The Elements of Design: Color Flashcards

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What are the layout structures?

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The layout structures are due to the three-dimensional, physical manipulation of the finished materials that are used in the five Ps.

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What are the surface structures?

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The surface structures are the contributions that are made by the materials themselves of the five Ps including concrete, wood, fabric, and skin.

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What is the light and shadow structure?

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The light and shadow structure is contributed by the light source of the environment.

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What is color?

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Color is frequently rated as the most important aesthetic criterion for preference of many aesthetic forms.

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What do the additive color systems represent?

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The additive color systems represent the resulting color when two or more colors of light are mixed together.

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What do the subtractive color systems represent?

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The subtractive color systems represent the resulting colors when two or more pigments or inks are used.

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What do the color wheels provide?

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The color wheels provide a systematic organization of color in a circular pattern.

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Is the hue the first component of a color?

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Yes. The hue is the first component of a color.

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Is the second component of a color its value?

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Yes. The second component of a color is its value.

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What are tints?

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Tints are the light values that result from adding white.

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What are tones?

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Tones are medium value colors that are created by adding gray.

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What are shades?

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Shades are dark values that result from adding black.

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What are the elements of design?

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The elements of design are the basic perceivable units of a form.

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What is the intensity?

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The intensity is the purity, brightness, and saturation of a color.

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What do warm colors include?

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Warm colors include the range of colors from red-violet through red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, and yellow.

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What do cool colors comprise of?

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Cool colors comprise of the other side of the color wheel from violet through blue-violet, blue, blue-green, green, and yellow-green.

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How is the undertone created?

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The undertone is created by mixing in small amounts of warm and cool pigments.

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What are color relationships or schemes?

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Color relationships or schemes are established patterns of color combinations based on the position of the color wheel and the value intensity levels.

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What does a monochromatic color scheme consist of?

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A monochromatic color scheme consists of multiple tints, tones, and shades of a signee hue.

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What does an analogous color scheme consist of?

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An analogous color scheme consists of two or more hues that go side by side on the color wheel.

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What does a complimentary color scheme consist of?

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A complimentary color scheme consists of hues that are directly across from each other on the color wheel.

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What is a triad color scheme made of?

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A triad color scheme is made of three hues that are equidistant from each other on the color wheel.

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What is a single-split complimentary color scheme similar to?

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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.

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What does a double complimentary color scheme consist of?

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A double complimentary color scheme consists of two hues and their compliments.

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What won’t the achromatic color scheme use?

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The achromatic color scheme won’t use the color wheel because it consists of black, white, and gray.

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What are optical color effects?

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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.

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What occurs during optical color mixing?

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Optical color mixing occurs whenever small dots of color appear to the eye as the blended color of two pigments.

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What occurs during simultaneous contrast effects?

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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.

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How do color systems combine?

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Color systems combine exact notations of hues, values, and intensity in order to specify an individual color.

30
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What has Pantone standardized?

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Pantone standardized palettes that are used by a number of industries that mainly graphics, fashion, and interior design.

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What is color symbolism?

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Color symbolism is due to the psychological states that have associated meanings with nature and a seemingly arbitrary social convention.

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What does light red represent?

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Light red represents joy, sexuality, passion, sensitive, and love.

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What does pink signify?

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Pink signifies romance, love, and friendship.

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What is dark red associated with?

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Dark red is associated with vigor, willpower, rage, anger, leadership, courage, longing, malice, and wrath.

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What does brown suggest and denote?

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Brown suggests stability and denotes masculine qualities.

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What is reddish-brown associated with?

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Reddish-brown is associated with harvesting and autumn.

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What can dark orange mean?

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Dark orange can mean deceit and distrust.

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What does red-orange correspond to?

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Red-orange corresponds to desire, sexual passion, pleasure, domination, aggression, and thirst for action.

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What does gold evoke?

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Gold evokes the feeling of prestige.

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What does dull, dingy yellow represent?

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Dull, dingy yellow represents caution, decay, sickness, and jealousy.

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What is light yellow associated with?

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Light yellow is associated with intellect, freshness, and joy.

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What is dark green associated with?

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Dark green is associated with ambition, greed, and jealousy.

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What can yellow-green indicate?

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Yellow-green can indicate sickness, cowardice, discord, and jealousy.

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What is aqua associated with?

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Aqua is associated with emotional healing and protection.

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What is olive green?

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Olive green is the traditional color of peace.

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What is light blue associated with?

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Light blue is associated with health, healing, tranquility, understanding, and softness.

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What does dark blue represent?

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Dark blue represents knowledge, power, integrity, and seriousness.

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What does light purple evoke?

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Light purple evokes romantic, nostalgic feelings.

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What does dark purple evoke?

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Dark purple evokes gloom and sad feelings.