I have had this discussion with several designers and non-designers alike. There is a "cool" factor to light text on a dark background. However, I always feel that it is a much less professional presentation. It would take the right kind of company to pull it off.
>From a usability/readability perspective, The good folks at Iconic Sans did a very interesting post/experiment that hit the nail right on the head. Check it out: http://www.ironicsans.com/owmyeyes/ If your eyes are burning and sore after trying to read that white text on black background, your eyes are stronger than mine. For lots of text, I say go with the standard, dark foreground, light background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=39974 ________________________________________________________________ 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
