i suggest you learn about the role of contrast in readability/usability

DanielN · on Dec 7, 2010

Not meaning to be obnoxious but do you, or anyone else, have any suggested reading material on this and similar topics as they apply to web development?

Thanks.

adrianscott · on Dec 7, 2010

no offense taken, thanks for asking.

i did this quick search which provided a number of resources, including a jakob nielsen (year 2000) citation, plus some more academic studies.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8...

DanielN · on Dec 8, 2010

Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for. I'm somewhat surprised this isn't a larger topic in web design. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places.

ivanzhao · on Dec 7, 2010

My take was that low-lighting allows me to pack in more information without cluttering the page, so all can be fit into one page.

adrianscott · on Dec 7, 2010

I'd encourage you to reconsider your design goals and potentially run some usability a/b tests via mturk. I'd be very willing to scroll down a useful page with info. The current design makes me want to run away (no offense intended) rather than read/hire.

TheSOB88 · on Dec 7, 2010

I think that would be good if it was 'eyeover' rather than 'mouseover'. But requiring the user to expend effort just to read is frustrating.