Sometimes, I actually like a black background
Tuesday June 12, 2007
It's rare, but it sometimes happens. In general, I find that Web pages with black backgrounds are a bit scary and hard to do well.
Screen shot courtesy J Kyrnin.
That isn't true of this month's spotlight design in the Web Design Gallery. Silverstyle is a very simple design without a lot of the CSS layout techniques that more modern sites boast. But it's really nice looking and it completely conveys the tone of the site - elegance.
Screen shot courtesy J Kyrnin.
As well as adding 18 new sites to the Web Design Gallery for you to get new design ideas and inspiration from, I've also added 28 new Web Designers to help you build the site that's just right for you.
May I ask why you turn off Flash?
I turn off Flash because I have to visit lots of Web sites with annoying ads (and that includes my own) every day.
The third time I got a migraine induced by a flickering Flash ad that wasn’t blocked by my ad blocker was enough. So I turned them all off.
Prior to that, I had just disabled sound in my primary browser, so that even when those annoying ads that start screaming when you mouse over them, I didn’t hear them. But migraines win out over everything.
When I view something that requires Flash, I use a different browser than my primary.
I aggree Black backgrounds are hard to do well, and I usually stick to lighter for more professional feels. Although I’ve found entertainment related sites seem to lend more to the darker medium.
Regarding flash, I feel there is really little use for it if you know what you are doing with css, scripting and the dom. The only thing I find myself using flash for is as a cross platform compatible video player.
I agree with what you say about web pages with black backgrounds but the site you’ve mentioned here doesn’t actually have a black background
A quick look at the source for the page reveals:
background-color: #1F1E23;
ie, definitely a dark grey rather than black!
Which is maybe why it “works”
I’m showing my age but I remember when all computers had black (or dark green) screens with white writing. I didn’t have trouble reading them then and I still don’t. If a black (or dark) background suits the tone of the site and the font is large enough to read I say go for it!
I like black background. If I can’t decide what background is appropriate for the site I’m working on, I just make it black. Then the designing mind works.
I like using black background. Didn’t know that black is hard to do well. Anyone would like to comment on my black bg website? Should I change to something light. Pls feedback. Thank you in advance.
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When I was a young designer, I used black backgrounds in my first few sites only because I thought it looked “cool.” As I grew and my design vocabulary matured, I found myself exploring other colors and turning the page on black. Today, my feeling is that black can still be used well, but that a designer should have a specific, articulatable reason for doing so.