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randomremy Joined: Sep 12, 2001 # Posts: 18	Posted: 08/10/2003 02:15 pm Themes and branding of the product service might dictate the black background, but on the whole a site will be easier to read with lighter backgrounds, if it wasn't easier we would use black paper and a white pen. (Copy Shortcut)

stevenjm Joined: Eons Ago # Posts: 824	Posted: 08/11/2003 02:20 am or did cavemen start the trend because charcoal only came in black. [ Message was edited by: stevenjm 08/11/2003 02:22 am ] (Copy Shortcut)

TipPro Joined: Eons Ago # Posts: 28	Posted: 08/19/2003 12:34 pm Check this site out that uses a gray color theme. It is one of the best looking sites I have seen in a while. I know its not a black background but its related a bit... (Copy Shortcut)

jjofriends Joined: Eons Ago # Posts: 52	Posted: 09/21/2003 10:18 pm After a long and hard thought process, I decided to use black when I relaunched my site. But, to make it easier to read, I bumped up the font size one and used a dark color behind the text so it wasn't pure black. After running it by my strict standards for whether it works (my friends, who are extremely picky about web design) they gave it the thumbs up, and it seems to be holding up OK so far. Of course, I'm the tinkering type, so I'm sure in a few months I'll have ditched that for other waters... (Copy Shortcut)

vandog Joined: Nov 11, 2003 # Posts: 8	Posted: 11/11/2003 07:03 am > http://www.magicalneeds.com/frames.htm Yes, good site layout, but do not like black backgrounds, even for photo gallery pages (too many sites of special kind ). Try to get some seamless images for your galleries here: http://www.VANDOG.com/gallery.html [ Message was edited by: vandog 11/11/2003 09:42 am ] (Copy Shortcut)

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