Oasis or Blur?
One of the most annoying things you as a webmaster can do to get up your readers’ noses is to give your web pages a fancy background.
At best, they’re a distraction – even the most subtle watermarked repeat-image. (The static watermarks which stay on the reader’s screen while the text scrolls over it are even more confusing to the eye.)
At worst, they can make what you’ve written totally illegible. This is especially the case where you’ve chosen a mid-range text colour and a multi-coloured background. In these circumstances a large proportion of your potential audience will simply give up in exasperation and go elsewhere. (We’ve seen some real horrors perpetrated by people who are advertising their web design services for payment!)
Don’t make your web pages a mass of blur – create an oasis for your readers’ eyes by choosing a solid (light) colour for your background and text colours (dark ones!) that harmonise with it.
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