They say dark background sites are bad but ... - Beyond Tiki

A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Fri, Mar 18, 2005 11:07 AM I totally agree - my eyeballs prefer the atmosphere of dark websites, both for reading and for general esthetics. I always change the display colors on machines I work on, so that the general background is kind of a beige recycled paper color - this usually still has good contrast with black text, but not the cold blue glare of a white background. Unfortunately on my own website all the reviews and other text sit on a ridiculously distracting background that I've been meaning to change since 1998. I've heard that white backgrounds are better for professional websites so that people can print a webpage or article that just consumes ink/toner for the positive content (text), not the negative space (background). -Randy

I totally agree - my eyeballs prefer the atmosphere of dark websites, both for reading and for general esthetics. I always change the display colors on machines I work on, so that the general background is kind of a beige recycled paper color - this usually still has good contrast with black text, but not the cold blue glare of a white background. Unfortunately on my own website all the reviews and other text sit on a ridiculously distracting background that I've been meaning to change since 1998.

I've heard that white backgrounds are better for professional websites so that people can print a webpage or article that just consumes ink/toner for the positive content (text), not the negative space (background).

-Randy

Post #147725 by aquarj on Fri, Mar 18, 2005 11:07 AM