Comments on: Five Simple Steps to designing with colour part 3: Colour combinations http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations The Personal Disquiet of Mark Boulton Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:39:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: inoodle http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2394 inoodle Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2394 <p>Mark, <br /> Could you give an example from one of your 3 colour palettes of how a block of text would be presented ? Is it normal that a palette such as you have displayed already contains the colours and tones which should be used for the typography? </p> <p> And another question:) <br /> When you specify the dominant colour, do you expect that to be used proportionally more than the subordinate ? </p> <p> Thanks </p> Mark,

Could you give an example from one of your 3 colour palettes of how a block of text would be presented ? Is it normal that a palette such as you have displayed already contains the colours and tones which should be used for the typography?

And another question:)

When you specify the dominant colour, do you expect that to be used proportionally more than the subordinate ?

Thanks

]]> By: Mark Boulton http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2395 Mark Boulton Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:53:47 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2395 <p><strong>tranquocbao</strong>: They can be interchangable although the key thing is, Pastel’s tend to have warmer colours such as pale yellows. </p> <p> <strong>inoodle</strong>: White, grey and black are tones, not colours, so yes they would fit with most colour combinations. Be careful with grey though, it can look terrible, especially with muted or pastel combinations. </p> tranquocbao: They can be interchangable although the key thing is, Pastel’s tend to have warmer colours such as pale yellows.

inoodle: White, grey and black are tones, not colours, so yes they would fit with most colour combinations. Be careful with grey though, it can look terrible, especially with muted or pastel combinations.

]]> By: inoodle http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2396 inoodle Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:27:18 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2396 <p>Hi Mark, <br /> Enjoying this series of articles. <br /> As a developer constantly struggling to stay afloat in the design world, I was wondering what you do with regard to text colours in these schemes - is a white, grey or black implicit in each scheme ? <br /> Also when designing with a 3 colour palette, do you really stick with just those 3, or do various shades / tints get added on a whim ? </p> <p> Thanks. </p> Hi Mark,

Enjoying this series of articles.

As a developer constantly struggling to stay afloat in the design world, I was wondering what you do with regard to text colours in these schemes – is a white, grey or black implicit in each scheme ?

Also when designing with a 3 colour palette, do you really stick with just those 3, or do various shades / tints get added on a whim ?

Thanks.

]]> By: tranquocbao http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2398 tranquocbao Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:03:02 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2398 <p>Thanks a lot, Mark. <br /> As your classification, I think your blogs is something “Natural”, if i am not wrong. <br /> However, i have a small question? <br /> Between Muted/Calm and Pastel, i think they can be used interchangeable because they two bring me gentleness and softness; although, individually speaking, i think Pastel matches better to femininity quality. </p> Thanks a lot, Mark.

As your classification, I think your blogs is something “Natural”, if i am not wrong.

However, i have a small question?

Between Muted/Calm and Pastel, i think they can be used interchangeable because they two bring me gentleness and softness; although, individually speaking, i think Pastel matches better to femininity quality.

]]> By: T.D! http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2397 T.D! Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:22:10 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2397 <p>Excellent article series, I really like it. Although, wouldn’t it be nice with links to all three parts in each article? Like you did with the series about typography. </p> Excellent article series, I really like it. Although, wouldn’t it be nice with links to all three parts in each article? Like you did with the series about typography.

]]> By: Yves Vaz http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2399 Yves Vaz Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:39:08 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2399 <p>To a large extent, choice of colour and combinations are influenced by a designer’s personal tastes brought to bear upon classic selection. As a design guru, your recommendations will be accepted as classic. Should the student then allow his own preferences to creep in, to modify his final choice? Or would this tampering be regarded by you as likely to be disastrous? </p> To a large extent, choice of colour and combinations are influenced by a designer’s personal tastes brought to bear upon classic selection. As a design guru, your recommendations will be accepted as classic. Should the student then allow his own preferences to creep in, to modify his final choice? Or would this tampering be regarded by you as likely to be disastrous?

]]> By: Rob http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2400 Rob Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2400 <p>Arrived here via your latest Alistapart article. Both are great. Related to this post I thought you might like to see <a href="http://kuler.adobe.com/" rel="nofollow">Kuler</a> from adobe (if you haven’t already). </p> Arrived here via your latest Alistapart article. Both are great. Related to this post I thought you might like to see Kuler from adobe (if you haven’t already).

]]> By: Kisan http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2401 Kisan Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2401 <p>Great article. <br /> I am also waiting for the book :) </p> Great article.

I am also waiting for the book :)

]]> By: Paromita http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2402 Paromita Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:30:25 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2402 <p>hi mark, </p> <p> i have always been a great fan of your “ 5 Simple steps” series....patiently waiting for your book :) </p> <p> this was an great article. though i play a lot with colors, it really gave me a insight into how it can be nicely presented. </p> <p> thanks <br /> paromita </p> hi mark,

i have always been a great fan of your “ 5 Simple steps” series….patiently waiting for your book :)

this was an great article. though i play a lot with colors, it really gave me a insight into how it can be nicely presented.

thanks

paromita

]]> By: Rogier Bikker http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2403 Rogier Bikker Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:49:37 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2403 <blockquote><p>You could butt them up. The main problem with that however is you could create undesirable effects from the tension created by two colours sitting next to each other. I often find it’s better to frame them in white.</p></blockquote> <p> But those ‘undesirable effects’ are exactly what you want to see when creating a colour scheme so you can avoid and correct them, right? </p>

You could butt them up. The main problem with that however is you could create undesirable effects from the tension created by two colours sitting next to each other. I often find it’s better to frame them in white.

But those ‘undesirable effects’ are exactly what you want to see when creating a colour scheme so you can avoid and correct them, right?

]]> By: Andy Vaughn http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations#comment-2404 Andy Vaughn Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2007/01/five-simple-steps-to-designing-with-colour-part-3-colour-combinations/#comment-2404 <p>Thank you Mark. Your articles have provided a wonderful resource in all of my new design work. </p> Thank you Mark. Your articles have provided a wonderful resource in all of my new design work.

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