Posts Tagged ‘colors’
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The Smashing Book – The Ultimate Guide to Fantastic Color Usage
- October 5th, 2011
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How can color in Web design focus attention, inform decisions, inspire action, organize information, highlight elements, balance composition and enrich experiences? We’ll explore answers to these questions in this chapter and look at several examples of good color usage in websites.
Read more...Color Theory for Designer, Part 3: Creating Your Own Color Palettes
- February 8th, 2010
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In the previous two parts of this series on color theory, we talked mostly about the meanings behind colors and color terminology. While this information is important, I’m sure a lot of people were wondering when we were going to get into the nitty-gritty of actually creating some color schemes. Well, ...
Read more...Color Theory For Designers, Part 2: Understanding Concepts And Terminology
- February 2nd, 2010
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If you’re going to use color effectively in your designs, you’ll need to know some color concepts and color theory terminology. A thorough working knowledge of concepts like chroma, value and saturation is key to creating your own awesome color schemes. In Part 1: The Meaning of Color of our ...
Read more...Color Theory for Designers, Part 1: The Meaning of Color
- January 28th, 2010
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Color in design is very subjective. What evokes one reaction in one person may evoke a very different reaction in somone else. Sometimes this is due to personal preference, and other times due to cultural background. Color theory is a science in itself. Studying how colors affect different people, either ...
Read more...The Favorite Colors of Our Favorite Designers
- November 5th, 2009
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Using the right color is very important to any design. It can literally make or break your design. While there are a lot of good colors and color combinations to use when designing, we often tend to stick with our favorite color(s). I wanted to find out from the top web ...
Read more...Colors In Corporate Branding And Design
- January 28th, 2009
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Color is a major consideration in any Web design. Whether for an individual, small company, or major corporation, color scheme is one of the most significant factors in the overall look and appearance of a website. In some cases, the designer may have the sole discretion in making color choices, ...
Read more...Extreme Colors
- October 22nd, 2007
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The beginning of the week is always tough. Coffee breaks are tedious. The aftermath of weekend is still evident. And conversations with your colleagues aren’t that enlightening. Yet there is always a number of tasks you need to get done until the end of the day. To spark your imagination ...
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