Another tool I strongly feel about
it color, or lack there of. Although my blog is black and white, it works for
me and who I am. Less is more I have said numerous times throughout this class.
But when it really does come to use of color, I like to use it well in my
opinion. Again, in a way that works for me.
There
is a lot to know about color, and I have been very interested for a while. I
took a couple of color psychology classes in FIT and I loved what I was
learning. There is so much to color than meets the eye. Certain colors stand
for certain things, and situations. Depending on your color use, you can set
the mood for where ever you are, or whatever you are doing. It can get certain
points across and give out certain feels. For example, a palette of reds can be
warm, or hot. It can set the mood for love, romance, or evil depending on how
it is used or what other colors it is used with.
For
website use, you can really get the feel of what kind of website and
interaction you will be dealing with, with the certain colors you will use.
Also you would have to take font and other tools into consideration, but you
can still get an idea. For example, if you have a black and white website or
blog, people can get a feeling of sophistication.
I
attached a picture of a piece I did myself in Adobe Illustrator. It is of a man
from the 70s, with similar colors of Freddy from Scooby Doo. I like to think
the colors I used gives off that certain feel of where this man came from. If I
were to change the colors, you would have gotten a similar feel but different
at the same time because of my color choice. I chose vibrant colors to draw
your eye to him. Hope you all like it!
As you know, I also feel color is very important in Information Design. The colors used as you mention definitely set the tone of the design. Your example of the color red is interesting, because love and romance are very different from evil. As you mention it all depends on the topic and other colors around it. Sometimes less is better, but sometimes I like a lot of color, because it makes a design more outstanding and attractive to the eye, as long as the design is not too complicated. Also as you mention some colors mean certain things and are used according to the design and the type of tone being portrayed in the design
ReplyDeleteHi Julie,
ReplyDeleteI like using color, especially on webpage sites that are bland or just really ugly. Color has a way to convey a message. It helps content with structure and creates a nice flow within your page.
Hi Julie,
ReplyDeleteGreat post and I like the lack of color on your blog, it makes it simplistic and not overly attention grabbing. I find myself focused right on the information you have provided instead of possibly drawn to other things that aren't important. What I was drawn to right away was your blog title because of the use of weight and scale of the font. This information design tool doesn't necessarily have to use color but it does make the font stand out more and makes it more noticeable next to other fonts. I knew right away exactly what your blog was about info design !
Great Job,
Anthony
Like Anthony, I too like the simple lack of color to your blog that immediately makes the background just that, the background and brings importance to the blog itself.
ReplyDeleteThe picture you decided to post is interesting. I see what you were trying to accomplish. My only comment is that when I first look at it I wonder what the waves of color are doing in the picture. The lower wave could be interpreted as a colorful cummerbund but it has a tail like a scarf. The upper wave could then be the other have of the scarf but he's wearing a tied orange scarf around his neck. The man himself was drawn very well. Looking at the man I could see a whole continuous row of waves behind him making him look like he was moving really fast in a trippy 70's type movie, that I think would be very recognizable.