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Webline wrote: Good points. Simplicity and consistency go a long way.
Thanks, Michael.
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| Jul. 02 2008 at 10:22 PM |
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Videography wrote: Ouch.. So, here I am absorbing all of the multiple reviews that I've read over the months that I have been a member here... And my site redesign is... White text on a black background.
I think my images are more stark that way. But I'll try it the other way, too.
Actually, the images work for you. They stand out beautifully against the black background. But that white text on the black background is really tough on the eyes, my friend.
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| Jul. 03 2008 at 9:54 AM |
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Cparkinson wrote: Yes, these are all good points and thank you for the reminders.
Thank you.
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| Jul. 03 2008 at 11:04 AM |
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DaleKing wrote:
DaleKing wrote:
[QUOTE=Videography]Ouch.. So, here I am absorbing all of the multiple reviews that I've read over the months that I have been a member here... And my site redesign is... White text on a black background.
I think my images are more stark that way. But I'll try it the other way, too.
Videography wrote: Ouch.. So, here I am absorbing all of the multiple reviews that I've read over the months that I have been a member here... And my site redesign is... White text on a black background.
I think my images are more stark that way. But I'll try it the other way, too.
Actually, the images work for you. They stand out beautifully against the black background. But that white text on the black background is really tough on the eyes, my friend.
Dale King You are looking at my Theater Videography web site, which is, as I said, being changed because I am changing my business plan. But since the backgrounds of the stages tend to be black, it's a nice transition to a black page. I haven't submitted it to this group for a thrashing because it is changing. What would you do in the alternative? Would a dark gray background (51,51,51) work better? Thanks, Steve
Edited by: Videography - Jul. 03 2008 at 11:05 AMSteve Mann
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| Jul. 03 2008 at 11:38 AM |
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Steve, I no longer do website critiques. Why not create a poll and ask members what they think about the readability of your site. If the consensus if overwhelmingly positive, why bother changing anything?
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| Jul. 04 2008 at 12:21 AM |
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I looked at Videography's site, and I think we can say that if the
white is in a large enough font size, against a dark black background
like that, it's easy enough to read. The important part is the pictures
standing out so strongly on the pages.
Content and copywriting are a different issue, but this particular site
is one of the few "white text on black" sites I've seen that are
readable. Where I seem to have more problems is in situations where the
color difference between the text and background isn't very much. Dark
blue text on a light blue background, for example, or the apparently
popular gray on white.
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| Jul. 04 2008 at 9:02 AM |
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CraigL wrote: Content and copywriting are a different issue.
Craig, I'm confused. What exactly do you mean by that? Can you explain? No one here is talking about copywriting. This thread is about the readability of website content - not how well it's written. I don't understand the relevancy of the copywriting reference.
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| Jul. 04 2008 at 10:17 PM |
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DaleKing wrote: It's naive to say there is only one definition of low-contrast. There are many possible definitions.
Dale King, you do not have a right to redefine contrast and assert that this definition is subjective (e.g. "many possible definitions"). You show your incompetence.
Here's something for you:
Guideline 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 requires that foreground and background colour combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed by someone having colour deficits, or when viewed on a black and white screen. Two colours provide good colour visibility if the brightness difference and the colour difference between the two colours are greater than a set range. They suggest a colour contrast algorithm, which is used in this test.
White on black or black on white has same contrast value.
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