> > What sites out there still use that blue color for a link?
>> "that blue" is the default browser blue and if you check Facebook uses a different blue and doesn't use the default underline, neither does Google and neither does Github. They all changed the default.
Bootstrap doesn't use the default blue either.
> it's part of legibility. And yes, it's part of usability as well
It's part of legibility, but your changes aren't making it any more legible than it already is.
> that was a point. Do you want to look like every other page hosted on github or any other small app page?
Depends.
> Within that time, you can have a site that doesn't look like stock bootstrap thus differentiating yourself from the rest of the sites that look exactly the same.
Again, that depends. Consider freshbooks - a small product I use. It can very well switch to bootstrap theme or geocities era design. I won't give a damn because it's free and serves my purpose. I am pretty sure there are other invoicing solutions out there, but whether they use bootstrap or not(an example; none of them do) isn't a variable in my decision.
> however, having a site that keeps away from the default is brandable, much more so than a default Bootstrap site. Branding is marketing 101.
At this point, I will just agree to disagree. You seem to place a lot of importance on visibly differentiating a product. For me, visibly differentiating(as in changing a few less variables in bootstrap) is so low on the list that it fell down the list.
> What's your site's URL? I'd love to check it out.
Mostly enterprisy stuff. I do contractual work with Ruby/Python/Clojure.
>> "that blue" is the default browser blue and if you check Facebook uses a different blue and doesn't use the default underline, neither does Google and neither does Github. They all changed the default.
Bootstrap doesn't use the default blue either.
> it's part of legibility. And yes, it's part of usability as well
It's part of legibility, but your changes aren't making it any more legible than it already is.
> that was a point. Do you want to look like every other page hosted on github or any other small app page?
Depends.
> Within that time, you can have a site that doesn't look like stock bootstrap thus differentiating yourself from the rest of the sites that look exactly the same.
Again, that depends. Consider freshbooks - a small product I use. It can very well switch to bootstrap theme or geocities era design. I won't give a damn because it's free and serves my purpose. I am pretty sure there are other invoicing solutions out there, but whether they use bootstrap or not(an example; none of them do) isn't a variable in my decision.
> however, having a site that keeps away from the default is brandable, much more so than a default Bootstrap site. Branding is marketing 101.
At this point, I will just agree to disagree. You seem to place a lot of importance on visibly differentiating a product. For me, visibly differentiating(as in changing a few less variables in bootstrap) is so low on the list that it fell down the list.
> What's your site's URL? I'd love to check it out.
Mostly enterprisy stuff. I do contractual work with Ruby/Python/Clojure.
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