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Assessing the Accessibility of Queer Romance Book Covers as Digital Thumbnails
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An analysis of color contrast, colorblind safety, and typography legibility.
This research investigates the digital accessibility of queer romance book covers displayed as thumbnails online, focusing on the balance between creative freedom, genre appeal, and inclusive cover design.
Using a dataset of 100 highest-rated queer romance titles from Goodreads (2020–2024), the study evaluates accessibility by examining color contrast ratios against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, assessing colorblind safe design with Adobe Color, and measuring typography legibility through a custom-developed scale.
Findings reveal that many covers fall short of WCAG color contrast requirements, yet a majority are colorblind safe, indicating that relatively minor design adjustments can significantly improve digital accessibility at thumbnail size without sacrificing visual identity.
Available at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1088&context=eng_bookpubpaper
This research investigates the digital accessibility of queer romance book covers displayed as thumbnails online, focusing on the balance between creative freedom, genre appeal, and inclusive cover design.
Using a dataset of 100 highest-rated queer romance titles from Goodreads (2020–2024), the study evaluates accessibility by examining color contrast ratios against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, assessing colorblind safe design with Adobe Color, and measuring typography legibility through a custom-developed scale.
Findings reveal that many covers fall short of WCAG color contrast requirements, yet a majority are colorblind safe, indicating that relatively minor design adjustments can significantly improve digital accessibility at thumbnail size without sacrificing visual identity.
Available at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1088&context=eng_bookpubpaper
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