Fun with Pups: Color swatch and name plates

        

          For almost any project there will be the concept of what color scheme to use and how to draw peoples attention without making it tacky or making it painful to the eyes. In general I enjoy creating my own color schemes but for this assignment I had to take a picture of something that would inspire me, thanks Heagney, so I decided to take a picture of a puppy and go from there.

The colors that conveyed the most feeling to me was the dark brown of  the fur, the dark blue of the duvet, and the beige color in the lighter fur. These colors convey warmth, comfort, and safety.

          

          Using the eyedropper tool to select certain colors from the picture you will then make a swatch color to use as your base. Next you will make a new swatch tint and lighten the original by several shades until you have three different hues that are usable in a 3x3 swatch.

          The example above is the swatch that I came up with that pleases the eye relatively well and makes nice but subtle contrast when meshed together. 

The first name plate has a nice contrast of a light slate blue that draws the eye and lets it rest while the lettering of my name is done in an almost leather brown that shows up nicely against the background. The last color used was a light almost beige color that is bright but not to much so that it seems to glow. 

The leather brown in the background pops out and immediately draws you in. The color isn't really warm but more so comforting like an old friend that's always there for you and never lets you down.The light blue, almost lavender coloring for the name is soft and easily visible but is subtle in the fact of its tint. The light brown subtitle works out much better on the leather brown background and accents it so that they seem to be connected.

The last name plate seems to have a haze over it like fog and while not ugly to see, the way in which it seems to obscure is frustrating in the sense that it dulls down the whole thing. The color scheme is dull in general and doesn't hold the eye nor draw it. Overall this is my least favorite plate out of the three while the second plate is my favorite. 

          The fonts used are simple yet effective in communicating professionalism and in a way a laid back, calm personality. The lines between my descriptive terms separate them in a nice way that doesn't draw attention to them but at the same time it gives the plate a good look.