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Dec 14, 2004, 22:59

More! Excellent, I did not know any of this stuff.

eXplosive · Dec 15, 2004, 01:21

Nice article, short and sweet. Hopefully I can apply some of these techniques you have refined.

cranial-bore · Dec 15, 2004, 01:23

Good article, it goes beyond just defining the colour schemes like some guides I have read.

The following link may also be of interest. It's an interactive colour wheel built in Flash that lets you drag a 'thing' around the colour wheel and see the combinations produced.
http://h40099.www4.hp.com/country/za/en/color/art_hp_colour_wheel.html

Dec 15, 2004, 04:09

Interesting article with practical illustrations.

This link may also be useful and can easily get into your design toolbox.
http://wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html

MikeMontgomery · Dec 15, 2004, 06:26

Excellent article. It provided the concepts in an easy to understand format with nice illustrations.

I'm going to suggest it to a couple of guys in my office. Not so much to help their web designs but to help them dress themselves in the morning.

Dec 15, 2004, 09:55

If you want to see how the colors on your page will look to color blind people, check out http://www.vischeck.com

n0rd · Dec 15, 2004, 12:05

Yeah, nice article. You can also try out a pretty neat program called ColorImpact from TigerColor (http://www.tigercolor.com).

vgarcia · Dec 15, 2004, 13:48

Another UCF grad, cool!

Very nice article. It looks like a great intro for those just getting into the design side of things.

Ren · Dec 16, 2004, 07:55

Here is some colour related webpages i wrote a while back,

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jared.williams/colorwheel.htm should work in a fairly complaint browser, thou was known to give older version of opera a headache. (PS. I never got around to actually verifing that the *nopia color filters were accurate.)

and this is IE5.5+ only.. thou it is a nice effect http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jared.williams/color.htm

Dec 16, 2004, 08:03

You just read my mind. I was thinking "I really need to learn how to choose colour schemes" and then I come to sitepoint, and voila, an article on the issue. Nice read.

Dec 16, 2004, 10:26

thanx, the article is helpful.
i just dont understand the need for the shape of a hexagram - or greater Seal of Solomon - in the middle of the color wheel.
http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html

Dec 16, 2004, 11:29

cool article... one thing though, please change the color weel with another one that doesn't contain the symbol of "Star David".

thorbergdt · Dec 16, 2004, 13:28

Cool article!

This is somewhat along the same lines see this thread in the FORUMS

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=218123

leoryclimb · Dec 16, 2004, 14:41

Nice read! In combination with your article and the following link a person should be able to produce attractive color schemes.

http://wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html#

Dec 16, 2004, 16:13

The additive color model is based off of red, green and blue--that's correct. The subtractive color model is based on cyan, magenta and yellow--*not* red, blue and yellow. With that in mind, the above color wheel is not correct.

scolja · Dec 17, 2004, 08:48

I haven't read the article yet, but your opening block is perfect! I looked at my other screen only to find it full screen with code... I now know I must read this.

Dec 18, 2004, 01:46

Good and useful

Dec 19, 2004, 08:37

i found that Color Schemer Studio fits exactly with this tutorial, since the same terminology is used in the software. Helps alot with those who dont have the artistic talent of picking the right colors.

http://www.colorschemer.com/

homam · Dec 19, 2004, 16:53

Thank you it's very useful but why you but "Star David" please use another symbole
Regards
Homam

theoverpass · Dec 19, 2004, 19:21

Been in need of something like this for a while

thanks

Sleeper · Dec 19, 2004, 21:26

Star of David, that's a good one.

Dec 20, 2004, 14:07

Very useful and quick to learn

Dec 20, 2004, 16:59

"Been in need of something like this for a while"

me too

zendak · Dec 21, 2004, 09:40

I've been using a method of coming up with color schemes by intuitively picking a number of colors from a photograph. The interesting thing is, when I analyze the palettes I've created, it usually turns out to be a form of analogous or complementary scheming. Thanbks for the nice little article!

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Dec 14, 2004, 22:59	#2
WALoeIII SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	More! Excellent, I did not know any of this stuff.

Dec 15, 2004, 01:21	#3
eXplosive SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: USA Posts: 125	Nice article, short and sweet. Hopefully I can apply some of these techniques you have refined.

