Re: what's the thing against black backgrounds?

by Michael Silveus <msilveus(at)home.com>

 Date:  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:27:53 -0700
 To:  <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
 In-Reply-To:  jps
  todo: View Thread, Original
George,

I agree with you because if someone doesn't have the expertise to use the
proper background colors needed to accent a site's main theme - that's what=
 I
would call unprofessional.

Mike

At 09:44 04/22/1998 -0700, George Ramos wrote:
>Hi Mike,
>
>>i've noticed a lot of critiques saying black backgrounds look amateurish.
>>why? why is one color that bad?
>
>
>Black and white backgrounds are most common because they take to
>other colors well.=A0 Black is good for photography and art sites because
>the photos or paintings will stand out and not be disturbed by the
>background
>color.=A0 Black on a Quake site?=A0 I think it would be perfect but what do
>I know.=A0 I've only designed around a dozen sites.=A0=A0 :)
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