Blue Colour Study

One Colour Study

Colour used: Primary Blue

Colour used: Twilight Blue

Colour used: Deep Teal

Two Colour Study

Colours used:  Diluted Periwinkle/Caribbean Sand 

Colours used: Somerset Blue/Candy Apple Red

Colours used: Winter Ocean/Chalk Purple

Three Colour Study

Colours used: Midnight Blue/Sunset Orange/Creamsicle Orange

Colours used: Sky Blue/Royal Blue/Cement Wash Blue 

Colours used: Black Teal/Dusty Turquoise/Muted Yellow

My understanding of the colour blue before I started this project was that it was a calm, quiet colour. I also believed that it's temperature was always cool. However, through this project my understanding of blue has changed that opinion. After the study I have realized that there can be both warm and cool blues. 

I've learned that combining colours isn't as easy as I previously thought it was. Before I started this study I thought that a lot of colours would work well with blue. Maybe it was my lack of previous colour exploration however, I found it challenging to find colours that looked right together. Also, when looking at other people's studies, they thought of a lot of colour combinations that I would not have thought of, especially the red studies. 

The colour combinations that caused vibration were the complimentary colours. The blues with the reds or oranges. Similarly with other colour studies, it was the reds vibrating with the greens and the yellows with the purples. Also, the bright colours such as yellow and red created a vibration. 

My design was more compatible for the one and two colour studies. The simpler colour designs made the typographic message stand out. These first six were far more successful, as they really divided the area and type into two, highlighting the "half off" message. When the third colour was introduced the message became a bit diluted.