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Re: Show HN: The Top Fives – now with Dark Mode

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Post by logicrook »

ryanSrich wrote: post #38
pazra wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Third-ed. Contrast way too low. Why not use #000000 for the background color? Everything just looks washed out as it stands and almost has the effect of making everything look disabled. How about something closer to this? http://i.imgur.com/qQr0xId.png

You should never use absolute black. It's a common phrase you'll hear your first day of Color Theory class http://ianstormtaylor.com/design-tip-never-use-black/

As much as this advice is correct for painting, it's incorrect for design. What's wrong with black text? Nothing. Ironically, the site you link as a very thin font with very reduced contrast, so it's barely legible on my screen. The site is less legible than dark topfive and giving advice on design...

Form follows function. Barely legible text is very bad design.

Re: Show HN: The Top Fives – now with Dark Mode

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Post by stevenkovar »

pazra wrote: post #29
michaelmior wrote: post #11

I like the dark mode, but for me the contrast between the text and background is far too low. Coupled with the relatively small font size, this really compromises legibility.

Third-ed. Contrast way too low. Why not use #000000 for the background color? Everything just looks washed out as it stands and almost has the effect of making everything look disabled. How about something closer to this? http://i.imgur.com/qQr0xId.png

In short: eye strain can happen at both extremes of the spectrum. As such, #111 is more friendly than #000.

The same background color is fine with a color like #ADAA9E—brighter version of the current color.

Re: Show HN: The Top Fives – now with Dark Mode

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Post by pr0vitamin »

Great idea! I can see myself using this. One note: The Chrome extension would be much more useful if it was configurable to allow more use-cases. I installed the Chrome extension, and it appears to replace the "new tab" page, with no alternatives. Having it appear every single time I open a new tab would be productivity crushing, so I removed it again.

Re: Show HN: The Top Fives – now with Dark Mode

#45

Post by ryanSrich »

logicrook wrote: post #41
ryanSrich wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should never use absolute black. It's a common phrase you'll hear your first day of Color Theory class http://ianstormtaylor.com/design-tip-never-use-black/

As much as this advice is correct for painting, it's incorrect for design. What's wrong with black text? Nothing. Ironically, the site you link as a very thin font with very reduced contrast, so it's barely legible on my screen. The site is less legible than dark topfive and giving advice on design... Form follows function. Barely legible text is very bad design.

> is correct for painting, it's incorrect for design

I disagree. It's a fundamental concept of Color Theory, which is a fundamental concept of design.

> What's wrong with black text?

Nothing. But you shouldn't be using absolute black. I tend favor #24242A.

I think it's unfair to call the site I linked to barely legible. The font is perhaps a touch too thin, but it's still very legible. Of course this is all subjective.

Re: Show HN: The Top Fives – now with Dark Mode

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Post by sonaal »

pr0vitamin wrote: post #44

Great idea! I can see myself using this. One note: The Chrome extension would be much more useful if it was configurable to allow more use-cases. I installed the Chrome extension, and it appears to replace the "new tab" page, with no alternatives. Having it appear every single time I open a new tab would be productivity crushing, so I removed it again.

Thanks for the feedback. On the productivity part We are looking into 'task mode' with a simple todo-list. More on that soon :)
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