Color Theory for Designer (Color Theory for Designers)
Author monodream
Source http://monodream77.blog.me
Original http://www.smashingmagazine.com
Color Theory for Designers, Part 1: The Meaning of Color
In design, color is a deeply subjective thing. A reaction it provokes in one person can be something very different in another. It may be a matter of personal taste, or it may be because of cultural background. Color theory is a science. Studying how colors affect an individual or a group is a demanding kind of work with plenty to dig into. Just changing hue and saturation alone can deliver a completely different feeling. A cultural difference means that something that creates happiness and excitement in one country can create gloom in another.
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Color Theory For Designers, Part 2: Understanding Concepts And Terminology
To use color effectively in design, it's worth knowing a bit of color concepts and terminology from color theory. Knowing exactly what concepts like chroma, value, and saturation mean is important for building your own excellent color schemes. In Part 1 of the Color Theory series, "The meaning of color", the meanings of various colors were covered. Here we'll look, with examples, at what happens when you add gray, white, or black to a pure hue — the effects that creates, and how it affects design.
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Color Theory for Designer, Part 3: Creating Your Own Color Palettes
Here, the plan is to talk about how to build your own color scheme from scratch. We'll cover not only classic color-scheme patterns (monochromatic, analogous, complementary, and so on) but also ways of building other user schemes that don't rely on those patterns.
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