Colour theory is something very important to any person working in the design industry. Colour represent and connote a range of mood, feeling and emotions that is presented and interpreted by the viewer. It can manipulate the view to think or feel a certain way about something.
The history of colour theory began along time ago with the invention of the 'Colour Wheel' by Isacc Newton.
The colour wheel (above) combines three types of colours which include 'tertiary colours, primary & secondary. This might have been the case when Newton created the wheel, however times have moved on and with the invention of the Personal Computer (PC), have become more complex. the two types of colour, RGB & CMYK have become essensial to graphic designers as the two have separate purposes. CMYK is used primarily for print. CMYK will look different on your screen that it will look when printed. RGB is used mainly for things designed to be displayed on a screen therefore it is created to look better for screen rather printed.
The history of colour theory began along time ago with the invention of the 'Colour Wheel' by Isacc Newton.
The colour wheel (above) combines three types of colours which include 'tertiary colours, primary & secondary. This might have been the case when Newton created the wheel, however times have moved on and with the invention of the Personal Computer (PC), have become more complex. the two types of colour, RGB & CMYK have become essensial to graphic designers as the two have separate purposes. CMYK is used primarily for print. CMYK will look different on your screen that it will look when printed. RGB is used mainly for things designed to be displayed on a screen therefore it is created to look better for screen rather printed.