All posts tagged Color

45+ Free and Effective Color Palette and Color Scheme Generators

22/07/2011 | tools


Here we are sharing more than 45 color palette and color scheme generators that you can use for free. Colors play an important role in any sort of design no matter how small it is. Through different colors, you can set a particular feel for your design and change its nature.

Creating color scheme through CSS tools and other medium, you not only save time but will also complete your job with ease and great fun. Color palettes assist you in selecting the right colors for your design manually whilst the color scheme generators let you create the suitable color scheme for your design.

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How to Select The Perfect Color for Your Website

05/07/2011 | articles


The Internet is an almost inexhaustible source of applications and sites and given the current trend the future will bring a steady growth both in numbers but also in importance. The winner of this avalanche of possibilities is definitely the Internet user who will decide who will thrive and who will require a rethinking or changing of strategy. One of the most important factors in attracting customers is the color; its eye-catching power can convert visitors into regular users or customers. Choosing a color scheme for a site is not easy, this being emphasized by the importance of color in the whole ensemble. Another advantage in choosing the right color layout is the power of suggestion, vision is color dominated, and in the absence of writing it will take certain meanings. This has applications not only in web design but also in everyday life, depending on the culture and tradition, for example white represents purity for Europeans whilst for some areas of China and Africa mourning. In conclusion, choosing the right color can have significant effects and, in web design, it can mean the difference between amateurism and professionalism. In this article I will submit a list of the most important ideas to be considered when choosing the color combination of a site; I look forward to any additions or opinions so please use the comment form!

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Choosing of colors in web design – Using dark colors in modern web design

04/05/2011 | web design


It’s clear that color plays can heavily influence visitor emotion, communication, and reaction. Colors in consider the non verbal communication method between website and visitor it can send whatever message you need to your audience. Your chosen color theory can make a difference in whether you attract internet users to your site or not,
I think it’s same important as website content you need to choose color pallets which stand by your side.

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Spot or Process Color? Essential Guidelines

02/05/2011 | articles


When you create a color swatch with Illustrator you may need to know some easy settings which the software proposes. Particularly the difference between Spot Color and Process Color is really important for a good printing result. Moreover, properly choosing the type of color between these greatly affect the final costs of the printing whole process. In this article we will see which options are the best for the job, why, how to properly manage Illustrator Swatch Options window, color options and book library.

In order to better understand the different kind of color options in the swatch manager we have to inspect first a couple of important related issues:
Color models, such as RGB or CMYK, describing the colors we see and work with in digital graphics, and Printing methods, such as offset lithography or digital printing.

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Colors of Life

31/03/2011 | photography


Have you ever imagined life without color? We are so used to seeing colors that they have become something we take for granted. We can judge the significance of colors with the fact that most are associated with our emotions and different activities in life. White symbolizes peace, red symbolizes both love & anger, yellow is for friendship, green implies jealousy.

All colors have their own place. But what if our life had no colors? How would things look, and most importantly, how would our pictures look? For this post, we’ve collected around 30 examples to show you the importance and significance of colors in our life. Check out how colors add a zing, and gives new life to these images.

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Working with Visual Weight in Your Designs

03/02/2011 | web design


In design, visual weight is the notion that design elements have varied weights; that is, some objects, even on a two-dimensional medium, can appear to be heavier than others. Visual weight is a powerful concept that allows us to create visual hierarchy, symmetry, balance, and harmony in designs. When applied strategically, the concept of visual weight can help us guide the viewer’s attention to the places we want in a design. This article covers the concept of visual weight and the factors that affect it

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Please All Types of Clients: Guide to Choosing Color Combinations

27/01/2011 | articles


Every graphic designer knows that choosing the color combinations is among the most important parts of the design making process, on print or on the web. There is no universal color combination that will please all types of clients. For some designers, it is a matter of trial and error. But trial and error means you wasting plenty of precious time. Time is an important commodity in the graphic designer’s fast paced world. Through proper research, sense of style and good common sense, you can eliminate the long time of experimentation.

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30 Beautiful Rainbow Colors Inspired Photographs

04/01/2011 | Inspiration, photography


There is much pleasure to see a rainbow. In fact a rainbow is made by meteorological phenomenon and being reason a continuum of light to come out in the sky when the sun shines onto droplets of moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere. This is a spectacular scene that every one wants to capture in the apples of the eye.
Many of artists tried to capture this spectacular scene with the things of life within the camera range and succeeded in their efforts.
Here in this post we have gathered a spectacular collection of rainbow colors inspired photos and pictures to entertain your mind and soul. We hope that you will admire them at all.

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The Science Behind Design Color Theory

17/10/2010 | Design

Color Theory has been a subject of interest for years in the art community. The rules and guidelines hold true when working on digital projects just as much as physical items.

There is a lot to learn in the subject of color so I’m going to cover just some of the key points. Terminology is something many designers get caught up on which really shouldn’t scare you or hold you back. The science behind color theory is brilliant yet elegant. It should be a topic of interest to every digital artist.

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Colors in Web Design: Choosing a right combination for your Website

24/09/2010 | articles

Color is undoubtedly the essential means to touch the emotions of your website visitors. It is a non-verbal communication and creates a physical and emotional reaction of the viewers. Colors are able to set the right tone and carry a necessary message for visitors. Colors can calm or excite, arouse plenty of feelings and stimulate to actions. Color is extremely powerful.

When choosing a color scheme for a website, it is important to do it right, guided by the main principles of the color theory and of course, follow professional advices. In this article I intended to cover the most important aspects of color, the main principles of combining colors, its meaning in web design as well as symbolic meaning. Also, you will see some good examples of well designed websites divided according to the prevailing color as well as get familiar with some useful tips from professional designers as to using colors effectively when creating a website.

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