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>designing a nice-looking website is such a huge momentum-killer I agree. The simplest designs are the most visually appealing ones. I can honestly say that us

by dqv 10y ago

>designing a nice-looking website is such a huge momentum-killer I agree. The simplest designs are the most visually appealing ones. I can honestly say that using a website that has better accessibility is nicer than one that is "pretty". Is there a way for you to print out your designs on a 3D medium so you can feel them? The spacing is way more important to the appeal than color. >I don't even know where to begin with that There are color swatches you can use and the correct colorization can be determined mathematically. Check out some of Google's guideliness at https://material.google.com/style/color.html#color-color-palette https://material.google.com/style/color.html#color-color-pal... I skipped past a big swatch list because I think it could be annoying in a screen reader. I implore you to keep designing websites. The fact is that designers focus way too much on the benign aspects of design and not enough on the ease of use and the mathematics that make them look good. If you focus on those aspects, you can make a great design.

douche 10y ago
We are, after all, reading and commenting on a site that renders almost identically in Lynx and Firefox.
bkgunby 10y ago
I would personally stay away from most of the colors in material design. They're very bright and distracts the user from the actual content. My eyes still have to adjust whenever I see the conspicuous red navbar in the new gmail app. But do take a close look at the text and background section. It's extremely useful for almost anything you design.
- naasking 10y ago
  > They're very bright and distracts the user from the actual content. Totally! Your comment gelled a few things that always bothered me about material design. It's like they toss many of the colour conventions we've spent a lifetime building. But if you stick to more neutral colours, the design guidelines are probably fine.

by dqv 10y ago

douche 10y ago

We are, after all, reading and commenting on a site that renders almost identically in Lynx and Firefox.

bkgunby 10y ago

I would personally stay away from most of the colors in material design. They're very bright and distracts the user from the actual content. My eyes still have to adjust whenever I see the conspicuous red navbar in the new gmail app. But do take a close look at the text and background section. It's extremely useful for almost anything you design.

naasking 10y ago
> They're very bright and distracts the user from the actual content. Totally! Your comment gelled a few things that always bothered me about material design. It's like they toss many of the colour conventions we've spent a lifetime building. But if you stick to more neutral colours, the design guidelines are probably fine.