web design
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web design | Graphic Web Design |
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ColorRandy's 1st Rule of Color: Less is more! (Because I'm color-deficient, a variety of color-blindness, my second rule is "Ask your wife!") (And, yes, being color-blind does make design very, very difficult for me. But back to "less" and its paradoxical equality to "more.") How many colors do you try to cram into your outfit when you get dressed up? If you're like me, the answer is "as few as possible." If my pants have a pattern, I try to wear either a white shirt, or a shirt the same color as one of the ones in the pattern. My suitcoat is generally going to match the pants in pattern, but if it's a blazer, then we have a possible third color. My socks I leave black, as much as I love argyle, because they will never match my tie, which is the centerpiece, so to speak. The right necktie will have the colors of my other articles of clothing, and that's about it. Pants + shirt + tie = 3 colors, plus the black socks. Or 4 if I have a blazer on. Alternatively, I can go out dressed in a rainbow of fruit flavors, and earn the scorn of my friends and family. So, keep it simple. Now then, colors must complement each other. You can get away with some pretty wild combos, but your best bet is to ask someone else about a palette when you've created it. Why? Because you've spent so long working on it that your color senses are dulled. At least, that happens to me. And it doesn't help that I start off with a color-handicap. Take a look at Amazon.com's color scheme. Yeah, they got away with five (or more, if you look close, or start including images), but if you're reading the ABCs of graphic web design, you better stick to 4.
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