On Monday 24 March 2008 06:09:32 am Rich Shepard wrote: > On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Les Denham wrote: > > I would suggest the following rules: > > I did not comment on the various designs because everyone's going to > like something different, so just pick whatever looks good to you. > > Regardless of what layout you choose and how you go about building it > (I, too, support xhtml and css), there is one universal design criterion I > urge you to follow: high contrast between text and background. I've seen > too many sites (e.g., those presenting python code examples and fragments) > that use light grey text on a white background, and other light colors on > the same white background. They're almost impossible to read, even when > enlarged. Same with the light grey on back pages I've seen. > > So, however you deside to implement whatever look you want, please > ensure that all text is in colors that strongly contrast with the Hear Hear! (But I suspect you're showing your age Rich -- and mine!)
John O'Gorman > background. > > Rich
