Ok i really wanna go into webdesign in a big way now

and im wondering what are good colours to use when webdesigning?

light shades of blues and grays???

also, what are cood colours to use for things like buttons and navigation menus???

Thanx allot everyone

Matt

blue?

pink :D bright pink :D

Originally posted by matt2kjones
Ok i really wanna go into webdesign in a big way now

and im wondering what are good colours to use when webdesigning?

light shades of blues and grays???

also, what are cood colours to use for things like buttons and navigation menus???

Thanx allot everyone

Matt

There is not one recipe for every site. Think about what you want to convey and experiment a little.
If you have a serious website with let's say a medical theme, you don't want pinks & yellows.
But if you are doing something for a used car dealer you just might want those Pink Flamingos! :D :D
It all depends.

You should remember that color communicates quite a lot -- whether it's used in a website or anyplace else. As long as you take into consideration how specific colors might be rendered on various systems (the old "web-safe" color idea) any colors might be good on any particular website.

While it's not specifically written for the web, I'd recommend this book to designers: The Pantone Guide to Comminicating with Color.

Originally posted by JayC
You should remember that color communicates quite a lot -- whether it's used in a website or anyplace else. As long as you take into consideration how specific colors might be rendered on various systems (the old "web-safe" color idea) any colors might be good on any particular website.

While it's not specifically written for the web, I'd recommend this book to designers: The Pantone Guide to Comminicating with Color.

Congrats on 2000 ! :beer:

Black on black. ;)

Here's a nice color harmony tool that might help you getting started: http://www.sessions.edu/ilu/#

Also: http://www.colorschemer.com

Originally posted by cyberdao
Here's a nice color harmony tool that might help you getting started: http://www.sessions.edu/ilu/#

Also: http://www.colorschemer.com

I tried the sessions.edu one and the colors it came up with didn't seem too harmonious. *shrug*

Thats why you do designs, to design something that looks good with using the colours of your choice that reflects what the client wants. ;)

Basic rule of thumb is, if you like it. And the rest of the 5 people you ask to review it likes it. Your safe. :D

Just never use those extremely bright colours like lime green or yellow without knowing what you are doing.

I like white background with some shades of blue or some light graphics. I hate dark colors.

The color scheme should be chosen as per the theme of the site.