Patient room whiteboards are a valuable tool for treating and engaging with patients, but they are useless if patients don’t interact with them. There’s no sense in placing a whiteboard in a patient room if it’s going to become lost among all the other furniture, art, and medical devices. That’s why custom whiteboard design is so important. It enables the creation of highly attractive whiteboards that patients will notice and use. 

Make your patient room whiteboards stand out with these design tips. 

Use the Right Color Combinations  

Color adds two things to a whiteboard., First, it makes the whiteboard more noticeable and attractive. Second, it plays a role in how legible the font will be. Some colored fonts are difficult to read, some can be completely illegible when placed on top of another color. It’s important to carefully consider the colors used in both the background and the font on the whiteboard. You can strike a good balance between bright, attractive colors and colors that make fonts easy to read. 

1. Some color combinations to avoid include: 

2. Bright colors (orange, yellow, etc.) placed on top of a pure white background.

3. Yellow, purple, or light green placed on top of a solid green background.

4. Red, blue, or purple text on a black background.

5. Colorful fonts on a patterned background. If the background will have a pattern, use a colorful text box over it. This will allow you to better control the color that the font will be placed on.

6. Yellow, blue, and shades of red on a red background.

7. Font placed on a background with the same color gradient. Be careful with gradients.