JP Stones — Fri, 03 Nov 2000 16:11:11 +0000

it really a matter of what looks good works.

However blue and orange is not a good idea as the spectrum variations makes it particularly hard to read.
JP

I agree

doren — Sun, 22 Oct 2000 07:20:59 +0000

For text type black is the best. Serif fonts do not work well on computer screens as the resolution is not high (72ppi) enough to make it comfortable on the eye unless the type is rather large. I've read many places that blue type strains the eyes. If you must use colored text use a very dark color agains a very light background. If you use two colors with similar values the legiblity will decrease and eye strain will increase.

Serif fonts are better for printed pages where the resolution is more like 150 dpi or better.

Brooke — Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:47:11 +0000

Adding color to the text would probably make it more unique - but I honestly think that it would make it less professional not more.

Brooke

Curtis Stevens — Thu, 12 Oct 2000 05:23:11 +0000

You don't think it will add more professionalism to the site? That's it, every site is black, this would make it kinda unique, don't you think?

Curtis

Brian Farkas — Thu, 12 Oct 2000 05:19:51 +0000

I agree, on that web site I would leave the text/font as is. Black is a standard color on professional pages, you will probably notice not very many big companies use a color other than black. The font I saw was Arial, did you see times, Mike?

Anyway, the Arial font looks good for that site, normally I try to stay away from "Times New Roman" as much as possible, as I find sans-serif fonts like Arial/Verdana to be easier on the eyes

Brian

Mike Fisher — Thu, 12 Oct 2000 03:16:57 +0000

Really, it all depends on how you design a site. I myself tend to lean towards smaller black Verdana/Tacoma print.

But, it's anybody's guess. Of course, I'll stray from that if the situation calls for it.

On that particulr web site, I would just leave like it is--even though Times is kind of bland.