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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:13 am    Post subject: Web design question: White background Reply with quote   

What do you think about white background? Too boring?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote   

If you develop business web site then white clean background and site is a must. If you are developing site to make money from I find that dark backgrounds get you better ctr. It really depends about what subject the site is
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote   

Really? How many samples do you have? More specifically, how many sites of yours have dark background and how many sites of yours have light background color?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote   

I have couple of sites of dark background that were previously light or totally white background. And ctr is twice as high if not more than earlier.....People seems to don't realize that there is an ad on dark background. They see it earlier on white I think. Btw I had exactly the same layout on one site Wink which is now dark and believe me ctr is much much higher and I am much much happier
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote   

iatbm wrote:
I have couple of sites of dark background that were previously light or totally white background. And ctr is twice as high if not more than earlier.....People seems to don't realize that there is an ad on dark background. They see it earlier on white I think. Btw I had exactly the same layout on one site Wink which is now dark and believe me ctr is much much higher and I am much much happier
Hmmm ... I'd better start changing background colors to dark colors ...
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote   

I like white on the text but a different color behind it.

Like... color x background, white div, black text in the white div.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote   

For me a white backgound means I didn't have the time to work something out. This is the first thing I change. Even if it's a very light grey, I don't want to have only white there.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote   

dojo wrote:
For me a white backgound means I didn't have the time to work something out. This is the first thing I change. Even if it's a very light grey, I don't want to have only white there.


I agree for the most part, some people find the contrast between white and black hard on the eyes.

However for some designs, like this forum, white works out to be a good BG and not an after thought that you can see on so many other sites.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote   

I usually go with a light background, but change the hue to whatever suits the site.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote   

Very interesting about higher ctr with darker backgrounds.

As for me I keep the content on a white or light background but "behind" the content area I usually use something dark.

Similar to http://onedirtymic.com/
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote   

I usually use a slightly off-white colour. Almost white, but not white. Why?

Because I find a white background can be harsh on the eyes, particularly for CRT monitors.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Web design question: White background Reply with quote   

iDevelopCommunity wrote:
What do you think about white background? Too boring?



I recomend a white background for all bussines sites. If is not a presentation or bussines you can use other collors for backgraound

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote   

I also recommend white backgrounds for at least the content section of the website

but I may wrap that in something else
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote   

white can work on a nice minimilistic site, really depends on the look you want. I do prefer to use something a little off from white if i'm going that way tho, not sure why, just shows a little more thought and creativity i spose. Smile

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote   

Any dark sites, i don't even go there, too hard on the eyes. Clean and crisp is how i like it Smile
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