[thelist] site header and logo (fwd)

[Heather Quinn]

I'm no color expert.  It's easier be a ciritic than to create.   My 
background is fine arts and programming.  Fine arts is really different 
from design.  I consider design to be a higher-level, harder skill to 
build than fine art skills, which rely so much on intuition.  In design, 
you need to let your intuition flow *and* know what you're doing -- get 
visually analytical, etc.  And I'm still working on that :).  If my 
writing was easy to read it was cause I was addressing y'all, and so 
took 40 minutes of editing and rediting to make that post work.

So, your request for an expansion of this discussion might be better 
taken up by some of the more experienced designers on the list.  Any 
volunteers for a color article?  

(...but if no one else volunteers an article on color, then I'll do one.)

Joel D Canfield wrote:

>Heather, the things you discuss here cover one of the largest holes in
>my skillset - use of color. I think all of us could really benefit from
>an article (or series of articles) expanding and explaining your
>comments below. Techy folks like me who are trying to get a grip on the
>artistic aspects of the web would really love a practical how-to, with
>both theory and specific examples.
>
>Your writing style is easy to read. Could I ask you to please consider a
>bit of writing for evolt.org? I for one would eat it up.
>
>Thanks for the great comments.
>
>Joel at spinhead.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org
>[mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Heather Quinn
>Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 8:10 AM
>To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
>Subject: Re: [thelist] site header and logo (fwd)
>
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>
>You're doing business colors, but there's no reason not to throw a 
>little hot stuff in there.  In fact, many of the most successful 
>businessmen tend to be really great at using color when they dress. 
> Why? They're optimistic and full of life, and express this in their 
>clothing choices.  Their appearance, including their choice of colors, 
>raises the morale of those around them, creating in others an increased 
>willingness to accept and support what these guys promote, which gives 
>these guys a competitive edge.
>
>So consider adding a bit more risk or lightheartedness to the color 
>intensities, range of values, etc..  Some change of this kind will give 
>your header enough interest to make it work the way you want it to.
>
>[ . . . ]
>

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Cheers,

Heather Quinn
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