Readability - CD/web site

[Katie Kearns]

On 5/2/06, Nelson, Julie <JOHNST at acehardware.com> wrote:
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> Do you know of any readability studies available on the web that
> reference what background color/font color/font size & type is easiest
> to read on a CD or web site.  Our long term goal is to include a good
> deal of this content on our intranet site, so it would be helpful if the
> CD & web site had a similar layout.  I'm researching this on Google, but
> I thought I'd check here too.  I'm guessing I could find something on
> Jakob Nielsen's site.


I'd say one of the reasons not to choose white on black is that is makes
printing the pages (if that's a concern) absolutely horriffic. Depending on
the browser and settings, you either end up with nothing, or (worst case)
you waste an awful lot of ink....

-Katie