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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Calculagator on Thursday February 27 2014, @11:08PM

    by Calculagator (1872) on Thursday February 27 2014, @11:08PM (#8234)

    I voted greyscale, but count that as a vote for being functional rather than pretty. So long as the color scheme doesn't hurt my eyes, make it whatever. I do really like the options that arstechnica has for both "light on dark" and "dark on light" text for their mobile site.

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by mrbluze on Friday February 28 2014, @12:00AM

    by mrbluze (49) on Friday February 28 2014, @12:00AM (#8256)

    It is a matter of taste, and I voted red, but I'd like to make a few observations and get feedback:

    The site slashboxes with gray titles look good, the red links look good. The text boxes now look ok, and the text is easy to read and a sensible size, but the glaring thing for me is the title bars are very starkly red, very dominant on what is otherwise a fairly benign color scheme. If I had to change just ONE thing I would change the title bars, make them less contrasty - potentially even greyscale with a bit of red trim? The redness of the site needs to be a bit less overstated. Whatever color we choose I believe that understatement is the order of the day, since we are about content - the articles, commentary and ease of navigation are everything.

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    • (Score: 1) by Ryuugami on Monday March 03 2014, @04:24AM

      by Ryuugami (2925) on Monday March 03 2014, @04:24AM (#9948)

      Agreed.

      At least for me, the title bars actually make it difficult to scan the titles and completely break the flow of the site. Too contrasty and in-your-face-y. A more subdued shade would be much better.

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