Re: Updated understanding doc for graphics contrast

Alastair,
the small flower pot image says the line color is #777777, the text below
says the line color is &767676

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 3:28 AM, Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
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> I’ve been in for a thorough overhaul of the Graphics Contrast
> understanding doc. A preview version is here:
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> https://alastairc.ac/tmp/graphics-contrast.html
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> The diff with a split view is here:
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> https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/pull/500/files?diff=split
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> There are a couple of images still to go in, I found some interesting
> icons to use, but I’m going to get one of our designers to re-create them
> so there are no copyright issues (and so they pass!). I think you can work
> out what they are from the notes, my aim was to use them to describe what a
> graphical object is in different cases.
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> Within the intent section I’ve moved things around and added quite a lot,
> as an overview:
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>    - Swapped the first two paragraphs so it starts with a stronger
>    intent, and follows with the comparison to text contrast.
>    - Moved the ‘required for understanding’ section up, so it is clearer
>    when it is needed.
>    - Extended the ‘graphical objects’ section with examples.
>    - Added ‘dynamic examples’ and ‘responsive graphics’.
>    - Called out the added border on the last pie chart.
>    - Updated the techniques, cut a few, and put them in sections.
>    - Removed all the ‘instructions’ boilerplate.
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> If there is any controversy I think it will be in my use of ‘gestalt’
> principles to hand-wave over small overlaps (is that well known enough?),
> and possibly the section on dynamic content.
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> The bit that might need more explanation (but I couldn’t think how last
> night) was the responsive graphics bit.
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> Cheers,
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> -Alastair
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