The curmudgeon is hosting a gaggle
of women this week, and the drive home from the airport somehow sparked a
conversation on the color of automobile dashboard illumination.
This is the sort of decision that is
best left to engineers, not designers. It turns out that orange/red
illumination permits the eye to adjust to the darkness outside more quickly
than any other color, so there is a logical argument for illuminating dashboard
instruments with orange/red light.
However, the lively conversation
centered around what colors LOOKED nicer, not worked better. Such is the
state of automotive safety at night.
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