So, I decided to install the new EA App, Electronic Art's
replacement/reboot for it's old Origin app.
First impressions: it's dark. Why do all modern applications seem to
use a black background?
On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:40:59 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
So, I decided to install the new EA App, Electronic Art's
replacement/reboot for it's old Origin app.
First impressions: it's dark. Why do all modern applications seem to
use a black background?
Light text on a dark background is easier on the eyes, especially if
you have your eyes on a screen all week at work, coming home to a
glaring white screen with blurry black letters doesn't scream "fun" to
most folks I think.
I'm sure exceptions exist.
I can remember even in the 90s and 2000s (before the mainstream caught
on), teammates would walk by my desk and go "how do you work like
that?" (referring to the fact I had reconfigured the environment for
light text on dark background). Now it's mostly par for the course. I
guess it may be a style trend for some folks, but its a matter of real ergonomics for me.
Some people just have a weird emotional reaction to colors and think
dark looks gloomy. I never related to having my emotions manipulated
by unrelated environmental conditions (changes in light, weather,
sound, etc.). Even when someone says they can't listen to a band
because the music depresses them... it's hard for me to even relate.
To me it's either good music or bad music, it's not going to change my
mood one way or another.
On 10/25/2022 4:56 PM, Rin Stowleigh wrote:
On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:40:59 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
So, I decided to install the new EA App, Electronic Art's
replacement/reboot for it's old Origin app.
First impressions: it's dark. Why do all modern applications seem to
use a black background?
Light text on a dark background is easier on the eyes, especially if
you have your eyes on a screen all week at work, coming home to a
glaring white screen with blurry black letters doesn't scream "fun" to
most folks I think.
I'm sure exceptions exist.
I can remember even in the 90s and 2000s (before the mainstream caught
on), teammates would walk by my desk and go "how do you work like
that?" (referring to the fact I had reconfigured the environment for
light text on dark background). Now it's mostly par for the course. I
guess it may be a style trend for some folks, but its a matter of real
ergonomics for me.
Some people just have a weird emotional reaction to colors and think
dark looks gloomy. I never related to having my emotions manipulated
by unrelated environmental conditions (changes in light, weather,
sound, etc.). Even when someone says they can't listen to a band
because the music depresses them... it's hard for me to even relate.
To me it's either good music or bad music, it's not going to change my
mood one way or another.
I also prefer a dark background to work on. For a long time I have
_always_ set my monitor backgrounds as just a black screen. And given
that I'm having sleep issues these days I've found that it is a LOT less >jarring to my eyes if I decide to spend a little time at my computer
before trying to go back to sleep in the middle of the night.
On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:40:59 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson ><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
So, I decided to install the new EA App, Electronic Art's >>replacement/reboot for it's old Origin app.
First impressions: it's dark. Why do all modern applications seem to
use a black background?
Light text on a dark background is easier on the eyes, especially if
you have your eyes on a screen all week at work, coming home to a
glaring white screen with blurry black letters doesn't scream "fun" to
most folks I think.
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