black on white or white on black ?!
I was thinking why most of web pages uses black text on white background, maybe because this is the default colors of any web page, and why is it the default colors maybe because who first put this standard wanted to imitate papers and ink.
Why is it the default to light all screen pixels and only put off some pixels resembling the text, isn't this illogical ? I personally think it is.
White on black is better for accessibility check my zoom layout, it's also easier on the eyes, open a black on white page in a tab and a white on black page on another tab and switch between them you will feel the difference and wonder why is black on white is the default, I have made Freestyler and another web site under construction white on black other than this site zoom layout, another examples of white on black or more accurately light on dark web sites is Veerle's blog & Dustin Diaz, I see it more logical that white on black be the default.
Well ofcourse it's difficult to change this now but what do you think if you go back to the very beginning and you have the choice to put this standard what would you choose?
May 11, 2006, 02:12 AM | CSS , Design , User experience , Web standards
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