On: Flat UI Colors

[interfacesketch]

"As a user I like the flat UI concept not because of the flatness, but because of the colours"

I did an unsolicited redesign of a wikipedia article page a few months ago (mostly a tweak to the current layout). Although Wikipedia is a website rather than an app, the site's pages are are quite stark and many pages feel bereft of colour. In my (unsolicited) redesign I added colour to soften the appearance of the page and to highlight elements. Are the colours superfluous? Or do they make the page or site more pleasant to read? Opinions very welcome :-)

http://www.interfacesketch.com/wikipedia/

[lukifer → interfacesketch]

I like that design a great deal, and at a glance I find it subjectively more readable. I'd have to A/B test it with real wiki content for a while to be sure.

[AdenFlorian → interfacesketch]

Website seems to be having issues. Connection is timing out. Would like to see what you did with it. I agree that wikipedia could use a redesign.

[interfacesketch → AdenFlorian]

Sorry you're having trouble with the site. I just tried visiting and it loads ok at my end.

Here's a direct link to one of the designs (PNG image: the file is quite large at 2.7mb)

http://www.interfacesketch.com/wikipedia/wikipedia-article-r...