I second that. The designers I work with have this fetish for low contrast designs that may be super mod and hip, but seem to lower usability to me. In general

I second that. The designers I work with have this fetish for low contrast designs that may be super mod and hip, but seem to lower usability to me. In general I agree that black on white might be a little harsh, but when you have squint to make out the text it's over the top.