Post by @stephaniewalter@front-end.social

@stephaniewalter@front-end.social 6 hours ago

A couple of table top game designers came together to build an open-source colour identification system that is colorblind friendly. It uses symbols and color theory. For example: the symbol for green is a mix of the one for yellow and blue.
I could totally see those engraved on little wooden tokens for board games for example.

https://colorsym.com/#

Screenshot of the Colorsym homepage. Headline reads: Symbols that
speak color. A free, open-source way to identify color when color alone isn't enough. An example of the icons show a red color with a dot, a yellow one with a dash, and the orange one, mixing the dot and the dash. — Screenshot of the Colorsym homepage. Headline reads: Symbols that speak color. A free, open-source way to identify color when color alone isn't enough. An example of the icons show a red color with a dot, a yellow one with a dash, and the orange one, mixing the dot and the dash.

ColorSym • Symbols That Speak Color

A free, open-source way to identify color when color alone isn't enough. Memorable symbols for base and combined colors in games, apps, print, and signage.

Stef Walter

@stephaniewalter@front-end.social 6 hours ago

You can also read the full explanation of the design decisions behind it: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/07/06/designer-pair-launch-colorsym-giving-publishers-a-free-tool-for-colourblind-friendly-board-game-creation/

And if you are curious, another system exists as well: ColorADD: https://www.coloradd.net/en/

https://www.coloradd.net/en/

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Designer pair launch ColorSym, giving publishers a free tool for colourblind-friendly board game creation

Unlike bespoke icon systems created by publishers for individual games, Francisco and Eastridge hope they have created a universal visual language that players can learn once and recognise across multiple titles.