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A friend told me my website's light gray text on white was 'clean' and I had to disagree.
We were looking at my portfolio on her laptop in a bright cafe, and she couldn't read half the project descriptions. Has anyone else had to push back when someone calls low contrast 'stylish'?
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the_diana2mo ago
Is "clean" the new word for "unreadable"? I've seen so many sites lately where you have to squint just to find the menu. Good design should work in a sunny cafe, not just a dark room. Your friend proved your point by not being able to read it. Low contrast isn't a style, it's a filter for people with perfect vision.
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kevin_murray8811d ago
The "filter for people with perfect vision" part is exactly right. I've noticed this too where designers act like subtle gray text on a white background is somehow sophisticated. It's not sophisticated, it's just annoying. My eyes aren't even that bad and I still have to zoom in on half the sites I visit just to read the navigation. Accessibility shouldn't be an afterthought, it should be the first thing you check.
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webb.xena2mo ago
My own mom couldn't read my site last week.
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