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Calm and Vivid

Shardovan

Just wondering if there's anyone here that doesn't immediately switch from 'calm' to 'vivid' when they open up this site/forum? 

I find the latter way too bright, even as a normal setting - one that less sensitive eyes/brains would be able to handle - so always have to switch to calm the second I open the site. Which makes me wonder: is there a subset of autists who have the opposite issue: needing an intensely bright layout/aesthetic to concentrate and absorb information? Is that why there's a 'vivid' mode, not just a normal one, that's so extreme?  I haven't heard of that, but am still reading around autism a lot so genuinely don't know if that's a thing. 

I have 'night light' permanently on on my PC, and even that can't contain the sheer luminosity of 'vivid' - no offence intended to the site designer (this is an invaluable reesource and I'm sure the whole thing's been thought through thoroughly) but I wonder why this site of all sites has such atypical colour intensity (compared to many other general websites out there) compared to the default version.

  • I just realised that I put my first sentence the wrong way round. I mean vivid to calm of course. 

  • I wasn't aware of the option but I've now changed my setting. Much easier on my eye.

  • in reply to Shardovan

    I was once referred to a MH website that was incredibly bright and visually loud. It was hugely overwhelming When explaining to the referer why I was struggling to use it she went "that's not an issue anyone else has had, are you just making excuses?" I'm so glad that NAS has the calm option and think more websites should think about that.

  • Thanks for your post. I was not aware of the option before.

  • in reply to Fibonacci Squid

    No, nothing like that - not sure why it doesn't remember and it's only a  moment's work to switch. I suppose I was just curious as to why 'vivid' is so vivid! Maybe for the non-autistics who visit it's a more attractive look?

  • Mine is always on calm when I come on, even when it's signed me out. Are you using an incognito browser or something else that prevents the site tracking who you are?