color in design
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Color presentation for Intro to Visual Communication class at Drake University.TRANSCRIPT
COLOR
J59 | FALL 2010
FINALLY
THE COLOR WHEEL
PRIMARY COLORS
SECONDARY COLORS
TERTIARY COLORS
HOW COLORS ARE MADE
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PRIMARY + PRIMARY =SECONDARY
SECONDARY + PRIMARY =TERTIARY
STARE AT THE DOT FOR 60 SECONDS - THEN CLOSE YOUR EYES TIGHT.
WHAT COLOR DID YOU SEE?
YOUR EYES AND BRAIN CELLS HAVE ABSORBED ONE COLOR - RED.
YOUR BRAIN TRIES TO BALANCE THAT OUT WITH THE COMPLEMENT
OF RED - GREEN.
COLOR COMBINATIONS
COMPLEMENTARY - COLORS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER
RED & GREEN
ORANGE & BLUE
VIOLET & LIME GREEN
PURPLE & YELLOW
COLOR COMBINATIONS
TRIADS - THREE COLORS EQUAL DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER
RED, YELLOW, BLUE - PRIMARY TRIAD
ORANGE, GREEN, PURPLE - SECONDARY TRIAD
COLOR COMBINATIONS
SPLIT COMPLEMENT TRIADS - A COLOR + THE COLORS ON EACH SIDE OF ITS COMPLEMENT
RED, BLUE-GREEN AND YELLOW-GREEN
YELLOW-ORANGE, LIME-GREEN AND PURPLE
COLOR COMBINATIONS
ANALOGOUS COLORS - COLORS NEXT TO EACH OTHER ON THE COLOR WHEEL
RED, RED-ORANGE, ORANGE
AQUA, BLUE, BLUEISH-PURPLE
SHADES AND TINTS
WE CAN EXPAND OUR COLOR PALETTE BY USING SHADES AND TINTS OF COLORS
HUE - PURE COLORTINT - HUE PLUS WHITE
SHADE - HUE PLUS BLACK
SHADES AND TINTS
CHOOSE A COLOR COMBINATION, AND USE VARIOUS SHADES AND TINTS OF THOSE COLORS.
ORANGE, GREEN, PURPLE - SECONDARY TRIAD
DESIGN INC.
ORANGE (TINT), GREEN (TINT), PURPLE (SHADE)
DESIGN INC.
MONOCHROMATIC COLORS
A COLOR COMBINATION COMPOSED OF ONE HUE WITH ANY NUMBER OF ITS
CORRESPONDING TINTS AND SHADES
COLOR TONES
TONE IS THE RELATIVE BRIGHTNESS, DEEPNESS OR HUE OF ANY COLOR.
TRY NOT TO HAVE HUES WITH SIMILAR TONES NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
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WARM AND COOL COLORS
WARM COLORS
COOL COLORS
WARM COLORS COME TO THE FRONT.COOL COLORS RECEDE INTO THE BACKGROUND.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THESE COLORS?
WARM AND COOL COLORS
WHAT EMOTION DO YOU FEEL FROM EACH?
WARM AND COOL COLORS
WARM COLORS POP OFF THE PAGE
WARM AND COOL COLORS
USE OF WARM COLOR SHOULD BE SUBTLE
PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOR
WE...
“SEE RED” WHEN WE ARE ANGRY
“GET THE BLUES”
ARE GREEDY FOR “GREEN”
ASSIGN PINK TO GIRLS
ASSIGN BLUE TO BOYS
OTHERS?
PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOR
WHY WARM VS COLD?
SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.COLOURLOVERS.COM
WHAT DOES COLOR SAY ABOUT YOUR BRAND?
BLUE - DEPENDABLE ... GREEN - FRESH ... ORANGE - FRIENDLY ... RED - POWERFUL
RGB OR CMYK
RGB MADE UP OF RED, GREEN AND BLUE
RGB USED FOR COMPUTER MONITORS, TV SETS, THEATERS
CMYK MADE OF CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW AND BLACK
CMYK USED IN PRINT INDUSTRY
“HOT” COLORS
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PREDICT COLOR TRENDS FOR FASHION AND INTERIOR DESIGN
COLOR TRENDS ARE CONTINUALLY EVOLVING BECAUSE THEY ARE DRIVEN BY EVER-CHANGING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
STAYING INFORMED OF COLOR TRENDS IS KEY TO SUCCESS FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS BECAUSE THEY CAN ANTICIPATE CLIENT PREFERENCES
DUPONT
DUPONT
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