Wang, Z, Cheung, V and Lonsdale, M orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-6169 (2022) Effective colors for information design: A color-coding study of China’s high-speed railway map. Information Design Journal, 27 (2). ISSN 1876-486X
Abstract
This study evaluated the effectiveness of China’s high-speed railway map’s color system based on color design principles in information design. Various design limitations of the color system were identified and analyzed. A new color system which enhanced the legibility of the map was re-coded and was considered satisfactory in the usability test. The research explores the effect of colors in map design and provides valuable color-coding guidance, which may be applied to map design and to the design of other information materials. The color evaluation, re-coding and usability test methods may bring practical insights for information designers and color design researchers.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © John Benjamins Publishing Company. This is an author produced version of an article published in Information Design Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | information design, color, legibility, map design |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2022 12:10 |
Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2023 01:27 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Identification Number: | 10.1075/idj.21002.wan |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:188914 |