Spent $40 on a contrast checker app after a client's feedback

A client said the text on a flyer I made was 'hard to read' for her dad, which stung (I thought the colors looked great). The app showed the contrast ratio was way below the recommended level, something my eyes just didn't catch. Has anyone else had a client point out an accessibility issue you totally missed?

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bailey.xena2mo ago

Honestly, that client did you a favor. It's so easy to get lost in what looks good to us, but we're not designing for our own eyes. That app purchase is just the cost of learning to see the work through someone else's view.

stella_ross142mo ago

Welcome to the club, my eyes have betrayed me more than once.

the_harper3d ago

Made myself print screenshots and pin them up. Seeing them side by side helped a ton.