susanne
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Of course, as most know, I am amongst the "hard of seeing," but much of this forum's essential text (page numbers, "posted by...", "Select a maximum number of 10 tags...", etc.) is so light as to be barely visible. Even with the text blown up to 300%, these are not readable without eyestrain.
As a professional print graphic designer for over 30 years, I know trends still favor light-colored text, but studies show that people over 40 have difficulty reading and viewing both light-colored and small text. I myself I curbed my designer/art director fondness for these thing for the sake of readability -- long before my own vision took a nosedive. I'm not saying all text should be black -- I just wish we could avoid the pale greys and
I ask that this be changed not so much for my sake, but rather for the many forum readers experiencing the vagaries of over-40 vision.
As a professional print graphic designer for over 30 years, I know trends still favor light-colored text, but studies show that people over 40 have difficulty reading and viewing both light-colored and small text. I myself I curbed my designer/art director fondness for these thing for the sake of readability -- long before my own vision took a nosedive. I'm not saying all text should be black -- I just wish we could avoid the pale greys and
I ask that this be changed not so much for my sake, but rather for the many forum readers experiencing the vagaries of over-40 vision.