topic Re: Request for Color in Suggestion Box

Request for Color

SparklyTiara — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 03:56:06 GMT

Hello,

I'd like to ask that some color be added to the Community's new design. Almost everything is gray, black, or white, which to me, comes across as cold and sterile. I also find, oddly, that it bothers my eyes to some degree, which discourages me from browsing the forums for any length of time. Some background color may make it feel more inviting and pleasing to the eye. Thank you very much!

Re: Request for Color

NycVixen — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 05:04:11 GMT

ITA!!!! When you first arrive to the forums the threads are in blue and then once you log in everything is gray and black. Some color is definitely needed asap!!! It's hard on the eyes and making looking through and reading threads and posts unpleasant. For some reason that was not the case before.

Re: Request for Color

feline groovy — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 06:03:35 GMT

@SparklyTiara wrote:
Hello,

I'd like to ask that some color be added to the Community's new design. Almost everything is gray, black, or white, which to me, comes across as cold and sterile. I also find, oddly, that it bothers my eyes to some degree, which discourages me from browsing the forums for any length of time. Some background color may make it feel more inviting and pleasing to the eye. Thank you very much!

There's a nice range of text colors and shades that you can start threads with, or use to post replies.

Plus, you can use the following colorful emoji's :

kittycat, smiley, girl, and heart.

And, there's color in the avatars, with much more to come as their pics/photos post.

Guess you didn't yet explore all of the new options here before you started this thread...

Sooo, play with those features above, plus the choices for font type and size.

Re: Request for Color

Pook — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:04:42 GMT

Yesterday I was able to change the color of the font but not today.

The white background is really hard on the eyes. The gray is needed to sub due it. Anyone spending more than a few minutes here could get eyestrain from it!!

Re: Request for Color

colliegirls — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:13:15 GMT

@feline groovy wrote:
@SparklyTiara wrote:
Hello,

I'd like to ask that some color be added to the Community's new design. Almost everything is gray, black, or white, which to me, comes across as cold and sterile. I also find, oddly, that it bothers my eyes to some degree, which discourages me from browsing the forums for any length of time. Some background color may make it feel more inviting and pleasing to the eye. Thank you very much!

There's a nice range of text colors and shades that you can start threads with, or use to post replies.

Plus, you can use the following colorful emoji's :
kittycat, smiley, girl, and heart.

And, there's color in the avatars, with much more to come as their pics/photos post.

Guess you didn't yet explore all of the new options here before you started this thread...

Sooo, play with those features above, plus the choices for font type and size.

I feel the reply area background should be a darker color to be seen easier from the original posting.

Re: Request for Color

sam96 — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:25:41 GMT

I completely agree!!!

The color scheme is difficult on the eyes...not enough contrast. I've bern on 10 minutes this morning, and my eyes are bothering me!

And feline groovy:
I'd quote you, but iPad users can't.
Also, iPad users don't have color/font size/bold options available! There's nothing for us to explore before posting.

This one color scheme is it. So maybe the OP is truly limited, and that's why this thread was started? Not all of us have access to color/font size/bold/etc! 😳

Re: Request for Color

SparklyTiara — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:08:41 GMT

@feline groovy wrote:
@SparklyTiara wrote:
Hello,

I'd like to ask that some color be added to the Community's new design. Almost everything is gray, black, or white, which to me, comes across as cold and sterile. I also find, oddly, that it bothers my eyes to some degree, which discourages me from browsing the forums for any length of time. Some background color may make it feel more inviting and pleasing to the eye. Thank you very much!

There's a nice range of text colors and shades that you can start threads with, or use to post replies.

Plus, you can use the following colorful emoji's :
kittycat, smiley, girl, and heart.

And, there's color in the avatars, with much more to come as their pics/photos post.

Guess you didn't yet explore all of the new options here before you started this thread...

Sooo, play with those features above, plus the choices for font type and size.

Feline, I have explored all of the features. I was not referring to lack of color in things we can manipulate in my request, but color in the background of the forums. If you read my original post, I'm saying it's tough on my eyes (all of the white, that is), and that adding some background color may make it easier on the eyes and more inviting. Even if they just changed all of the areas that are gray to another color, I think it would make a big difference, aesthetically.

