Review Week 8

Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition?

Color adds many things to a composition. Colors are used to symbolize mood and depth, so the colors that are used have a huge impact on the meaning of an image.

Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?

The color wheel can show a designer what colors go together and which ones clash. Also, the color wheel shows the progression of colors.

Add an example of neutral colors utilized within a design (hint: google poster design). Near the sample, discuss why you feel the designer included neutral colors within the composition.

This poster uses the neutral colors of brown and beige. The designer, in my opinion, used neutral colors to symbolize the simpleness of their photography company. If bright colors would have been used, it would have distracted the viewer away from the purpose of the poster.

Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object?

We see the color of something by wavelengths. Each wavelength shows a different color. When a wavelength is reflected off of something, light is shown.