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by robmclarty 3720 days ago
For people studying the brain, I would have hoped not to read the article in the highest contrast my screen can produce with pure white text on a pure black background. After the first two paragraphs I could see nothing but lines :(
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The worst part is it looks like they wanted the text to have a nice gray shade of #666, which is OK to read on a white background, but for some reason decided that white on black is better.
Designers need to understand that screen != print. When your design emits light (rather than reflects it) it can make brains feel bad.
re: downvotes: i'm sorry, but is the legibility of the OP's article not relevant to the discussion of said article?