Particle Tree is one of FEW websites these days that seems to understand and care about legibility and accessibility, by not having an iota of light grey text. And Wufoo rules too, for that very reason as well as your experience and functionality of course.

What is this mindless trend that only seems to get worse? Witness http://www.addit.com, the worst offender I believe. Even design leaders like Apple - who cater to a mass consumer audience - have fallen prey to the delightfully disappearing text act.

Do you feel this is a trend like wearing baggy pants that fall down or something that’s here to stay?

And do you feel it’s a dirty secret - as I do - that the people who run the sites hate their light grey text as much as their customers, but feel it’s necessary to appear au currant by having “elegant” light grey text?

THANK YOU FOR BEING REAL and bucking this trend.