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What Remains of a Country for this Old Man?

There is no country for old men amidst the tiresome slumber of ignorance-claiming-honor. A division so twisted as if the rusting wreckage…

Feb 7

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Feb 7

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Small Text is Medium’s Large Fail

The Medium platform has a lot of good features going for it, yet it literally ignores visual accessibility. For a platform that is…

Aug 20, 2023

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Aug 20, 2023

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Better Reading on the Web

A recent survey of the top one million websites found substantial usability problems, such as poor color contrast, but the problem runs…

Apr 10, 2022

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Apr 10, 2022

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A Contrast of Errors

The WCAG 2 color contrast guidelines have been around for fourteen years—but is it doing more harm than good today?

Jul 3, 2023

A Contrast of Errors

Jul 3, 2023

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ENDING POLARIZED POLITICS

TWO PARTIES, MANY PROBLEMS

Aug 16, 2020

ENDING POLARIZED POLITICS

Aug 16, 2020

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Contrasting Theories

A Response to “Visualizing Color Contrast”

Nov 28, 2021

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Nov 28, 2021

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Bracing for Impact

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Dec 14, 2023

The top half of the image is a happy elderly couple strolling through an idillic park on a spring day, with the title: Aging, what they said it would be like. The bottom half of the image is the elderly couple screaming in terror as the aircraft they are on is disintegrating mid air and crashing, with the title: Aging, what it’s actually like… An AngryAndrew.com meme

Dec 14, 2023

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HI Lucas,

Great article, and important to consider presbyopia, it affects everyone as they age past 40.

Nov 18, 2023

Nov 18, 2023

Hey Charlie,

I'm having a difficult time leaving a post here, so I'll try one very short:

Nov 6, 2023

Nov 6, 2023

Inactive Contrast?

Some comments on Giulia Alfarano’s great article on the subject.

Oct 31, 2023

On the left is 3:1 contrast per WCAG, on the right is 7:1, both sides have the exact same fonts and lines of various weights and thicknesses, showing that contrast is much more associated with thickness than color.For the record, in these examples the 3:1 is APCA Lx 49.1, and the 7:1 is APCA Lc 73.4. Not shown, but for this beige background, WCAG 4.5:1 would be a text color of #646464, and that is APCA Lc 61.8

Oct 31, 2023

Andrew Somers

Andrew Somers

Color-Obsessed Researcher, Investigative Journalist & Columnist, Hollywood Actor, Filmmaker, & 3x Emmy® Winner, and Itinerant Technology Evangelist

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