"Jeff Garland" <jeff@crystalclearsoftware.com> writes:
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:55:03 -0500, David Abrahams wrote
"Jeff Garland" <jeff@crystalclearsoftware.com> writes:
2) Color choices: http://redshift-software.com/~grafik/boost/index.htm
White on blue isn't a good choice here in my view. A light shading with dark text would be much better.
These things are very subjective. I liked the white on blue, but sometimes you have to pick lowest common denominator to make things work for everyone.
Well this one looks good to me -- hopefully it was clear that I wasn't commenting on the logo, but the text in the side bar. And in that realm I think it's not totally subjective.
Agreed. Just very subjective.
I'm no usability expert, but I'm sure folks on this list could point us to studies which show how to improve usability.
Beyond a certain point, you can only improve usability in agreggate. At that point any change you make is going to be worse for somebody.
I think my main issue is that the contrast between the navigation aid and the text is too high.
I had a similar feeling about it.
If we were setting things for maximum usability I think you have to go to a dark backgrounds for all sections with white text for the whole page -- which I doubt we are prepared to do...
Uhhh, that's a very personal idea of maximum usability. Studies have shown that black on white works better (in aggregate, of course ;->). -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com