Hi Robert.
On Sat, 2011-11-05 at 02:27 +0100, Robert Martinez wrote:
I would not introduce new colors - in case there actually *IS* something like an official color. If the green of the past is a mere coincidence, and the years before were yellow and pink there is no problem.
Basically I don't really know exactly what colours were used before 2011. There is no history on the web page. But Matthias mentioned that blue was the colour of the past.
I just wanted to say that I preferred the versions with the larger URL text, since they fit better and use all available space.
In my experience using all the available space to fill in the text as big as possible is not the best way to support legibility. Especially if there is more text than just one phrase. Empty room is very important for legibility. But I don't want to oppose your view. It's only a general remark because I used to fill up all space and learned that this didn't work very good usually. Nevertheless I think you're right concerning the URL. But maybe even more important in this case is enough contrast.
I'll wait for Matthias feedback before I try develop any of my suggestions further. Maybe he has a strong opinion on colours or any other aspect. And there are still some open questions...
Thanks again, Onsemeliot