Review Week 8

Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition?
In order to convey the wanted message, designers must use the colors that can provide the correct feeling for the audience.
Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?
Since colors can affect the mood and feelings of a design, a mixture of colors is necessary to use while creating a design. The color wheel is an easy tool that can easily show a mixture of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
Find 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.

The designer included neutral colors within this composition to focus the attention on the colors used in the design.


Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object.
Objects appear to be in color when they absorb or reflect color in the visible light spectrum. The reflected light is the color we see.