Tuesday, July 18, 2006

I Need Your Opinions

The red background or the black? Which is better and why?
Posted by That One Chick You Know at 9:06 AM

5 comments:

jamwall said...

i like the black better. if you're focused on a red screen reading something and you look away, you see everything in blue.

its that wierd color aftereffect on your rods and cones.

7/18/2006 09:42:00 AM
That One Chick You Know said...

I like the black too but I didn't want to freak anyone out. I'm not depressed or anything....

7/18/2006 10:06:00 AM
Anonymous said...

The black is better.
FOr the sake of the viewer in the internet universe, it's better to have either a dark background with very contrasting text, or the exact opposite. I have found that having a bright neutral color, such as a vibrant red, blue or green, can actually turn people away from your site because it actually hurts the eyes a little bit.
So if I had to choose between the red or the black background, I would choose the black.
Ultimately, for your site, feel, vibe and everything else, I actually think that a kind of faded color, such as #006699 or #666699 would work well. Some reason for your site I see using a bluish or purple hue would be more substantial and give the site more depth.
This way, text could be black or white and still be plenty effective.

7/18/2006 10:32:00 AM
jamwall said...

i didn't get the sense that you were going goth on us J.

LOL!

7/18/2006 12:17:00 PM
Anonymous said...

Definately go with the red on black! Some of the best dressed mideival heroes wore black cloaks with red trim! Think Rutger Hauer on Ladyhawke. -Byrdman

7/18/2006 04:05:00 PM

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