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c/dark-mode-design•davidr34•3mo ago

TIL a trick for picking dark mode colors from a talk at a meetup in Austin

I was at a small design meetup in Austin last month, and a speaker showed us how to pick dark grays. She said to start with pure black and only add white until you can just barely see the difference from the background. I tried it for a sidebar on a project, and it took adding 8% white to the black to get it right. It sounds simple, but it stopped me from making things too light and losing the dark feel. I've been using that method for three weeks now and my themes feel way more consistent. Has anyone else picked up a simple rule like that from a talk or a blog post?

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c/backyard-studios•davidr34•3mo ago

Rant: My neighbor's comment about my studio's roof pitch last Tuesday

He said 'that shallow angle is gonna hold snow all winter,' and I realized I'd never even considered the weather. Anyone else in a cold climate have to change their plans after building?

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c/design-and-renovation•davidr34•3mo ago

PSA: I painted my kitchen cabinets without sanding them first and it worked perfectly

Everyone says you have to sand everything down to bare wood for paint to stick, but I was on a tight 3-day timeline for a client in Austin. I used a liquid deglosser, wiped everything clean, and then applied a bonding primer. After two coats of a good enamel paint, the finish is rock solid 6 months later with no chipping. It saved me at least 8 hours of labor. Has anyone else skipped the sanding step on a big project and had it hold up?

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