Design Basics
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Design BasicsIntroduction
Color
Type
J187 Class 2
IIMMJ187 Introduction to Interactive Multimedia
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Problem Solving
Visual or Design Element: Anything on the page
as well as the lack of anything (space).
Images, text, lines, shapes, graphics, spacing, etc.
Design is about:
• Communication
• Creating Interest
• Solving Problems
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CRAP DesignC.R.A.P:
• Contrast
• Repetition
• Alignment
• Proximity
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ContrastUse colors, shapes, sizes, fonts, space and imagery to create contrast in design.
Avoid colors and typefaces that are similar.
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RepetitionRepeat visual elements throughout the designCommunicates consistency and brand
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Alignment
Where’s my boat? Dock 4, Slip 20.
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ProximitySimilar Items Closer, Different farther apart.
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Color
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CMYK or RGB?
CMYK For Print
Pigment
DO NOT USE IN CLASS!
RGB For Screens
Light
ALWAYS USE IN CLASS!
WE WILL NEVER USE OR SPEAK OF CMYK IN THIS CLASS AGAIN!
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Color Wheel
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Primary ColorsWheel is based on the equal spacing of the primary colors Red, Yellow and Blue
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Secondary ColorsEqual combinations of those primary colors
Orange, Green, Violet/Purple
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Tertiary (third) ColorsThe next level of equal combinations
The color blue-green for example.
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Color Relationships• Complementary
• Two opposite colors in wheel
• Triads • Triangle Spacing around wheel
• Analogous • Adjacent Hues
• Monochromatic • Single color, varied intensity
• Compound • Combines colors from various
hues
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Color Relationships• Complementary
• Two opposite colors in wheel
• Triads • Triangle Spacing around
wheel
• Analogous • Adjacent Hues
• Monochromatic • Single color, varied intensity
• Compound • Combines colors from various
hues
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Color Relationships• Complementary
• Two opposite colors in wheel
• Triads • Triangle Spacing around wheel
• Analogous • Adjacent Hues
• Monochromatic • Single color, varied intensity
• Compound • Combines colors from various
hues
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Color Relationships• Complementary
• Two opposite colors in wheel
• Triads • Triangle Spacing around wheel
• Analogous • Adjacent Hues
• Monochromatic • Single color, varied intensity
• Compound • Combines colors from various
hues
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Color Relationships• Complementary
• Two opposite colors in wheel
• Triads • Triangle Spacing around wheel
• Analogous • Adjacent Hues
• Monochromatic • Single color, varied intensity
• Compound • Combines colors from
various hues
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Shades and Tints
Add Black Add White
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Warm and Cool Colors
Warm Cool
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Color Scheme Selectionhttp://kuler.adobe.com/#themes/rating?time=30
http://colorschemedesigner.com/
Image Selection in Photoshop