Dec 15, 2004, 01:23	#4
cranial-bore SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 2,092	Good article, it goes beyond just defining the colour schemes like some guides I have read. The following link may also be of interest. It's an interactive colour wheel built in Flash that lets you drag a 'thing' around the colour wheel and see the combinations produced. http://h40099.www4.hp.com/country/za/en/color/art_hp_colour_wheel.html

Dec 15, 2004, 04:09	#5
thex SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	Interesting article with practical illustrations. This link may also be useful and can easily get into your design toolbox. http://wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html

Dec 15, 2004, 06:26	#6
MikeMontgomery SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reston, VA, USA Posts: 34	Excellent article. It provided the concepts in an easy to understand format with nice illustrations. I'm going to suggest it to a couple of guys in my office. Not so much to help their web designs but to help them dress themselves in the morning.

Dec 15, 2004, 09:55	#7
Steve Fisher SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	If you want to see how the colors on your page will look to color blind people, check out http://www.vischeck.com

Dec 15, 2004, 12:05	#8
n0rd SitePoint Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 2	Yeah, nice article. You can also try out a pretty neat program called ColorImpact from TigerColor (http://www.tigercolor.com).

Dec 15, 2004, 13:48	#9
vgarcia ☆★☆★ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in transition Posts: 21,477	Another UCF grad, cool! Very nice article. It looks like a great intro for those just getting into the design side of things.

Dec 16, 2004, 07:55	#10
Ren SitePoint Guru Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: UK Posts: 934	Here is some colour related webpages i wrote a while back, http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jared.williams/colorwheel.htm should work in a fairly complaint browser, thou was known to give older version of opera a headache. (PS. I never got around to actually verifing that the *nopia color filters were accurate.) and this is IE5.5+ only.. thou it is a nice effect http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jared.williams/color.htm

Dec 16, 2004, 08:03	#11
Ryan SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	You just read my mind. I was thinking "I really need to learn how to choose colour schemes" and then I come to sitepoint, and voila, an article on the issue. Nice read.

Dec 16, 2004, 10:26	#12
Stay Peaceful SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	thanx, the article is helpful. i just dont understand the need for the shape of a hexagram - or greater Seal of Solomon - in the middle of the color wheel. http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html

Dec 16, 2004, 11:29	#13
deziner SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	cool article... one thing though, please change the color weel with another one that doesn't contain the symbol of "Star David".

Dec 16, 2004, 13:28	#14
thorbergdt SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Fantastic US of A Posts: 136	Cool article! This is somewhat along the same lines see this thread in the FORUMS http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=218123

Dec 16, 2004, 14:41	#15
leoryclimb SitePoint Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 4	Nice read! In combination with your article and the following link a person should be able to produce attractive color schemes. http://wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html#

Dec 16, 2004, 16:13	#16
Dan SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	The additive color model is based off of red, green and blue--that's correct. The subtractive color model is based on cyan, magenta and yellow--not red, blue and yellow. With that in mind, the above color wheel is not correct.

Dec 17, 2004, 08:48	#17
scolja SitePoint Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Riverview Posts: 4	I haven't read the article yet, but your opening block is perfect! I looked at my other screen only to find it full screen with code... I now know I must read this.

Dec 18, 2004, 01:46	#18
aekayes SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	Good and useful

Dec 19, 2004, 08:37	#19
stef SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	i found that Color Schemer Studio fits exactly with this tutorial, since the same terminology is used in the software. Helps alot with those who dont have the artistic talent of picking the right colors. http://www.colorschemer.com/

Dec 19, 2004, 16:53	#20
homam SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Malaysia Posts: 31	Thank you it's very useful but why you but "Star David" please use another symbole Regards Homam

Dec 19, 2004, 19:21	#21
theoverpass SitePoint Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 288	Been in need of something like this for a while thanks

Dec 19, 2004, 21:26	#22
Sleeper SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 147	Star of David, that's a good one.

Dec 20, 2004, 14:07	#23
Sunil SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	Very useful and quick to learn

Dec 20, 2004, 16:59	#24
dharana SitePoint Community Guest Posts: n/a	"Been in need of something like this for a while" me too

Dec 21, 2004, 09:40	#25
zendak SitePoint Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 20	I've been using a method of coming up with color schemes by intuitively picking a number of colors from a photograph. The interesting thing is, when I analyze the palettes I've created, it usually turns out to be a form of analogous or complementary scheming. Thanbks for the nice little article!