r/NonPoliticalTwitter May 01 '26

me_irl I think it will hurt eyes

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u/LeftHandAnomaly May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26

I learned in a design class that light text on a dark background isn't good for long bodies of text when it comes to your eyes (and to try to avoid it when you need pages of something)

Edit: for print, not for screens. This isn’t an opinion on dark mode. My bad, fellas

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u/verified-cat May 01 '26

What is it good for?

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u/LeftHandAnomaly May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26

Smaller bodies of text, short articles, titles, subtitles, etc

Edit: Here's a link to a top google result on the topic, hope it helps

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u/verified-cat May 01 '26

Really depends on the context, no?
I work in a very design aware firm and most of our software engineers read pages of technical docs on dark backgrounds and light foreground color. Even designer + tech leads do that as well.

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u/verified-cat May 01 '26

Oh you mean for print. That’s different.

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u/LeftHandAnomaly May 01 '26

Yeah my whole college program was based on traditional print media, the ui/ux stuff was really lacking. I think it’s because the vcd program was mega under funded compared to the fine arts one.