Color
Writing for the Web
Learn:
- That you are writing for site users and owners, but the users come first.
- Some guidelines for writing for the Web.
Graphics
In this page, you will learn that:
- Informational graphics are part of a page’s content.
- Interface graphics are things like buttons that people click on.
- Structural graphics are part of the visual framework of a Web page.
- Graphic elements should conform to the color scheme you have chosen.
- You can use a jQuery plug-in to make rounded corners.
- Packaged designs include layouts and graphics, already made.
Colors and color schemes
This page is about color.
- You want to choose a color scheme, a set of colors that work together.
- Individual colors have a hue (basic color), saturation (intensity), and value (brightness).
- A tint is a color with white added to it. A shade is a color with black added to it.
- Types of color schemes include monochrome with an accent color, complementary, and analogous with an accent color.
- You need to understand what you want before choosing a color scheme.
- You can download complete designs, that include colors and graphics.
- You can generate a color scheme from a photo.
How computers show images
This page explores how computers display images. Topics include pixels, color, color codes, channels, and anti-aliasing.