Hi Dimiter, I have also worked on web applications that have lighter labels and darker values (if I remember correctly the labels were approximately the same size as the input). I think that it is appropriate to use this technique when the users are going to be very familiar with the forms in question. The users I was designing for would be using this system non-stop all day long to perform critical tasks and would either already be highly familiar with the form elements presented or learn them well in a short period of time.
You could argue that this would help the user quickly separate the label from the value while emphasizing what is unique about this particular instance of the screen. Since the labels will be the same on every instance of the form (I'm assuming that there are many of the same business object for the user to view), it makes sense to emphasize the unique values rather than the form elements. Hopefully that helps a little, Stephanie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36593 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
