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TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Fri, Mar 18, 2005 8:40 AM all of the info i've read about website design suggests that page backgrounds should be white or of a light color. however, many of my favorite sites (including TC) are just in opposite. on any given day, i look at TC a number of times w/out my eyes straining. moreover, when i go to a white background site, such as the new york times (which i visit usually once or twice a day) the white glare strains my eyes. does anyone know of website "experts" who actually advocate use of dark backgrounds? i have a couple sites floating around on the web (http://www.piggod.com for one) & in both cases i chose to use black backgrounds w/ light text. dark backgrounds just seem more 'professional' to me & appear to reduce blank space & glare. anybody else out there have opinions about dark vs. light backgrounds? [ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2005-03-18 08:41 ]

all of the info i've read about website design suggests that page backgrounds should be white or of a light color.

however, many of my favorite sites (including TC) are just in opposite. on any given day, i look at TC a number of times w/out my eyes straining.

moreover, when i go to a white background site, such as the new york times (which i visit usually once or twice a day) the white glare strains my eyes.

does anyone know of website "experts" who actually advocate use of dark backgrounds?

i have a couple sites floating around on the web (http://www.piggod.com for one) & in both cases i chose to use black backgrounds w/ light text. dark backgrounds just seem more 'professional' to me & appear to reduce blank space & glare.

anybody else out there have opinions about dark vs. light backgrounds?

[ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2005-03-18 08:41 ]

Post #147684 by Tiki Chris on Fri, Mar 18, 2005 8:40 AM