Design Trends

• How to Meet WCAG Color Contrast Requirements Before Exporting a PDF

  TL;DR WCAG Level AA requires at least 4.5:1 contrast for normal text and 3:1 for large text. Level AAA increases this to 7:1 and 4.5:1 respectively. Check the actual foreground and background combinations used throughout the PDF, including text over images, gradients, callout boxes, charts and brand colors. Contrast requirements do not apply to every […]

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• The Campus Playbook: Scaling PDF Accessibility Across Multi-College Systems

  Most multi-college systems are dealing with the same PDF accessibility problem. There are too many documents, created by too many people, across too many tools. Syllabi, forms, reports, policies and brochures are often spread across websites, LMS platforms, intranets and shared drives. That makes it hard to know which PDFs are accessible, which need remediation […]

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• Bento Grid Infographics: Templates, Examples & How to Create One

  TL;DR Bento grid infographics use different-sized tiles to organize related information, with larger blocks drawing attention to the most important points. They work best for statistics, research findings, campaign results and other content that can be understood in separate sections rather than a fixed sequence. A strong bento grid uses a few repeatable tile sizes, […]

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• How to Build Reusable Accessible Templates

  TL;DR An accessible template is a reusable document layout with accessibility requirements such as heading structure, color contrast, reading order and table structure already built in. To create one: Define semantic heading styles, typography and approved color combinations. Set the reading order and build accessible tables, charts and other reusable components. Add prompts for elements […]

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• PDF Reading Order: How to Check and Fix It for Accessibility

  Reading order is one of those PDF accessibility issues that can be easy to miss because the document may look completely fine on the page. Headings are in place, columns line up and charts sit where they should, but that visual layout doesn’t necessarily tell you how a screen reader will move through the content. […]

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