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research: dark or light UI better outside

Has anyone done any studies or found any good research to see if a dark interface or a light interface is good for viewing outside on a mobile device? Does the color of the interface make a difference,...
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Color picker for temperature/intensity adjustable light

I'm designing a color picker for intensity and color temperature on a lamp, where the user can adjust the intensity on the vertical axis and the color temperature on the horizontal axis. Is this a ...
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Most visible wavelength/ color for mesopic vision

Is there an established study that demonstrates which is the most visible wavelength range under Mesopic Vision conditions? Ideally, they shouldn't refer to Scotopic Vision (since I have enough data ...
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International\?? Standards for light switches? [duplicate]

Suppose a blind person wanted to know whether a switch (such as a light switch) was on or off (also suppose the switch was vertical. Wouldn't it be natural to think that top (=1), would mean on, and ...
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Use of shadows on different backgrounds

I have a UI element composed of two sub-elements, one magenta and one white. When a shadow is applied to the super element, it is a lot more pronounced / contrasted when seen alongside the lighter, ...
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UI colour palette for outdoor or bright lights

There was a requirement from the client about designing an interface with colours that are easy to read and use when users are roaming agents that are either out in the field or in environments with ...
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Is there a methodology or color choice that allows an app's UI to be more visible in outdoor conditions? [duplicate]

I saw this question on another Q&A website and was wondering the same. This is a question that resurfaces from time to time, even on this website, where there are several questions with no answer, ...
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Outdoor Interface Lighting [duplicate]

Sorry to anticipate if it is not the right place. I have 2 questions regarding the same topic: What type of screen would you use for outdoor use? Matte backlit LCD? What background and text colors ...
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