[WEB4LIB] RE: What's good design? :-)

[Nancy Sosna Bohm]

> Just now getting caught up on my email...
>
> I've been involved as a graphic designer in the print industry for 20
years
> and it' always been a "no-no" to use reversed text on a dark background
when
> it needs to be so small. It is difficult to read for those with the best
> eyesight, and add the anti-aliasing on top of it, it can be nearly
impossible
> for some people to read. Unfortunately, it's a very popular look but it's
a
> better practice to work on an alternative design. Ultimately, the user
would
> be much happier.
>

But are there studies that prove this to be true for light-emitting sreens
as it is for light-reflecting pages? Just wondering, and thinking dark
backgrounds would be less of a strain over time than the glare of a white
background.