Designing Advertisements for Color Vision Deficiency in Saudi Arabia

  • Dr. Hesham Abdulrahman Maghrabi Assistant Professor of graphic design and digital media - Graphic Design Department -College of Art and Design- Umm Al-Qura University-KSA
Keywords: ad design, color discrimination, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to study the current practices of Graphic Designers for designing advertisements for people with color vision deficiency in Saudi Arabia. The data for this research were collected using an online structured survey which was distributed using Google Forms. The research participants were 48 of Graphic Designers in Saudi Arabia. The results indicated that there is a lack of advertisements design for people with color vision deficiency in Saudi Arabia. The major findings of the study is having recommendations on visual graphic designs for people with color vision deficiency.

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Published
2020-12-07
How to Cite
Dr. Hesham Abdulrahman Maghrabi. (2020). Designing Advertisements for Color Vision Deficiency in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Arts, Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, (62), 339-359. https://doi.org/10.33193/JALHSS.62.2020.365
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