Exploring color in interface design

Abstract

If one says "Red" (the name of a color)and there are 50 people listening, it can be expected that there will be 50 reds in their minds.And one can be sure that all these reds will be very different. --Josef Albers, Interaction of Color Exploring COLOR in InterfaceDesign "C olor is the most relative medium in art," said Josef Albers, one of the 20th century's great abstract painters whose teaching profoundly changed and shaped art education in America. Perhaps most famous for his book, The Interaction of Color, he pointed out the changeable nature of colors, whose "behavior," like that of human beings, is always relative to their context. This quality of color was the focus of his painting and of the empirical color studies made by his students. "To open eyes" was Albers's primary educational goal. This meant an increase of perception and awareness, rather than a reliance on rules. The ultimate aims of his teaching were to release the potential of a medium and to use the medium creatively.There is a lot to understand about color in user interface design. Topics include the differences between color in light and pigment and techniques for using particular software tools. However, this article, like Albers's writing and his classes, is about the pleasure of choosing and combining colors to experience their potential and learn about their interactions.

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