Jim,

I tend to agree with.  I like text that is easy to read and stands out
rather than blending in also.  I have posted what I'm doing to the page:

http://www.webgraffix.com/index4.htm and the client has given me a 'thumbs
up' on the look of the site.  Thanks for all of the valuable input and
constructive feedback.  It is all valued and appreciated.  I'll post the
final version of the home page when its completed.

Thanks,
Keith D Sellars
WebGraffix
www.webgraffix.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "jim barchuk" <jb(at)jbarchuk.com>
To: <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: Need some advice


> Hello Janet and Keith!
>
> > Keith -
> > Something that appears transparent so the background comes through. It
could
> > be a darkened version of a piece of the background (using your layer
modes in
> > Photoshop) to set it slightly apart (by giving it a 3D appearance) from
the
> > background.
>
> Sorry, gotta disagree with that. 'Transparent'? With what color text?
> The background is mottled light/dark/green/blue. And ranging from very
> light to very dark too. Use any light color and contrast is lost against
> the lighter mottles. The converse is true for dark on dark. Even fully
> white or black text will fade out. How about red?  :) 'Slightly' apart? No
> site annoys me more that the one I have to lean forward and ~squint~ to
> figure out what some piece of text says.
>
> Have a :) day!
>
> jb
>
> --
> jim barchuk
> jb(at)jbarchuk.com
>
>

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