color scheme chosen for ... illegibility?

I remember your blog from years ago, I always wondered what happened to it.

Thanks, Cal.

I didn't realize people would be so upset about the grey/gray on black. It's not like there's a lot of material to read - other than titles. They seem legible enough to me. In fact, I tried to make them even less conspicuous.

Maybe I'll go back to my original idea of having no text at all. At first I had made the images link to the imdb profiles, which eliminated the need to put titles underneath. But that way you didn't have access to the high-res images.

Hmm. Either way it'll be a compromise. But I'm sort of thinking of it as an art project, almost. So my main concern is aesthetic, rather than user-friendliness.

Interestingly, I have no trouble seeing the titles.  And I think it looks great.  Nice selection of photos.  A few that indicate I have more movies to find!  Thanks!

josephk wrote on 07. Apr 2009 at 15:41:



I think, for me at least, it's more to do with my eyesight, especially late at night, it's probably not worth worrying about.

Anyway, it's an interesting concept. I've always prefered quality over quantity.

Or vice versa.

I did quite a few tests and my monitor is very well calibrated. I use it to edit images that are then going to print (for work), so it's calibrated so the colours and shading match as closely as possible what it's going to look like in print.

Maybe that's not the best way to calibrate a monitor for website design. It's like audio mastering - when you're working in the studio with the best possible listening equipment, you also have to test it on a cheap stereo, because what sounds great in a perfect environment might then sound like crap on low-end equipment, which unfortunately is what 90% of people are going to be using to listen to your music.

I'm finding this discussion mildly annoying. I'm very tempted to just revert back to my original idea of having no text at all. People won't be able to identify the movies, but tough luck. (Or maybe I'll just leave it as is and try not to care if people assume it means my monitor's not calibrated properly.)

Clever.