Thread:Talk:Athena/Some intuitive likes and dislikes/reply (2)

''I'm not a huge fan of the heavy use of black. It makes me think "death notice". Perhaps it's because of the overall size of the black areas. I also don't love how much the content area is being pushed down in the desktop view.''


 * I chose black to make a very stark contrast. I agree it's an extreme, but I'm not sure that isn't what is warranted.  There are other colors and shades that can be played with, of course, but a major, major problem with nearly every other skin is the fact that the site chrome is too easily confused with the content objects.  Better, in my opinion, to make the distinction heavy-handed.
 * Stronger color can also work here, but color psychology can cause interesting sub-issues. Blues and greys are masculine colors, for instance.
 * It's interesting that you think the content is being pushed down in the desktop view. It's true that the content is lower (by five pixels, actually, in the first example header - the alternate header is significantly "shorter").  However, my visual impression is that it isn't (and I think this has to do with the smaller globe logo).