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Good dark themes are generally softer than this. This is way too dark. Also, the identicons (default avatars) look out of place in dark mode.

by st1x7 6y ago

jitbit 6y ago
Agreed. Dark modes should never ever have black (ish) background. PS. I've been using this one for years and it looks much "softer" on the eyes: https://poychang.github.io/github-dark-theme/ https://poychang.github.io/github-dark-theme/ Hope it's still work in progress
jug 6y ago
For some reason Microsoft keeps doing dark themes like this. Same in Windows 10. Pitch black against text. Do they even let designers do this job or is it just devs checking in code? A designer should know about these things by heart.
- npunt 6y ago
  Yeah I truly don't understand who (if anyone) is leading design at Microsoft. There's so many good examples of how to do things right in UI these days and they somehow keep making the wrong choices. Other examples include their insistence on pixel-thin icons which are barely legible when reduced [1], flat buttons that are just colored boxes devoid of even basic button affordances, hard edges everywhere, and nearly 100% saturated colors that are an assault on the eyes. They've never been very good at UI, but where they are these days is just bad. Their new Fluent design language [2] on mobile looks like an improvement from Metro, they're actually seeing what others are doing and copying it decently enough, but its not really out there much in their products. [1] example here https://medium.com/microsoft-design/evolving-the-microsoft-fluent-design-system-9b37fb890c82 https://medium.com/microsoft-design/evolving-the-microsoft-f... [2] https://www.microsoft.com/design/fluent/ https://www.microsoft.com/design/fluent/
- jitbit 6y ago
  Well, actually, Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code (surprisingly) both have very nice dark themes. And they're both Microsoft products. PS. In fact, it's more likely it was the Github's old design team, not MS.
curiousmindz 6y ago
I think this is a matter of taste. I like pure black in dark mode. It is especially beautiful on OLED screens.
- WhoCaresLies 6y ago
  It is not about what you like It is about what feels better on the eyes Dark theme, and at night you want to reduce eyestrain by reducing the blue light This dark theme is full of blueish tone, wich goes against the need of dark theme
  - curiousmindz 6y ago
    Of course I like "pure black dark mode" because it feels best on my eyes. I have tried many themes to confirm that. We can discuss the blue light aspect in its own merit.
  - da_big_ghey 6y ago
    The same thing does not feel best on everyone's eyes. I like black dark themes and they feel better because they are higher-contrast and thus are easier to read. For me (and probably for others), they reduce eye strain.
  - stinos 6y ago
    'feel' and 'like' are pretty much in the same boat here, I think. I mean is the person you're responding to really going to claim to like something which doesn't feel good (esp. since it's about themes, and the OLED mention)?
013a 6y ago
"In my opinion"

Good dark themes are generally softer than this. This is way too dark. Also, the identicons (default avatars) look out of place in dark mode.

by st1x7 6y ago

Good dark themes are generally softer than this. This is way too dark. Also, the identicons (default avatars) look out of place in dark mode.

jitbit 6y ago

Agreed. Dark modes should never ever have black (ish) background. PS. I've been using this one for years and it looks much "softer" on the eyes: https://poychang.github.io/github-dark-theme/ https://poychang.github.io/github-dark-theme/ Hope it's still work in progress

jug 6y ago

For some reason Microsoft keeps doing dark themes like this. Same in Windows 10. Pitch black against text. Do they even let designers do this job or is it just devs checking in code? A designer should know about these things by heart.

npunt 6y ago
Yeah I truly don't understand who (if anyone) is leading design at Microsoft. There's so many good examples of how to do things right in UI these days and they somehow keep making the wrong choices. Other examples include their insistence on pixel-thin icons which are barely legible when reduced [1], flat buttons that are just colored boxes devoid of even basic button affordances, hard edges everywhere, and nearly 100% saturated colors that are an assault on the eyes. They've never been very good at UI, but where they are these days is just bad. Their new Fluent design language [2] on mobile looks like an improvement from Metro, they're actually seeing what others are doing and copying it decently enough, but its not really out there much in their products. [1] example here https://medium.com/microsoft-design/evolving-the-microsoft-fluent-design-system-9b37fb890c82 https://medium.com/microsoft-design/evolving-the-microsoft-f... [2] https://www.microsoft.com/design/fluent/ https://www.microsoft.com/design/fluent/
jitbit 6y ago
Well, actually, Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code (surprisingly) both have very nice dark themes. And they're both Microsoft products. PS. In fact, it's more likely it was the Github's old design team, not MS.

curiousmindz 6y ago

I think this is a matter of taste. I like pure black in dark mode. It is especially beautiful on OLED screens.

WhoCaresLies 6y ago
It is not about what you like It is about what feels better on the eyes Dark theme, and at night you want to reduce eyestrain by reducing the blue light This dark theme is full of blueish tone, wich goes against the need of dark theme
- curiousmindz 6y ago
  Of course I like "pure black dark mode" because it feels best on my eyes. I have tried many themes to confirm that. We can discuss the blue light aspect in its own merit.
- da_big_ghey 6y ago
  The same thing does not feel best on everyone's eyes. I like black dark themes and they feel better because they are higher-contrast and thus are easier to read. For me (and probably for others), they reduce eye strain.
- stinos 6y ago
  'feel' and 'like' are pretty much in the same boat here, I think. I mean is the person you're responding to really going to claim to like something which doesn't feel good (esp. since it's about themes, and the OLED mention)?

013a 6y ago

"In my opinion"