[thelist] please critique my taoist beta revamp

Kathryn Esplin kathryneo at earthlink.net
Thu Jul 27 00:06:02 CDT 2000


David wrote: please critique my taoist beta revamp:

Hi, I liked your color theory and see that you have worked very hard on it.
But I have one simple suggestion that you would probably really love! Flash
from Macromedia (I don't work there or own any stock, just 4 of their
products) -
and then your site will really be hopping.

HTH

Kathryneo

> [Original Message]
> From: McCreath_David <McCreath_David at xmail.asd.k12.ak.us>
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
> Date: 7/26/00 8:11:57 PM
> Subject: RE: [thelist] please critique my taoist beta revamp
>
> > Thanks to everyone who's commented so far.  Since words like shrill,
> > assaulted and don't-like have been used about my coloring, 
> > I'm suffering from low color scheme esteem.
> 
> Oh, don't suffer! We're all here to help each other up, man. Webdev
> bodhisattvas! Color can certainly be a tricky thing. Blue on blue on blue
> (with some purple thrown in) can work, but it becomes dicey when you're
> working with more than 3 or 4 shades of the same color and the problems
are
> exacerbated by the 216 color palette. 
> 
> IF you accept the limitation of the 216 color palette, I've found it much
> more expedient to design with complementary colors rather than analogous. 
> 
> If you decide to push the palette beyond the 216, your options open up,
but
> using shades that are too close can still look less than ideal on a
screen,
> even if it supports millions of colors, because of individual settings.
> 
> There's a nice, albeit brief, tutorial on color theory for the web here:
> 
> <wrap>
> http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/6858.html
> </wrap>
> 
> 
> > The Yin/Yang (Tai Qi) symbol will surely be making plenty 
> > appearances once I can tame those colors (oh behave!).
> 
> Balance is everything, right? ;)
> 
> > ~Arthur (fingers still crossed, hoping some large burrowing African
> ungulate
> > mammal that feeds on ants and termites with its sticky tongue 
> > will add a cent or deux.)
> 
> You might also look at this site, which was pointed out several months ago
> by somebody on this list (Scott Dexter I think?).
> 
> <wrap>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/design/layout/site051998.asp
> </wrap>
> 
> ------------------------------------------
> David McCreath   Web Development
> (907) 742-4647   Anchorage School District
>                  http://www.asd.k12.ak.us/
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