Totally black or dark designs...

ZuraX · 04-21-2005, 02:31 PM

Am I the only one that refuses to visit a site thats totally all black or another dark color?

I have been looking at other NP members forums to see if I want to join and most are so dark with dark text that I can hardly read the site!

Why do they do this?

Rowan W · 04-21-2005, 06:21 PM

They do it because they think it's cool to be mysterious.

But I don't think there's anything wrong at all with black websites, the same problem can be had with a white site with light grey or yellow text. It all depends on the colour of the text, and especially the size of the text.

btw, Forums are a different story.

dabb · 04-21-2005, 06:33 PM

I typically don't like black/dark sites either, but in some cases "it's just right". I'm working on a little Ozzy Osbourne project at http://www.buyozzie.com that is all black. I still have a lot of work to do on it, but I couldn't imagine viewing an Ozzy site that had light colors.

Ethan · 04-21-2005, 06:43 PM

I'm not much of a fan for dark websites because I find them less appealing for the average business. But look at some fields you need it, like you want a band's website to be black and styling. For a professional website though brighter layouts tend to work better.

Studies have shown though that white text on a black background is easier for people to read. I still prefer brighter layouts though, but I don't refuse to go to dark ones. That's wierd :S

ZuraX · 04-21-2005, 07:04 PM

Iam talking about black with brown, dark blue, dark gray text...

Rowan W · 04-21-2005, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by ZuraX

Iam talking about black with brown, dark blue, dark gray text...

I think the subject should be "Do you hate sites with unreadable text?".

redhippo · 04-21-2005, 07:46 PM

well...dark is cool to some!....visit my forum! it should be default nice VB blue

majinbuu1023 · 04-21-2005, 08:01 PM

I hate darkish sites.. thats one of the reasons I joined namepros

Brian · 04-22-2005, 05:18 AM

i'm not a huge fan of dark colors, i like bright sites for the most part. Any site that uses green gets a bonus from me, if they use it well that is

Veolus · 04-22-2005, 06:55 AM

I'm also not a really huge fan of dark designs.. It's really hard to read the text and it hurts the eyes

whoahorse · 04-29-2005, 12:13 PM

I really like Dark themes & I work with them lots!

It all depends on the client I have, but I am completely open minded to colour!

Weezy

static9 · 04-29-2005, 03:05 PM

I think that dark sites can look great if designed proper. I would steer clear of using a darker site for a commerce site focused on products, however some sites can make good use out of a dark site, i.e., web design firm site, portfolio site, music related, movies etc.

Just my opinion though!

~tp

ZuraX · 04-29-2005, 03:13 PM

But why have a black background with say dark brown text?

static9 · 04-30-2005, 09:37 PM

If using a dark background, like say a dark dark grey (almost black) I would use colors that pop like a bright orange or yellow etc so that it has a color contrast. But to answer ZuraX, I would definetly not use a black background with dark brown text, to illegible.
~tp

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ZuraX Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pennsylvania USA Posts: 2,684	Totally black or dark designs... Am I the only one that refuses to visit a site thats totally all black or another dark color? I have been looking at other NP members forums to see if I want to join and most are so dark with dark text that I can hardly read the site! Why do they do this? __________________ Been a NP member for 5 or more years? PM me to join the Social Group!

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Rowan W NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 713	They do it because they think it's cool to be mysterious. But I don't think there's anything wrong at all with black websites, the same problem can be had with a white site with light grey or yellow text. It all depends on the colour of the text, and especially the size of the text. btw, Forums are a different story. __________________ Flash is bad for websites Why tables for layout is stupid IE IS BAD

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dabb NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 345	I typically don't like black/dark sites either, but in some cases "it's just right". I'm working on a little Ozzy Osbourne project at http://www.buyozzie.com that is all black. I still have a lot of work to do on it, but I couldn't imagine viewing an Ozzy site that had light colors.

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Veolus Account Closed Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 4,308	I'm also not a really huge fan of dark designs.. It's really hard to read the text and it hurts the eyes

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static9 New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 21	Dark Sites I think that dark sites can look great if designed proper. I would steer clear of using a darker site for a commerce site focused on products, however some sites can make good use out of a dark site, i.e., web design firm site, portfolio site, music related, movies etc. Just my opinion though! ~tp __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :music: http://www.static9.com

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ZuraX Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pennsylvania USA Posts: 2,684	But why have a black background with say dark brown text? __________________ Been a NP member for 5 or more years? PM me to join the Social Group!

04-30-2005, 09:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
static9 New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 21	If using a dark background, like say a dark dark grey (almost black) I would use colors that pop like a bright orange or yellow etc so that it has a color contrast. But to answer ZuraX, I would definetly not use a black background with dark brown text, to illegible. ~tp __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :music: http://www.static9.com

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