Guidance
Trope 22 · effects
Radial orbs
Severity 3 of 3 · detected by css
Why it reads as slop
Blurred coloured circles floating behind a hero are the default 'atmosphere' when there is no imagery. They are decoration for an absence.
Heuristic
Absolutely positioned elements with large blur filters and radial gradients placed behind hero content.
Antidotes
- Real imagery of the subjectpractice
- Negative space and one geometric accentpractice
- Texture (grain, paper, halftone) over blurpractice