Also, I believe we commented on the same thread in the Beauty forum about what we like about the new forums, and in my response, I mentioned the option to change the size, color, and style of font, as well as the addition of avatars. I don't think colorful avatars will be enough to break the harshness of the white everywhere, though.

So, I'm asking for a little less white and/or gray in the forums. That's all.

Re: Request for Color

Iluvhandbags — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:08:47 GMT

All those colored fonts are an assault on the eyes! Please don't type in hot pink letters!! 🙀

Re: Request for Color

Suziepeach — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:11:01 GMT

The background needs to be changed and the font on the page needs to be a little larger and maybe in bolder lettering.. I will say it's hard on the eyes looking at a black and white page that's dull.. Not everyone changes the size or color of their font, QVC..

Re: Request for Color

NickNack1 — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:54:13 GMT

I agree with the OP. All of this stark white background is hard on my eyes. There's a lot that I like about the forum changes, too. The white background is just difficult.

Re: Request for Color

circles — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:11:38 GMT

so there is where the color change is....I may learn all these new things eventually....or not....

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MacDUFF — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:24:29 GMT

Agree, sparkly, too much white straining my eyes.

Re: Request for Color

MyNicName — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:27:31 GMT

Oh yes....this stark white background is really hard on my eyes. We need a little color adjustment!!!!

Re: Request for Color

feline groovy — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:31:15 GMT

@circles wrote:
so there is where the color change is....I may learn all these new things eventually....or not....

I have no doubt you will, circles.

It's similar to composing something in email, especially YahooMail.

Re: Request for Color

feline groovy — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:35:28 GMT

@SparklyTiara wrote:
@feline groovy wrote:
@SparklyTiara wrote:
Hello,

I'd like to ask that some color be added to the Community's new design. Almost everything is gray, black, or white, which to me, comes across as cold and sterile. I also find, oddly, that it bothers my eyes to some degree, which discourages me from browsing the forums for any length of time. Some background color may make it feel more inviting and pleasing to the eye. Thank you very much!

There's a nice range of text colors and shades that you can start threads with, or use to post replies.

Plus, you can use the following colorful emoji's :
kittycat, smiley, girl, and heart.

And, there's color in the avatars, with much more to come as their pics/photos post.

Guess you didn't yet explore all of the new options here before you started this thread...

Sooo, play with those features above, plus the choices for font type and size.
Feline, I have explored all of the features. I was not referring to lack of color in things we can manipulate in my request, but color in the background of the forums. If you read my original post, I'm saying it's tough on my eyes (all of the white, that is), and that adding some background color may make it easier on the eyes and more inviting. Even if they just changed all of the areas that are gray to another color, I think it would make a big difference, aesthetically.

Also, I believe we commented on the same thread in the Beauty forum about what we like about the new forums, and in my response, I mentioned the option to change the size, color, and style of font, as well as the addition of avatars. I don't think colorful avatars will be enough to break the harshness of the white everywhere, though.

So, I'm asking for a little less white and/or gray in the forums. That's all.

Thanks for the clarification, Spark, and you make some good points; appreciate you reminding me of our posts on the Beauty forum.

Re: Request for Color

Shawnie — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:40:53 GMT

Colorful fonts which iPad users do not have will not help. What will help is reducing the amount of white background. They have made a start on the forum topic list pages by alternating topics grey then white etc. but something needs to be done on the topic post pages to reduce the white.

Re: Request for Color

Winkk — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:34:19 GMT

This is a little off topic but talking about color I don't like how when there are multiple replies the original post gets so light you can't read it. I find that very annoying.

Re: Request for Color

tsj178 — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:41:02 GMT

my eyes hurt from all the gray...this never happened before

Re: Request for Color

Sue in cincinnati — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 07:40:48 GMT

I agree with everyone that there needs to be more contrast to reduce eye strain.

NycVixen: I thought it was just some weird thing that our computer was doing -

when the forum page first comes up, the threads are highlighted in blue, then

the revert to grey/white. I can't understand how people spent weeks designing

these new forums without any thought to how it looked or would be used!

Re: Request for Color

colliegirls — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 00:05:20 GMT

Where is the font color change for the replies?