>> I know nothing about art and colors and all that, but I'd like to hack out >> a plug-in to allow people to make nice-looking color combinations in logos >> and etc. >> >> I make a lot of logos and whatnot, and can never figure out what colors go >> with what. (I'm dumb like that.) This sounds like a *great* idea. I feel like I'm often wrestling with this problem. >> So I was wondering if anyone knows a mathematical formula for determining >> such things, or a source of information like that? I've looked at a bunch >> of art sites, and they all have color wheels and whatnot, but, well, I >> just don't really grok what they're trying to tell me, and I'm sure there >> are other, equally clueless people out there who would much rather just >> see a three-panel swatch (like the kind you can get from home supply >> stores, one big square of color and two color squares that 'match') than >> try to tweak things out. When I was in graduate school I lived with a couple of guys studying landscape architecture. They were always referring to books on color matching for their drawings and plans. A quick search on a well known, but much reviled, online book store turned up this small sample of potentials resources: Choosing a Color Scheme : How to Handle Samples and Use Color Successfully in Your Home by Kimberly Kerrigone The Designer's Guide to Color Combinations : 500+ Historic and Modern Color Formulas in Cmyk by Leslie Cabarga Color Harmony Workbook : A Workbook and Guide to Creative Color Combinations by Lesa Sawahata Color Harmony 2 : A Guide to Creative Color Combinations by Bride M. Whelan I hope this helps, Carey Bunks ------------------------------------ Dr. Carey Bunks Senior Scientist BBN Corp. 70 Fawcett St, 15/2A Cambridge, MA 02138 tel: 617-873-3028 fax: 617-873-2918 email: cbunks@xxxxxxx ------------------------------------
