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  3. Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read?

Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read?

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  • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

    Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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    far@furry.engineerF This user is from outside of this forum
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    @designthinkingcomic Tricky, but I'd go with B. It's a little less legible, but there's not that much text to read.

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    • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

      Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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      sdussaut@mastodon.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
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      #11

      @designthinkingcomic A without hesitation. Readability is the most important imho.

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      • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

        Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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        jonquark@mastodon.org.ukJ This user is from outside of this forum
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        @designthinkingcomic I find B a bit distractingly difficult to read so I'd choose A (but I have 0 design experience).

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        • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

          Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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          n_dimension@infosec.exchangeN This user is from outside of this forum
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          #13

          @designthinkingcomic

          3. Contrasting outline over text to make it easier to read "stroke"

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          • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

            Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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            aubrieta@social.tchncs.deA This user is from outside of this forum
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            @designthinkingcomic choosing between the given options: B

            Because of the height of the textbox, you otherwise lose the integrety of the light beam.

            Other option: Give the text a grey background using angled lines. This only done for the black areas should enhance the readability.
            Additionally it is obviously not part of the picture itself, but makes for a more homogenous background for the text.

            Edit: Tried my own advice and it does not work well when having a black/white setup. It works only with very fine lines or directly with a grey background, with destroys the black/white theme.
            Hm.

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            • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

              Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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              ninafelwitch@tech.lgbtN This user is from outside of this forum
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              #15

              @designthinkingcomic A

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              • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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                diogenes@fuerth.socialD This user is from outside of this forum
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                @designthinkingcomic I would prefer the first option with text easier to read.

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                • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                  Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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                  angelo@social.veltens.orgA This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @designthinkingcomic Main problem with B for me is the beam edges cutting directly through single letters, which makes it a pain to read. The switch between black and white for full words I find less problematic than that.

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                  • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                    Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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                    #18

                    Another option...

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                    • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                      Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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                      #19

                      @designthinkingcomic
                      Its a matter of preference:
                      Some people prefer reading the text,
                      other just look at the picture and skip text.
                      If you want people to read the text, choose A.

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                      • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                        Another option...

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                        #20

                        @designthinkingcomic the best option.

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                        • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                          Okay, opinion needed. Should I A: obscure the spotlight to have more legible text, or B: incorporate the text into the spotlight but have it slightly harder to read? Text is placeholder obvs.

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                          #21

                          @designthinkingcomic
                          Can you reformat the text to fit inside the black sections?

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                          • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                            Another option...

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                            @designthinkingcomic option C seems reasonable.

                            otherwise A.

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                            • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                              Another option...

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                              neuromancer@bonn.socialN This user is from outside of this forum
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                              #23

                              @designthinkingcomic
                              My favorite.

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                              • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                                Another option...

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                                #24

                                @designthinkingcomic The translucent option for me, thanks.

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                                • a_cubed@mastodon.socialA a_cubed@mastodon.social

                                  @designthinkingcomic
                                  Can you reformat the text to fit inside the black sections?

                                  designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  #25

                                  @a_cubed Unfortunately not, there's too much of it.

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                                  • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                                    Another option...

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                                    @designthinkingcomic Also, go with this text. It is deeply funny.

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                                    • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                                      Another option...

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                                      @designthinkingcomic This one works well too!

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                                      • jonnyt@mastodon.me.ukJ jonnyt@mastodon.me.uk

                                        @designthinkingcomic If you can do it, have all the text within the light beam and don't spill it over the edges into the dark. Or vice versa (though this wouldn't work as well), all the text in the dark areas to left and right but none in the light.

                                        designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        #28

                                        @JonnyT Unfortunately not, there's too much of it.

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                                        • designthinkingcomic@mastodon.socialD designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social

                                          Another option...

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                                          @designthinkingcomic

                                          C. It's clearly a spotlight AND it's legible. 😁

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