[Account Settings] New 'Color Overlay' feature should have a way to change default setting

[chriscas]

With the new "Color Overlay" feature for course card images in this weeks Beta Release Notes, I think there should be a way to set the default behavior at an account level (edit: not subaccount level, since this really applies to users). The current default is to have the color overlay enabled, but I'd prefer the opposite behavior by default.  Rather than requesting to change the default, I think admins should have the ability to choose the default (enabled or disabled) for this feature.  I did mention this request in the release notes, and in the canvaslive beta release notes chat, and seemed to get some support.

Deactivated user‌laurakgibbs‌,  @kroeninm ‌,  @stuart_ryan ‌, Beta Release Notes (2017-05-01) Collaborative Chat 

[peter_concannon]

Problem statement:

The default color overlays on course cards in dashboard tamper with the design we create when using images. The overlays disrupt the intention of the designer and, in every case I have seen, make the image significantly uglier.

Proposed solution:

By default, when an image is used for a course card, a color overlay should be off. I suppose it's too much to hope that the designer can dictate whether or not an overlay could be used, but I think most would be satisfied if the default were off when an image is used. The solution would at least allow students to choose whether to use an overlay. Since most, in my experience, do not know to change the settings or do not bother, they simply leave the overlays that Canvas has imposed on them.

User role(s):

instructor