color To use color on your site to its best advantage and create a pleasing and eye catching design an understanding of basic color theory is helpful. Color is very important to give your site visitors the right impression of you and your site, Color Design for the Web discusses mood and color choices. For color scheme inspiration there are some free sources available to everyone. ● Clothing and home decor. You can get great ideas from the color combinations used in anything from a tie, dress or even curtains. ● Advertising, it's everywhere. Look past what it is selling you and notice the color combinations used. ● My favorite source is the natural world around us. The beautiful browns, golds and grays of stones in a brook, intense yellow and orange leaves against a brilliant blue autumn sky or the bright red stripe in a red winged blackbird. Nature is always right and a great color combination based on her work can really help your site stand out, Natural Selections: Colors Found in Nature and Interface Design will give you ideas for using the colors of nature in your design. |