a-b-street/abstreet

Better color schemes

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#74 opened on Jun 23, 2020

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design-neededgood first issue

Description

The game is pretty overwhelming visually. Map elements need more careful thought, especially zoomed in. It'd be quite useful to distinguish road type (the 3 colors zoomed out) also when zoomed in. There's a prototype in the sam_colors branch and various Google docs. It's also important to be friendly for various types of colorblindness. And there are some ideas floating around for different moods -- night, rain, autumn.

If anyone's particularly into colors, there are various google docs floating around I can dig up with notes.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
rust
Domain
designaccessibility
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Rust basicsColorblindness accessibilityColor theory fundamentals
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Look at the prototype in the `sam colors` branch to understand the current direction. Search for existing color definitions in the codebase (likely in rendering or UI modules). Review accessibility guidelines for colorblindness to propose a scheme that distinguishes road types. Coordinate with maintainers to narrow down the scope to a specific set of improvements.