In comments on a previous post, Igor Asselbergs points to a page on Using Color In Information Graphics from the NASA/Ames Color Research Lab. In addition to a very large collection of articles/tutorials on effective (and ineffective) uses of color in representing information graphically, there’s also a Java-based Color Tool:
“The Color Tool is designed to provide the designer with views of the perceptual relationships among the possible color choices. It improves on previous tools by more clearly representing the constraints imposed by the physical display and the structure of human color vision. This should help the designer manage the luminance contrasts of symbol and background colors by showing the tradeoffs in hue and saturation.” - from the website. One nice feature is the ability to change the background luminosity, and see how that affects the perception of the various colors.
Thanks, Igor!
Other posts in the Cartography Tools series
- PDFCreator
- Printing Large Maps On A Small Printer
- Printing Waterproof Maps
- Public Land Survey Systems (PLSS) Shapefiles And Geocoding
- Screen Capture Programs
- Free Map Symbols
- In-Browser Web Page Image Capture
- Better Map Color Schemes With ColorBrewer
- New "Fixed" Versions Of SRTM-90 Data Available
- US/Global Terrain Shading Data And Landcover Imagery
- “Making Maps” Blog
- Highway Sign Fonts
- Analyzing Visual Clutter In Maps With Software
- Downloadable Cartograms From Worldmapper
- Creating Map Color Schemes With Kuler And ColorBrewer
- Additional Color Applications For Maps And Design
- One More Color Design Resource
- Tiling And Printing Large Maps To Scale On A Small Printer
- Recoloring Or Modifying GeoTiff Images
- More Color Design Resources
- Evaluating Map Graphics For Color-Blind Viewers
- Calculate New Coordinate Position From Current Position, Bearing And Distance
- Tiling Large Maps For A Small Printer With PosteRazor
- Free Surveying Software For Windows, Pocket PC And Palm
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