Comments on: Design Rant http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/11/01/design-rant/ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:10:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charlie http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/11/01/design-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 Charlie Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:36:17 +0000 http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/?p=1303#comment-2118 In a blog perhaps. A nice amber on a black background is very comforting while writing code or text in big chunks. In a blog perhaps. A nice amber on a black background is very comforting while writing code or text in big chunks.

]]> By: jaed http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/11/01/design-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 jaed Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:33:34 +0000 http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/?p=1303#comment-2115 People who use white-on-black for body text - or worse, fluorescently-saturated-colors-on-black - must die, of course. People who use white-on-black for body text – or worse, fluorescently-saturated-colors-on-black – must die, of course.

]]> By: Charlie http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/11/01/design-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 Charlie Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:09:08 +0000 http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/?p=1303#comment-2114 Well, for work I go old-school and use gold on black. But with bigger fonts and such it's better, I agree. Well, for work I go old-school and use gold on black. But with bigger fonts and such it’s better, I agree.

]]> By: jaed http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/11/01/design-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-2113 jaed Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:41:29 +0000 http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/?p=1303#comment-2113 Mrph. If the text is big enough and the screen is reasonably bright, I actually find that low-contrast layout a lot easier on the eyes than black-on-white. Staring at text printed on a lightbulb does have its effect. (That's IF the text is big enough, though. Also, there's so much variation between monitors that it's a little dangerous - I find your example easy to read, and you probably would if you were using my monitor settings, but mine are customized and most people are probably seeing less contrast than I am.) Mrph. If the text is big enough and the screen is reasonably bright, I actually find that low-contrast layout a lot easier on the eyes than black-on-white. Staring at text printed on a lightbulb does have its effect.

(That’s IF the text is big enough, though. Also, there’s so much variation between monitors that it’s a little dangerous – I find your example easy to read, and you probably would if you were using my monitor settings, but mine are customized and most people are probably seeing less contrast than I am.)

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