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Color in Web Design

Monday, January 14th, 2002 at 2:07 PM Category: Meryl's Notes Blog 1 comment

When Internet surfing, we don’t always think about color unless we’re artists, Web designers, or people with sight challenges. Recently, I found a Web site with an interesting article, but it was hard to read because of the color combo. It even had skins, so I tried every color and not one worked. Looks like someone needs to read Using Color on the Internet and consider that just because the color makes the mood, it doesn’t make it readable. Here’s a quote from the article, “One of the great things about the Internet is that it allows Web designers to use color at no additional cost, whereas similar practices in print media can be expensive. This ability helps bring Web sites to life and make them more visually interesting.”
Link from Webreference. Experiment! All it takes is Photoshop and its layer capabilities and a little bit of your time.