tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post7399545026715299891..comments2024-03-29T11:47:06.499-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Light-on-dark color schemes, the standard for camera body and lens settingsagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-49051827847409464662014-09-18T10:19:36.748-04:002014-09-18T10:19:36.748-04:00It's not so much whether black is a prominent ...It's not so much whether black is a prominent color, but whether it is the background for lighter figures (text, shapes, etc.). You're not looking at the video game controller while playing a game, nor at the console, so video games are neither here nor there.<br /><br />Receivers from the '70s were some of the strongest examples of light-on-dark design. The case might have been silver or wood, but where there was figure and background, the numbers, pointers, etc., were bright neon colors against a black background. I've been meaning to do a post just on 1970s receivers and the light-on-dark look.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-36023885792868177392014-09-18T08:26:22.518-04:002014-09-18T08:26:22.518-04:00Video game systems (or consoles) have gotten darke...Video game systems (or consoles) have gotten darker coloring as the average gamer has gotten progressively older. It's also branding; Nintendo has always avoided black as part of their family friendly image while Sega rather self consciously made their stuff black as a contrast to Nintendo. Sony and Microsoft have copied Sega's gimmick. Now that Nintendo's days as a console creator are apparently numbered I wonder if anyone else will make a non black console. <br /><br />Also, weren't Stereos and TVs more likely to be silver/chrome and/or wood paneled back in the 70's and 80's? It seems like the vast majority of TVs and Stereos have been black since about 1992. Ferylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-20516575919514658072014-09-18T00:23:09.120-04:002014-09-18T00:23:09.120-04:00From memory I had the sense that the black backgro...From memory I had the sense that the black background, white text theme for electronic devices including cameras pushed well into the 90's. A quick search seems to confirm this. Maybe the mid to late 90's and onwards made the shift to the contemporary light background, dark text modus operandi? <br /><br />Consider - circa 1995 the Sega Saturn was pitted against video game newcomer Sony's Playstation. The Saturn had the black colored scheme, whereas the Playstation was light grey with black text. <br /><br />Of course subsequent Sony Playstation consoles have been black. Cahokianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-82316811201621463392014-09-17T12:11:37.910-04:002014-09-17T12:11:37.910-04:00My mom kept her sewing machine from the 80s, got t...My mom kept her sewing machine from the 80s, got the pedal fixed and passed it on to my wife and me, here's a pic of a similar model. Ya dig?<br /><br />https://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/5/4/2/5/2010-12-03_15.49.40_original.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-72513035299009905812014-09-16T13:26:56.096-04:002014-09-16T13:26:56.096-04:00somewhat off-topic, but do you think digital photo...somewhat off-topic, but do you think digital photography is a cocooning phenomenon?Curtisnoreply@blogger.com