<![CDATA[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? Text is placeholder obvs.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/aebce1f0-de61-42c8-8efd-1fac3c91bc2c/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-readRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 03:59:48 GMTSun, 03 May 2026 07:46:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 11:10:20 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic this one (and yes I saw option D)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/TindrasGrove/statuses/116510334650981090https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/TindrasGrove/statuses/116510334650981090Sun, 03 May 2026 11:10:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 10:57:58 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic I would go with B or C

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/TheConstructor/statuses/116510286050550634https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/TheConstructor/statuses/116510286050550634Sun, 03 May 2026 10:57:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 10:38:37 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic D makes my eyes hurt, even more so than option B

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/brezelradar/statuses/116510209950374063https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/brezelradar/statuses/116510209950374063Sun, 03 May 2026 10:38:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 10:36:27 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic this is the best option for me

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/brezelradar/statuses/116510201447705118https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/brezelradar/statuses/116510201447705118Sun, 03 May 2026 10:36:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 10:27:32 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic A. the longer i stare at em, the nicer becomes A and less good B, although i liked it better at first.. D comes next.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zitrone/statuses/116510166362522776https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zitrone/statuses/116510166362522776Sun, 03 May 2026 10:27:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:57:48 GMT]]>@Ra Heh, I kinda liked the Lorem Ipsum one too, but that’s a whole different joke!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116430481286912571/statuses/116509813539260346https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116430481286912571/statuses/116509813539260346Sun, 03 May 2026 08:57:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:49:15 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic What a beautiful way to say "none of you have the slightest idea"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/aurochs/statuses/116509779942926202https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/aurochs/statuses/116509779942926202Sun, 03 May 2026 08:49:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:45:39 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic weird I know, but I prefer the ipsum version. The unknown. It's way more gut wrenching.

Edit: for the record. I prefer C.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Ra/statuses/116509765755570807https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Ra/statuses/116509765755570807Sun, 03 May 2026 08:45:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:44:31 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic 🀣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://berlin.social/users/asltf/statuses/116509761284998506https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://berlin.social/users/asltf/statuses/116509761284998506Sun, 03 May 2026 08:44:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:39:19 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic sorry, but head office wants to see it in red, and run 26 sponsor logos across the bottom. And change the guy to a Shrek lookalike that won't get a copyright strike. Other than that all good

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/ronanmcd/statuses/116509740878107822https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/ronanmcd/statuses/116509740878107822Sun, 03 May 2026 08:39:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:37:36 GMT]]>Thank you for the feedback everyone! I will now casually disregard it and do what I want to do like the terrible designer I am. πŸ˜‰

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116430481286912571/statuses/116509734101010594https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116430481286912571/statuses/116509734101010594Sun, 03 May 2026 08:37:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:37:21 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic I can read all of them without problem, but C looks the best, imho.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/sahqon/statuses/116509733107867843https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/sahqon/statuses/116509733107867843Sun, 03 May 2026 08:37:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:36:16 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic
Make it D

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/curious_carrot/statuses/116509728833754096https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/curious_carrot/statuses/116509728833754096Sun, 03 May 2026 08:36:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:35:12 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic Ofption D is the winner, it has clarity and the style.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://home.ajacks.net/objects/dcded419-8377-4c44-9bf2-961a96173a86https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://home.ajacks.net/objects/dcded419-8377-4c44-9bf2-961a96173a86Sun, 03 May 2026 08:35:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:34:16 GMT]]>@Aubrieta @designthinkingcomic D for me too.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/ronanmcd/statuses/116509720972859675https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/ronanmcd/statuses/116509720972859675Sun, 03 May 2026 08:34:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:32:34 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic between de 4, B is still the best for me

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/neodc/statuses/116509714310107597https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/neodc/statuses/116509714310107597Sun, 03 May 2026 08:32:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:30:31 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic
This works well. You already have the same grey in the character shading so it fits.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/jannem/statuses/116509706252676773https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/jannem/statuses/116509706252676773Sun, 03 May 2026 08:30:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:30:17 GMT]]>Haha, shit I gave away the premise of the joke...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116430481286912571/statuses/116509705347321458https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116430481286912571/statuses/116509705347321458Sun, 03 May 2026 08:30:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:29:23 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic I like D a lot!
Because it does not break the style.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Aubrieta/statuses/116509701787385069https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Aubrieta/statuses/116509701787385069Sun, 03 May 2026 08:29:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:27:19 GMT]]>Option D. A last ditch attempt to retain my strip's Black & White aesthetic.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://piaille.fr/users/Caprarius/statuses/116509684803293213https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://piaille.fr/users/Caprarius/statuses/116509684803293213Sun, 03 May 2026 08:25:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:19:14 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic A

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodontti.fi/users/Matti_Vuori/statuses/116509661905085938https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodontti.fi/users/Matti_Vuori/statuses/116509661905085938Sun, 03 May 2026 08:19:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:17:38 GMT]]>@designthinkingcomic

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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/thefathippy/statuses/116509655620741401https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/thefathippy/statuses/116509655620741401Sun, 03 May 2026 08:17:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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? on Sun, 03 May 2026 08:17:23 GMT]]>@JonnyT Unfortunately not, there's too much of it.

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