The Elements of Design: Color Flashcards
What are the layout structures?
The layout structures are due to the three-dimensional, physical manipulation of the finished materials that are used in the five Ps.
What are the surface structures?
The surface structures are the contributions that are made by the materials themselves of the five Ps including concrete, wood, fabric, and skin.
What is the light and shadow structure?
The light and shadow structure is contributed by the light source of the environment.
What is color?
Color is frequently rated as the most important aesthetic criterion for preference of many aesthetic forms.
What do the additive color systems represent?
The additive color systems represent the resulting color when two or more colors of light are mixed together.
What do the subtractive color systems represent?
The subtractive color systems represent the resulting colors when two or more pigments or inks are used.
What do the color wheels provide?
The color wheels provide a systematic organization of color in a circular pattern.
Is the hue the first component of a color?
Yes. The hue is the first component of a color.
Is the second component of a color its value?
Yes. The second component of a color is its value.
What are tints?
Tints are the light values that result from adding white.
What are tones?
Tones are medium value colors that are created by adding gray.
What are shades?
Shades are dark values that result from adding black.
What are the elements of design?
The elements of design are the basic perceivable units of a form.
What is the intensity?
The intensity is the purity, brightness, and saturation of a color.
What do warm colors include?
Warm colors include the range of colors from red-violet through red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, and yellow.
What do cool colors comprise of?
Cool colors comprise of the other side of the color wheel from violet through blue-violet, blue, blue-green, green, and yellow-green.
How is the undertone created?
The undertone is created by mixing in small amounts of warm and cool pigments.
What are color relationships or schemes?
Color relationships or schemes are established patterns of color combinations based on the position of the color wheel and the value intensity levels.
What does a monochromatic color scheme consist of?
A monochromatic color scheme consists of multiple tints, tones, and shades of a signee hue.
What does an analogous color scheme consist of?
An analogous color scheme consists of two or more hues that go side by side on the color wheel.
What does a complimentary color scheme consist of?
A complimentary color scheme consists of hues that are directly across from each other on the color wheel.
What is a triad color scheme made of?
A triad color scheme is made of three hues that are equidistant from each other on the color wheel.
What is a single-split complimentary color scheme similar to?
A single-split complimentary color scheme is similar to a triad relationship because it uses three hues that is more playful than a simple complimentary color scheme.
What does a double complimentary color scheme consist of?
A double complimentary color scheme consists of two hues and their compliments.
What won’t the achromatic color scheme use?
The achromatic color scheme won’t use the color wheel because it consists of black, white, and gray.
What are optical color effects?
Optical color effects are interactions between colors that occur during the process of the perception that appear to alter the colors or create new colors.
What occurs during optical color mixing?
Optical color mixing occurs whenever small dots of color appear to the eye as the blended color of two pigments.
What occurs during simultaneous contrast effects?
Simultaneous contrast effects occur whenever there are differences in the value, intensity, and warmth or coolness of two colors that are placed next to each other are emphasized.
How do color systems combine?
Color systems combine exact notations of hues, values, and intensity in order to specify an individual color.
What has Pantone standardized?
Pantone standardized palettes that are used by a number of industries that mainly graphics, fashion, and interior design.
What is color symbolism?
Color symbolism is due to the psychological states that have associated meanings with nature and a seemingly arbitrary social convention.
What does light red represent?
Light red represents joy, sexuality, passion, sensitive, and love.
What does pink signify?
Pink signifies romance, love, and friendship.
What is dark red associated with?
Dark red is associated with vigor, willpower, rage, anger, leadership, courage, longing, malice, and wrath.
What does brown suggest and denote?
Brown suggests stability and denotes masculine qualities.
What is reddish-brown associated with?
Reddish-brown is associated with harvesting and autumn.
What can dark orange mean?
Dark orange can mean deceit and distrust.
What does red-orange correspond to?
Red-orange corresponds to desire, sexual passion, pleasure, domination, aggression, and thirst for action.
What does gold evoke?
Gold evokes the feeling of prestige.
What does dull, dingy yellow represent?
Dull, dingy yellow represents caution, decay, sickness, and jealousy.
What is light yellow associated with?
Light yellow is associated with intellect, freshness, and joy.
What is dark green associated with?
Dark green is associated with ambition, greed, and jealousy.
What can yellow-green indicate?
Yellow-green can indicate sickness, cowardice, discord, and jealousy.
What is aqua associated with?
Aqua is associated with emotional healing and protection.
What is olive green?
Olive green is the traditional color of peace.
What is light blue associated with?
Light blue is associated with health, healing, tranquility, understanding, and softness.
What does dark blue represent?
Dark blue represents knowledge, power, integrity, and seriousness.
What does light purple evoke?
Light purple evokes romantic, nostalgic feelings.
What does dark purple evoke?
Dark purple evokes gloom and sad feelings.
