[Seattle-editorial] Color scheme & readability

[Sheri Herndon]

i think overall the general agreement has been that white is better than black....
it is better for printing, it's easier for people to read and navigate through the site.
perhps someone can convene a website redesign meeting once we've gotten in contact with potential ctc trainers.  daniel is going to be putting together the program for the next few months and once the database is updated, we'll know who we have in our db who has webdesign skills...we also have alot of graphic artists who have expressed interest in web design...it could be a really good meeting.

also, some of the most active websites with some of the best content are white background.  obviously to be discussed further.  

sheri

>maybe there is a compromise? does it have to be on black on white or  
>white on black? i think it is a commonly known design issue that white  
>on black text is harder to read but white can be rather stark and  
>unimpressive. especially since most web sites are white.
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>bp
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>On Sunday, August 3, 2003, at 07:02 PM, Joseph Eisenschmidt wrote:
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>> Eddies,
>>
>> I disagree wholeheartedly. The site is more readable as the black  
>> background
>> puts out less 'glare'. It does take getting used to.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: seattle-editorial-bounces at lists.indymedia.org
>> [mailto:seattle-editorial-bounces at lists.indymedia.org]On Behalf Of
>> Marcus Macauley
>> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 7:36 PM
>> To: seattle-editorial at indymedia.org
>> Subject: [Seattle-editorial] Color scheme & readability
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This may seem petty, but I think the color scheme of the Seattle
>> Indymedia website inhibits readability. I have gotten links in e-mails
>> to Seattle Indymedia articles on occasion, and I like the idea of the
>> site (and Indymedia in general), but I find the white-on-dark color
>> scheme to be somewhat of a turn-off, both in its dark character and 
>its
>> low readability. This fact came to my attention just a minute ago when
>> I followed a link to the Portland Indymedia site, which in contrast is
>> very inviting and almost made me want to bookmark it and return to it
>> regularly - except that I'm a Seattlite.
>>
>> My sense, since I first discovered Indymedia (and the Seattle site),
>> has been that I want to like this site, but for some reason I haven't
>> been able to. Should the color scheme of a website be enough to turn
>> away a real activist and citizen from a local independent media site?
>> No. But in terms of the site's accessibility (to anyone) and
>> practicality (in my life, speaking for myself), I find that with the
>> current design, it is not something that I can refer to at a glance,
>> that I can fit within my busy life, much as I would like to.
>>
>> Just my two cents.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Marc Macauley
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