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Wow, articles that are both readable and about design.

The typography examples didn't work for me, they're all black on white.

I use this quite frequently: http://colorschemedesigner.com/

The author is likely using a high gamma, which is common among designers.

Higher than 2.2? I highly doubt it. Every designer I know uses 2.2, which is the standard for the web. Windows has been 2.2 for years. The only hold-out was Apple, who used to be 1.8, but switched to 2.2 in Snow Leopard. Before SL, designers would regularly calibrate to 2.2, of necessity.

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