Unofficial FP/InternetStuff

Book

Suggestions

Home Page

Bloglines

1906
CelebrateStadium
2006

OfficeZealot

Scobleizer

TechRepublic

AskWoody

SpyJournal

Sunday, November 15, 2009 – Permalink –

Color News

A multidiscipline subject

Here is a study about how color effects a reader's choice of concentration.

It was intended for newspaper publishers, but the same knowledge can be used in Web design, PowerPoint, or any other reporting application. Word and Excel will also benefit.

Color, Contrast, and Dimension in News Design

ColorProject

The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalists.
Poynter.org

See all Topics

internet
Labels: Color

<Doug Klippert@ 3:06 AM

Comments: Post a Comment

Thursday, May 01, 2008 – Permalink –

Color pickers

Formating tools

Colorcode Generator

Color Scheme

Color Schemer

Colorcombo

Iconico

Irfanview

Kira's Web Toolbox

Mediagods.Com

Pagetutor.Com

Visbone

Also:

Unsafe ColorMatch to see web color combinations.

More Color Matching Tools

See all Topics

internet
Labels: Addin, Color, HTML, Tips

<Doug Klippert@ 6:07 AM

Comments: Post a Comment

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 – Permalink –

Color Feels Right

Colors and emotions

When you're mad, do you see teal?

"Color plays a vitally important role in the world in which we live. Color can sway thinking, change actions, and cause reactions. It can irritate or soothe your eyes, raise your blood pressure or suppress your appetite.

When used in the right ways, color can save on energy consumption. When used in the wrong ways, color can contribute to global pollution.

As a powerful form of communication, color is irreplaceable. Red means "stop" and green means "go." Traffic lights send this universal message. Likewise, the colors used for a product, web site, business card, or logo cause powerful reactions.

Explore : The concept of color can be approached from several disciplines: physiology, psychology, philosophy, and art.

ColorMatters.com

See all Topics

internet
Labels: Color

<Doug Klippert@ 6:42 AM

Comments: Post a Comment

Sunday, March 11, 2007 – Permalink –

Color Safe Not?

The other side of the wheel

Death of the Websafe Color Palette?
One of the givens of Web design, the holiest of holy truths, is the sanctity of the 216 websafe color palette. It's a rite of initiation for every Web designer or developer: Use only these colors, we are told, and don't question why.

By David Lehn and Hadley Stern. David is a senior information architect and interface developer in the Milan office of Razorfish. Hadley is a senior designer in Razorfish's Boston office.

See all Topics

internet
Labels: Color, Layout

<Doug Klippert@ 6:50 AM

Comments: Post a Comment