Working with color

A client’s style guide is our bible when we’re working on motion graphics for a video, a menu for a client’s DVD – just about anything to do with design.

But what if they don’t have a style guide?

There are plug-ins galore for Photoshop, Illustrator that help with creating a color palette. Two great online color tools make color choices easier.

Color Scheme Tool is a great web-based tool that offers a variety of palettes including monochromatic, complimentary, and split complimentary.

Colorblender doesn’t let you choose a specific type of palette, but does create a blend of six attractive colors. As a bonus, you can download this palette as a Photoshop color table, an EPS for use in Illustrator or send the blend by email to a colleague or client. The site will also make a suggestion for a Pantone® color match. Very helpful.

Some interesting reading on color theory can be found here.