Sometimes, for me, color is the last thing I think about, and quit often something I dont even think about ever. I tend to be drawn to black and white images, from design work to my own photography, I simply love black and white. Most likely because I am intemiated by color, I think things dont look right, and dont particularly know what colors are best suitable for certain work. The fact of the matter is, color is intemidating, it can make or break a visual. What is wrong and what is right when it comes to color, what are the right colors for such works? I have found some really nice blogs and websites dedicated to understanding color and applying color to design work. Most importntly are the visuals that each of these links contain, they were absolutely crucial in helping me understand certain color patterns and combinations.

First is the blog, Design Lab 1: 2D Visual Arts Blog by Paul Notzold. Here Paul and a group of students give both textual and visual definitions of different color patterns, through self-portraiture. From analogous to double split complimentary, there is a wide range of helpful images and understanding.

Below are examples of one students experimentation with, analogous, cold, warm, monochromatic and triadic color schemes. Each with a different purpose and a different affect.

There are also many links here, so you can look at other students work to get even a more imagery and information on color schemes, and simply understanding color better.