind (Deuteranopia)
Blue-Blind (Tritanopia)
Monochromacy (Achromatopsia)
Blue Cone Monochromacy

Screenshot 3 Name:

Screenshot description:

URL of where to access the screen (if using a webapp) or where to download the mobile app (if using a mobile app):

Describe the differences when you view the screenshot with each type of colorblindness:

Type of colorblindness	Description of noticeable differences (if any)
Red-Weak (Protanomaly)
Green-Weak (Deuteranomaly)
Blue-Weak (Tritanomaly)
Red-Blind (Protanopia)
Green-Blind (Deuteranopia)
Blue-Blind (Tritanopia)
Monochromacy (Achromatopsia)
Blue Cone Monochromacy