Monday, September 9, 2013

Color Police


This is an example of good design. The message is clear and the information is presented neatly and smoothly. The limited pallet reduces any distractions from the main idea.

This is an example of bad design. The lack of contrasting chroma makes it confusing and difficult to understand. The pattern is distracting and unnecessary. There are too many colors present without visual explanation. And the weakest chroma is in the smallest ares making the eye uneasy and unsure.


Wednesday, September 4, 2013

24 Pictures/ reflections






           This design shows a combination of a limited palette and contrasting values. Using mainly the color green with a touch of silver makes this design a successful limited palette. It also shows contrasting values within the photo used for the design presenting interest.


         This design mainly establishes contrasting hues. The orange causes the blue to pop and be noticed



     This design shows harmonious chroma, dominance in hue, and dominance in chroma. The harmonious chroma is shown by how intense all the coloring is. Nothing is faded or grey. The Dominant hue is purple making some hints of pink really stand out. Dominance in chroma is shown by how it is predominately all similar chroma



   This design shows transitions in hues, value, and chroma, harmonious hues, and harmonious chroma. The transition in hues and harmonious hues is shown by the use of all warm familied hues. The value and chroma varies throughout the design.



    This design can be an example of the use of neutrals, transitions in value and transitions in chroma. The value moves throughout this design leading your eye comfortably across

  

This design shows contrasting hues, contrasting chroma, dominance in chroma. Your eye immediately moves towards the center to the blue making the blue a very dominant hue. You comfortably move your eye down from the contrast in chroma.where the information is held.
 This contrast in chroma, dominance in chroma, transition in hue



   This design shows contrast in value, contrast in chroma, and dominance in hue. The difference between the light and dark values in orange show the contrast in value and chroma. The design is dominantly orange giving it a dominant hue.






Everything in this design is bright and stands out making it contain Harmonious Chroma.





   

The use of all primary colors in the same hue makes this show contrasting hues and harmonious chroma. I think this design would have looked better with some different use of chroma and value.



  This design shows Harmonious hues and harmonious chroma given everything is in the warm family just containing different values of it.



This design shows Transition in hues, transition in chroma, transition in value and dominance in hue. The design is decidedly blue but goes through nearly all the transitions of blue whether it value, or chroma,





    the bright pink and the soft blue makes this design show contrast in chroma, and softened chroma.



   The use of all primary colors in this design and their intensity shows harmonious chroma, and contrasting hues.





  this design shows softened chroma giving it harmonious chroma as well as harmonious hues.


 this design shows harmonious chroma given how everything is at the same intensity as well as contrasting hue and dominance in hue. It is dominantly red even though the green stands out at first.



   The transition in hue is shown by the transistion of red to yellow all at similar intensity showing harmonious chroma. The blue causes contrasting hues.



 The use of only green in this design makes this an example of imited Palette.



  This design shows dominance in hue, use of nuetrals, contrasting chroma, and contrasting value. There is much contrast between the light and dark chromas and hues causing one to be ultimately dominant.
  


 This design shows Contrasting hues, contrasting chroma, and contrasting values. The different value and shades of chroma can be shown within the blue hue as the contrasting hues can be noticed by the black and yellow.




This design shows  Contrasting values, and transtition in value. The major changes between the light and dark value can create movement and balance.




  This Design shows contrast in hue, contrast in chroma, and harmony in hues. In one part of the design everything is contrasting compared to another section where the hues are predominantly warm. The stripes somewhat vary in chroma.



  This design is a great example of transition in chroma. It can also be an example of weak chroma.



 This design shows transition in hue, limited palette, and contrast in chroma.  The chroma changes drastically in this design. But the color green is dominant.


   This design was taken while a red lamp was by creating a key in the color.



   This design is an example of the use of neutrals and the unity they create.
    


In this design there is an example of contrasting values and how movement is created between them.


Sunday, September 1, 2013

5 Object Reflections


Scissors- I find scissors to be well designed given the way they are designed to be held a certain way with finger holes made for specific fingers. The holes are made to be comfortable and allow the device to accommodate the hand function.


Toothbrush- This toothbrush I find to be well designed. It has smaller bristles connected to a smaller neck easy for use inside the mouth. It also contains a thicker staff with grips on the sides making it comfortable and easy to hold on to and use.


Nail Polish- I find the nail polish container to be very well designed given its size, convenient structure and its ability to be pleasing to the eye. Its small and compact. Its smooth and easy to carry. The lid is attached to the brush minimizing the amount of pieces needed. And Its structure allows the polish to be applied with ease.


Dish Brush- the dish brush here is small and compact. It contains a large amount of strong bristles substantial enough for scrubbing and cleaning. Its additional feature besides the thick handle, comfortable to grip, is the sharp edge off the top of the staff ables the device to scrub off any particular tough dried access food.


Stapler- The staplers design gives it a sturdy bottom able to withstand its ground with added pressure. It contains a long holding space allowing it to hold multiple staples at a time.