The new design for blog.p2pfoundation.net is much less readable than the
previous one. It's following the current trends towards an illiterate web
that include features like:
1. Over sized text; less text density.
2. Low contrast text/background colors.
3. Heavy on irrelevant images.
4. Morphing layout & irrelevant animation.
I visit blogs to read information, not play video games, so this web-wide
trend really gets my goat.
For blog.p2pfoundation.net specifically:
1. Text seems to be sized only for high DPI screens.
2. The grid layout is annoying as stories jump around in a seemingly random
way as the page is resized.
3. The date & comment count are colored #bbbbbb, making them difficult
to see on the white background.
4. The story tag text is overlayed on images making them difficult to read.
5. The story right side-bar headings are colored #cccccc, making them
difficult to see on the white background.
CSS has a resolution media feature that could be used to size fonts.
Ideally there would be a preference cookie (no login required) that would
allow users to:
1. Make all text black against white.
2. Turn off irrelevant images.
3. Show stories in a single column (as per the previous layout).
-Karl
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