And not that it's a bad thing, but I'll point out that the red-white layout theme is really really close to the OTW and OTW archive designs. I don't think they're so similar that folks will be confused about which site is which, but it may be something to consider.
I'll add that the red-white is difficult on the eyes, but I'll also point out that I like the logo. =) H2 On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Denise Paolucci <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Jan 17, 2009, at 12:50 PM, Emily Ravenwood wrote: > > > So, I have a question for the list at large. > > > > It looks like the wiki has been switched over to the red-and-white > > color scheme that DW will be using in the site scheme. And, as I was > > a little afraid of when I looked at the mockups (very spiffy, love > > the layout), I'm finding those reds difficult to read. As a header, > > and in the logo, they're fine, but as links and text headers and menu > > backgrounds, they're hard on my eyes--too bright on a pure white > > background. > > > > I wanted to check whether anyone else is having similar difficulty. > > How are other people doing with reading those colors? (Example: > > http://wiki.dwscoalition.org/notes/Main_Page) > > > > If it's just me, I can fix that on my own with user styles, but if > > it's more widespread, that seems like something that should be > > adjusted. > > The wiki color scheme isn't exactly the color scheme that we'll be > using on the site -- close, but we're working to find a version that > everyone on the design committee finds readable. The text will be > black-on-white (or, more likely, on a very very very light cream or > grey, so as not to be *totally* bright), while the headers will be > closer to the darker red used for the outline on the right-side box > on the Wiki. > > We're also going to offer multiple color schemes by open-beta launch, > FYI -- so you can pick the one that you find most readable. So, if > you happen to like something brighter or something more muted, you > can just pick the appropriate site scheme and it'll show to you > whenever you're logged in. > > --D > > -- > Denise Paolucci > [email protected] > Dreamwidth Studios: Open Source, open expression, open operations. > Coming soon! > > _______________________________________________ > dw-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dwscoalition.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dw-discuss > -- Highlander II Currently reading: "Furies of Calderon" by Jim Butcher http://www.h2smsk.com http://hdresdenwizard.h2smsk.com http://vanhelsing.h2smsk.com/ http://jamesmarsters.h2smsk.com
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