Kylie.Shanahan at ffp.csiro.au wrote:
: In article <199710231840.NAA21253 at mail.utexas.edu>,
:linden at MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU (linden higgins) wrote:
: <snip>
:: > Actually, the artists in our dept. say that white on very dark grounds is
: >difficult to read - light, passing through a white "hole", spreads.
: >Therefore, unless the lettering is _exactly_ the correct size and
: >thickness, the letters may be quite difficult to read.
:: I was told that white or light backgrounds were not as good because any dirt
: on the slide was there for all to see, whereas dark backgrounds hide the dust
: and smudges better.
: Kylie.
My urban myth about why yellow on blue, or white on blue was better
than black on white is that in a dark room the flashing on of
bright slides with the darkness in between slides made it hard
for eyes to adapt properly.
--
Bharathi Jagadeesh/bjag at ln.nimh.nih.gov
Lab of Neuropsychology, NIMH
Building 49, Room 1b80
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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