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MM 332:
Electronic Design
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Lectures/Color

 

 

 Implementing Color

How It's Done

Here's how other examples of designed art breakdon in terms of their color wheel relationships, primary color use, Itten's contrasts the dominant use of value and contrast

Stoli Vodka

  • Split-complementary

  • Primary field of purple, secondary field of red, accents of green and white

  • Itten's contrast of pure hue

  • Medium/dark value

  • Moderate/high contrast




Matisse Cut-out

  • Complementary

  • Primary field of blue/purple, secondary field of black, yellow, orange/red and white accents

  • Itten's contrast of complements and/or contrast of light and dark

  • Medium value

  • High contrast




Olive Oil Ad

  • Split-complementary

  • Primary field of blue/purple, secondary field oforange and accents of black and light blue

  • Itten's contrast of complements and/or contrast of light and dark

  • Light/Medium value

  • Moderate/high contrast





Wes Wilson Poster

As an exercise, try analysing this image on your own.

  • Color Contrast

  • Primary colors, subordinate colors and accent colors

  • Itten's contrast

  • Value dominance

   


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