[gameprogrammer] Re: Offtopic Which design do you like better

From: "Bob Pendleton" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:43:42 -0500

The dark one works better for me. The lack of contrast on the blue page
makes it hard for me to read it.

Bob Pendleton

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 7:21 PM, David Olofson <david@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Friday 18 April 2008, Kevin Jenkins wrote:
> > I'm redesigning my network middleware website. I wanted to ask for
> > opinions from the people on this list. You're my primary target
> > market, so your opinions are very important to me.
> >
> > So basically which do you like better (two images in link)
> >
> > http://www.jenkinssoftware.com/raknet/forum/index.php?topic=1715.0
> >
> > Thanks for any feedback
>
> Tough one... The dark one looks more "polished" to me. At least, the
> colors work better together.
>
> The blue one OTOH, looks more friendly in some way - but the colors
> aren't quite right. Not enough contrast, I think... The background
> colors are a little too bright and/or too intense for my eyes. (Large
> areas of bright, "pure" colors are rarely a good idea.)
>
> The bright background for the project description ("Raknet is a cross
> platform...") in the blue version is a good idea in general! It draws
> attention to the text that a first time visitor would want to read
> first thing. I'm not sure if that idea would translate directly, but
> I'd say something like that is missing in the dark version.
>
> Anyway, I'm deliberately being very picky here! :-) Both designs look
> serious and professional, and either one would certainly do the job.
>
>
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References:

[gameprogrammer] *Offtopic* Which design do you like better
From: Kevin Jenkins

[gameprogrammer] Re: *Offtopic* Which design do you like better
From: David Olofson

[gameprogrammer] Re: *Offtopic* Which design do you like better

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