[AccessD] Good Interface Examples

MessageNo, it is more than that.  I know about the studies you refer to but
those refer specifically to printed material.  In the case of a monitor, it
turns out the reverse is true.  The resolution of the screen, the pixel turn
on time (electronics behind the image) and the size of the object being
assimilated by the eye and the brain all play a factor.  Printed material
usually has a very sharply defined "edge" between the dark and the light,
whereas with TV tube monitors, the waveform that defines the dot on the
screen causes the average intensity to be lower than might otherwise
expected.  In essence the "dot" is only fully turned on in the very center,
whereas the edges of the pixel are dimmer.

When taken together, it just doesn't work the same with monitors as it does
with print.  This (your study) may in fact be true again with the new LCD
displays since each pixel really is either on or off, and the entire pixel
is the same intensity across the whole.  In the meantime, I am poor and use
the older technology.  ;-)
John W. Colby
www.colbyconsulting.com

  -----Original Message-----
  From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Roz Clarke
  Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:46 AM
  To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
  Subject: RE: [AccessD] Good Interface Examples


  Psych studies have actually shown that the human eye differentiates light
on dark more easily than dark on light and a dark background (making up, as
it does, most of the screen) should cause less strain to the eyes, being
less bright.

  However, I think that we find reading white-on-black easiest because we've
all been habituated to it from reading books.

  Roz
    -----Original Message-----
    From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net]
    Sent: 22 May 2003 14:09
    To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
    Subject: RE: [AccessD] Good Interface Examples


    Drew,
    I don't care for white on black. Your site isn't too bad because there
isn't much to read (and I like the wolf logo) but more than a paragraph or
so and the eye strain gets pretty heavy.

    To be positive though, it is better than red on black, which I have seen
on at least one web site! Yeeoucch! Talk about eye strain!

    JB
      -----Original Message-----
      From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
      Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 8:38 PM
      To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
      Subject: RE: [AccessD] Good Interface Examples


      Oh, okay.  Personally I like to stick to black and white, as often as
possible.  Literally.  I use black backgrounds with white text.  I just
think it sticks out better then black on white.  However, something to keep
in mind, color is nice, however, a large portion of the population is color
blind to a certain extent.  Always be sure that places where color is used,
and differentiating things of different color is important, to use colors
that 'clash' spectrally, so even if someone is seeing it as shades of grey
(a severe color blind person), they would still see the difference.

      That's my only tip......

      Drew
        -----Original Message-----
        From: Roz Clarke [mailto:roz.clarke at donnslaw.co.uk]
        Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 4:07 AM
        To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
        Subject: RE: [AccessD] Good Interface Examples


        We're about to start designing the interface for a data mining
application. My team hasn't had any formal training on interface design, and
I didn't want them to get all their ideas from me - better if they have a
range of examples! So we're having a couple of workshops where we discuss
design principles before we start doing the spec. This application will take
a few weeks to write and, if we get it right, be in use for 2-3 years so
it's worth putting some thought into.

        Roz
          -----Original Message-----
          From: Drew Wutka [mailto:DWUTKA at marlow.com]
          Sent: 20 May 2003 20:10
          To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
          Subject: RE: [AccessD] Good Interface Examples


          What kind of 'interface' are you looking for?

          Drew
            -----Original Message-----
            From: Roz Clarke [mailto:roz.clarke at donnslaw.co.uk]
            Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 4:53 AM
            To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
            Subject: [AccessD] Good Interface Examples


            Hi all

            Does anybody remember a looong time ago we had a discussion
about interface design, and someone was hosting a gallery of different
interfaces that had been done with Access?

            Does anybody know if it's still there, where it was, and whether
there are any other good resources out there?

            TIA

            Roz
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