Web Site Graphics: Color: The Best Work From The Web (Paperback)

by Jeff Carlson (Author), Glenn Fleishman (Author) "The Bodyflow site is an excellent example of how color can be used effectively without dumping it over every inch of screen space..." (more)
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Another in the Web Site Graphics series showcasing outstanding Web design, Web Site Graphics: Color focuses on innovative use of the 216 colors in the Web-safe palette, and on color schemes that dare to go beyond to 8-bit.

Among the many eye-catching sites is the color-restrained Lekrummet Online (www.ot.se/lekrummet). However, since this book was researched, Lekrummet has transformed into the equally attractive Ultraboy (www.ultraboy.com). The happy colorblocks at Gurl (www.gurl.com) are not stereotypically "feminine" colors; the site looks young and active. Intensely green "futuristic" wireframe images make Gr8's Web site (www.gr8.com) recall '70s science fiction and Japanese animation, an attention-grabbing idea in a site for a design firm. And for those with 8-bit capability, the digital comic book site Zark (www.zark.com) offers richly smooth gradations within its images.

As with the other books in this series, Color is not a how-to. It is a gallery of today's best efforts in Web design. The authors have carefully chosen the sites and explain how each one excels in the use of color. If you need to find some new inspiration in a hurry, thumbing through Color will be a lot faster than clicking away through search engines. There's a lot to look at here. --Angelynn Grant

Topics covered: screen captures of many Web sites showing innovative uses of color in Web design, with captions explaining why each site was chosen and listing artistic credits; an index with the names and addresses of all design firms involved.

Book Description
The Web Site Graphics series is a rich collection of successful web site design work selected by designers for designers. Each book in the series focuses on an important facet of graphic design online. Created for both professional and graphic designers new to the web, the Web Site Graphics series offers a complete and affordable resource of web site design inspiration.

Web Site Graphics: Color—Web site design often relies on color to get the message across—whether a designer uses a palette of colors to turn up the volume or a single hue to quietly create an effect—good use of color is essential on-line. Tricks for bringing the colors from a printed work to the screen, using color overlays, or using color to attract attention and improve readability—all are collected here, plus many more examples of innovative uses of color.

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• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564965163
• ISBN-13: 978-1564965165
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
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