Dark Mode (Subtle) — Iteration & Theming
We wanted a softer dark mode, but trying colors meant editing code and losing the last attempt each time.
A color drawer on every design-site page now edits light, dark and a new "subtle" dark side by side, and saves each attempt as a file.
Documents
With file names, on their own page →What changed
The two changes that matter most, in plain words. Open any one to see it.
- 1
The theme drawer shows light, dark and subtle columns, with a switch to preview Dark or Subtle on the page behind it.
A three-column color drawer · came from Mark Parson
- 2
Themes save as files, so several subtle-dark versions can sit side by side and none is lost.
Every attempt is kept · came from Mark Parson
- Putting the colors into the dashboard was left out on purpose and handed to the consolidation cycle. In words
How we got here
Each change, traced back to the conversation it came from. A solid mark means the record names the source; a dashed one was matched by the draft and waits for review.
From the record: no recorded conversation behind this one.
No ruling needed: the work itself is the change.
The theme drawer shows light, dark and subtle columns, with a switch to preview Dark or Subtle on the page behind it.
From the record: no recorded conversation behind this one.
No ruling needed: the work itself is the change.
Themes save as files, so several subtle-dark versions can sit side by side and none is lost.
Thanks to
People outside Qpoint first. Every thank-you points at something they said or made.
The person choosing the colors
The work was set up for Mark to drive by eye ("subtle dark mode — human-driven"); the drawer is his tool for trying palettes.
All images
Every picture from this cycle. Click any one to step through them all.
The pairs
Everything captured · 1
The full record 0 decisions · 6 key-change entries · 408 words · 0 captures
The record stays as written, for agents and for audit: Key Changes, every decision, the artifacts and the visual record.
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