Graying out (not 'gaying out') GrayBit v0.5
Monday, March 20, 2006
GrayBit launched earlier this month offering the ability to transform (some) sites to grayscale. I had to give it a try to my own site and then got curious and decided to see the effect on other sites. Below is a screenshot of my pals over at dreamlogic.net.
Interesting. Well I thought next it would be amusing to see if GrayBit could render its own page gray.
Slightly amused I began to ponder deep thoughts on why anyone would use this service on a regular basis. GrayBit claims:
I personally think it is a crock of shit. Here are two reasons I came up with on why anyone would use this service regularly.
*The user is already fully colorblind and wants poorly rendered pages that does not work with JavaScript
*The user is so fucking goth that all they see anyway is shades of gray.
So much for me being polite.
Interesting. Well I thought next it would be amusing to see if GrayBit could render its own page gray.
Slightly amused I began to ponder deep thoughts on why anyone would use this service on a regular basis. GrayBit claims:
'Relying on colors to determine page visibility and contrast can be misleading. Converting the colors to their grayscale equivalents is a more reliable method. By removing color’s influence, you’ll better find true visual contrast… GrayBit makes it possible.'
I personally think it is a crock of shit. Here are two reasons I came up with on why anyone would use this service regularly.
*The user is already fully colorblind and wants poorly rendered pages that does not work with JavaScript
*The user is so fucking goth that all they see anyway is shades of gray.
So much for me being polite.
Labels: Review
3 Comments:
Oh well, you tried. Guess you have to be into accessibility to find the value.
commented by 
Mike, 4:55 PM
Mike, 4:55 PM
I'd have to disagree with you there aL. I've come across several "teenie" blogs that have horrible contrast, light yellow text on a slightly less yellow background, and rendering the page in black and white allows you to see how much different those shades really are.
I honestly didn't think the graybit service was that bad, but I was slightly underwhelmed and in a horrible mood. Guess that is not a legitimate excuse but hopefully they can figure out a way to smooth out some of the shortcomings. So exactly what 'kind' of teenie blogs are you viewing? just kidding...
