Theory of Colour Harmony and Its Application
The colour represents an essential element of visual and graphic communications. It plays an important role in the perception of visual design and it is significant for all participants in the process of planning, developing and promoting graphic products. Designers are interested in a psychological...
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doaj-767e354438db470b8511a3043ecb8be02020-11-25T01:04:24ZengFaculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek Tehnički Vjesnik1330-36511848-63392018-01-0125412431248Theory of Colour Harmony and Its ApplicationDejana Javoršek0Primož Weingerl1Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles, Graphic Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana, Snežniška 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles, Graphic Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana, Snežniška 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaThe colour represents an essential element of visual and graphic communications. It plays an important role in the perception of visual design and it is significant for all participants in the process of planning, developing and promoting graphic products. Designers are interested in a psychological and presentational aspect of colours, while to the technologists the colour represents one of the most important quality attributes. The process of choosing colours that are harmonious, usable and efficient is complex. In addition, many designers have inadequate background knowledge of colour theory, which could help them with the selection of colours. As a result, designers usually spend a great deal of time and expend significant effort in choosing appropriate colour combinations. In this article, the importance of colour harmony and its application when extracting colours, rating and generating colour schemes is presented.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/300968colour extractioncolour harmonycolour harmony modelsgenerating colour schemes |
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek |
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Tehnički Vjesnik |
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1330-3651 1848-6339 |
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The colour represents an essential element of visual and graphic communications. It plays an important role in the perception of visual design and it is significant for all participants in the process of planning, developing and promoting graphic products. Designers are interested in a psychological and presentational aspect of colours, while to the technologists the colour represents one of the most important quality attributes. The process of choosing colours that are harmonious, usable and efficient is complex. In addition, many designers have inadequate background knowledge of colour theory, which could help them with the selection of colours. As a result, designers usually spend a great deal of time and expend significant effort in choosing appropriate colour combinations. In this article, the importance of colour harmony and its application when extracting colours, rating and generating colour schemes is presented. |
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colour extraction colour harmony colour harmony models generating colour schemes |
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