On Mon, 31 Mar 2008, Rex C. Eastbourne wrote:
Bright Pixel: http://www.oswd.org/design/preview/id/3021
Rex, Very difficult to read because there's not sufficient contrast between the background and the text. It may be OK for 20-something-year-old eyes, but not for us old curmudgeons. This applies to the bright colors on the grey header as well as the grey text on the white background.
Black Box: http://www.oswd.org/design/preview/id/3106
Same thing. If the text is bright white rather than grey, it would be OK. But, the header still is terrible. Actually, the black background is much easier on my eyes than are white backgrounds.
Flowered: http://www.oswd.org/design/preview/id/2864
Grey header band has the same contrast issue. The main portion of the page is quite readable, but ... the flower is so bright it makes me squint and is very uncomfortable to see.
Nautica: http://www.oswd.org/design/preview/id/2828
Again, insufficient contrast of text and background.
We can probably make some modifications if there's a small thing people don't like about a particular design.
I'm not a graphic person so I have no preference of one layout. They can all work. What I immediately notice is whether the text is easily readable. Other than the flowered design, they aren't. But, they are easily corrected. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Integrity Credibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Innovation <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
