Common Web Design Errors
No matter how much you preach there will always be those hardheads that use the following techniques on web pages. These are Common design flaws when using color.
Some are exaggerated, but we think you'll get the message.
Small light text on a dark background
We always give the back button to websites that use this technique. It causes serious eye fatigue when large blocks of text are read. Websites that use this mess, sign their own death warrant.
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Light colored text on a light background
We often wonder what people are thinking when they design something like this. Yes there really is a message here for the 8% of males that are color blind. What do you think?
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Any text on a busy background
Do people ever try to read their own stuff when they do this? This may be a little exaggerated, but we have seen them almost this bad quite often. This one always wins the back button prize from us. If you can read this you win a million.
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Text on Yellow Background
We always give the back button to websites that use this technique. It causes serious eye fatigue when large blocks of text are read. Websites that use this mess, sign their own death warrant.
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We give all of these techniques a very quick back button when we encounter them during our surfing sessions. What would your first impression be? Do any of these look professional to you?
If they do you should be designing beer can labels and not websites.