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?

[aubrieta@social.tchncs.de]

@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.

[ninafelwitch@tech.lgbt]

@designthinkingcomic A

[diogenes@fuerth.social]

@designthinkingcomic I would prefer the first option with text easier to read.

[angelo@social.veltens.org]

@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.

[designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social]

Another option...

[kampfdiestel@mastodon.social]

@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.

[ninafelwitch@tech.lgbt]

@designthinkingcomic the best option.

[a_cubed@mastodon.social]

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

[kaasbaas@social.oevents.co.za]

@designthinkingcomic option C seems reasonable.

otherwise A.

[neuromancer@bonn.social]

@designthinkingcomic
My favorite.

[vonxylofon@witter.cz]

@designthinkingcomic The translucent option for me, thanks.

[designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social]

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

[jdmcg@mastodon.nz]

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

[sdussaut@mastodon.social]

@designthinkingcomic This one works well too!

[designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social]

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

[thefathippy@mastodon.world]

@designthinkingcomic

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

[matti_vuori@mastodontti.fi]

@designthinkingcomic A

[caprarius@piaille.fr]

@designthinkingcomic C, else A

[designthinkingcomic@mastodon.social]

Option D. A last ditch attempt to retain my strip's Black & White aesthetic.

[aubrieta@social.tchncs.de]

@designthinkingcomic I like D a lot!
Because it does not break the style.