Created by designer Felipe Elioenay and Banana Groove Studios, 'Colorblindness App' is a platform that helps those suffering from the common eye condition identify shades via their smartphone camera. After creating a visual code for colors in 2010, Elioenay decided to publish this code to a mobile app that identifies color with the help of lines and simplified shapes. Rather than assigning physical shades with color names, the designer's code combines words and shapes to identify each.
By selecting the app's color picker tool. colorblind users can capture an image and identify what shade is associated with it. Furthermore, those able to see color can experience different app modes, switching from color to color-less mode in order to understand life through the eyes of someone with the vision impairment.
Conceptual Colorblindness Apps
'Colorblindness App' Codes Shades for Those Unable to See Them
Trend Themes
1. Color-blindness Accessibility Tools - There is an opportunity to create more accessible apps and websites for colorblind users.
2. Smartphone Camera-based Color Identification - Developing innovative solutions that enable color identification through smartphones can improve accessibility for visually impaired individuals.
3. Simplified Visual Language - Creating new visual languages that rely on shapes and words to represent colors can enhance accessibility for individuals with color blindness.
Industry Implications
1. Design - Designers can use the platform to create and test color schemes that are inclusive of color-blind users.
2. Technology - Tech companies can integrate color identification features into their mobile applications to make them more accessible and inclusive.
3. Healthcare - Healthcare professionals can use the platform to develop new methods of color vision testing and diagnosis for individuals with vision impairments.