What is Color Theory? Color theory is the collection of rules and guidelines which designers use to communicate with users through appealing color schemes in visual interfaces. To pick the best colors every time, designers use a color wheel and refer to extensive collected knowledge about human optical ability, psychology, culture and more. Understanding Color Color is perception. Our eyes see something (the sky, for example), and data sent from our eyes to our brains tells us it’s a certain color (blue). Objects reflect light in different combinations of wavelengths. Our brains pick up on those wavelength combinations and translate them into the phenomenon we call color. When you’re strolling down the soft drink aisle scanning the shelves filled with 82 million cans and bottles and trying to find your six-pack of Coke, what do you look for? The scripted logo or that familiar red can? People decide whether or not they like a product in 90 seconds or less. 90% of that...
Why Are Images Used In A Table Of Contents? Most cool magazine table of contents use photos as their medium of choice. This is because photos/images make a table of contents look unique, stylish and professional. Including photos in a table of contents, is part of mostly all mgazine conventions since, they are a great choice for tech, arts, and design titles. On-trend flat graphics are also used by magazine designers to create and make their table of contents look particularly design-forward. Professional magazine designers are known to use Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, or Inkscape to create vector graphics, which make their table of contents look even more appealing and attention-grabbing. Vectors are a great way to express more abstract or fantastical concepts, and as a result are the perfect choice for magazine table of contents, as they make them more interesting to look at, as the abstract graphic catches the eye, and makes sure that the images, stand ...
My Final 2-page Spread Mockup This is my final mockup for the 2-page spread of my Art magazine. The section head of this 2-page spread is called, “Art Insider”, as the content present in the text, talks about the deeper meaning represented in the featured art pieces and gives a brief explanation behind their production. The section head is placed on the top of the 2-page spread, so that the reader can easily identify which category this article/spread is from. This gives the reader an opportunity to select which category is their favorite, and helps them locate their favorite article more efficiently and effectively. Section/Running heads are usually placed at the top of every page of a magazine and aid readers in navigating through an article easily. A running head should be designed creatively so that it looks good, because it is present on almost all pages of the magazine and a reader sees it every now and then. So, it has to be visually attractive.The Head...
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