Reading Colors Preferences and Download Options

[riverfox]

Thanks for replying! And for those who didn't offer an opinion, perhaps I'll take my samples as the average. ;)

My eyes are getting more sensitive as time goes on. And I need new glasses (have exam next month).

I used to love light grey text on dark backgrounds (not black, too stark), and I still do---hence the theme on DW.

I'm not a big fan of black on white. It's just as stark to read as white on black, and I'm very glad to have the brightness adjustment on my Kindle Fire. ;)

I prefer soft readability. I bounce back and forth in what colors I like, whether dark brown text on beige background or dark grey on light grey or grey-beige. Sometimes, I'm in a strange purple mood--Violet-grey on grey-lavender. Sounds horrible, I know. But sometimes my eyes feel better with "coloring" other than black/white or grey/greyer.

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I think I've decided that after I've gotten my fanfic design finished, I'll create a bunch of .pdf and .doc files for download. At the moment, this decision is great but I know I'll rethink it after I'm halfway through all my stories. ;)

Comments

[discodiva76]

I have to say that from all the old websites I used to peruse in the J/D fandom the FDAS layout was the easiest on my eyes...the beige/brown almost parchment like colour with the dark larger sized type was a breeze to navigate....definitely a nice light background like this or pale blue is great for me....I also find a larger type helps my changing eyesight as I age...although very near sighted I'm now wearing varifocals with near, mid and far sight...mid sight at the computer screen is helped with a larger size clear font.....sucks getting old don't it?...:P


xoxoxoxo

[riverfox]

*clears throat* Guess who designed the FDAS layout? ;)

Yep, sucks getting old. Or old eyesight, anyway. ;)

I find that no matter how much I love a color scheme, it won't make a damn bit of difference if the font size is too small for me to read easily.

So as I design the fanfic site, I will keep in mind that whatever size I use for default, I will make sure the pages are resizable for the reader's preferences. :)