Color Theory for Designers: Part 2 (Color Terminology) by Smashing Magazine
Color Theory for Designers: Part 3 (Color Palettes and Relationships) by Smashing Magazine
Kuler - Test out various color combinations
ColorLovers - social bookmarking of color palettes, trends, patterns
Color in Motion - Interactive Studie of Communication of Color by Maria Claudia Cortes
Recommended Books
Elements of Color by Johannes Itten
The Art of Color by Johannes Itten
Interaction of Color by Josef Albers
SPOT VS PROCESS COLOR
Spot Color:
- Based on premixed ink
- Each spot color used requires own printing plate on printing press
- Used when color accuracy is critical.
- Appearance depends on combination of ink mixed by printer and paper its printed on
- Identified by color matching system supported by commercial printer (ie Pantone
Find samples of spot color in Illustrator, Window>Swatches Libraries>Color Book
Process Color:
- Based on combining cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) colors.
- Used when job requires so many colors that spot color would be expensive or impractical
**Pick process color through color picker or color panel
You can use spot and process colors together (ie spot color for a company logo with process colors of a photograph)
Color Guide Panel in Illustrator
- Use to explore various color harmonies (monochromatic, complementary, triad, etc)
- Color Options - use to increase or decrease # of color variations
- Edit Colors - use interface similar to adobe kuler
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