Comments on: re-themed blog

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:26:18 +0000

Thanks, Chris and Thomas. I’m considering nixing the skateboarder. Not really in line with my ethos, anyway.

I’ll try to get into the CSS and teach myself some stuff to fix some of the color issues. Thanks for your perspectives!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:49:06 +0000

I think the contrast (or lack thereof) in colors between the text and the background makes it difficult to read (I do agree with the first comment, that the link color is more readable). But even then, I think it would still seem difficult to read to me.

The colors under the “Twitter Updates” seem even worse — the color of the tweet text is really hard to read against the orange background of the left bar.

I’m sure there are good usability guides online, but I make the most boring websites ever, so I haven’t looked for one in a long time.

But, hey, up the punk! with the skateboarder up top.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:44:45 +0000

It’s a rad theme. And the skater graphic is awesome. But I don’t know if it accurately reflects the content on here. Could be kind of misleading for first time visitors.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:36:10 +0000

Yeah, I agree with that. I might play around with those colors a bit. Thanks, Michelle!

By: Michelle Solomon

Michelle Solomon — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:30:33 +0000

I think the readability is fine, although the link color is very slightly more readable than the regular text color.