A color study is a composition which creates deliberate color contrast and/or harmony relationships between regions of color. Sometimes adjacent regions are defined as a series of gradations. Sometimes adjacent regions represent extreme relationships, such as complementary colors (extremes of hue), or extremes of value, or saturation. Examples of color studies are any of the compositions in Itten's Art of Color or Elements of Color, which are based purely on rectangular or circular shapes.
An interactive color study is a compostion in which any single state clearly demonstrates one or more of Itten's color contrasts (hue, light-dark, cold-warm, simultaneous, saturation, extension) or harmony. User interactions with the mouse produce a shifting series of such states. In one method, fixed regions exhibit color contrasts that shift in response to mouse interaction. In another method, a fixed set of colors is assigned to regions whose proportions and/or shapes shift in response to mouse interaction.
The goals of the assignment are for you to
- become involved in the process of color composition.
- become familiar with Java 2D.
- engage in the process of interaction design
- explore a bounded space of creative expression.
- clarity of demonstration of Itten's principles
- utilization of Java 2D functionalities
- sense of delight in user experience
- clarity of interaction design (e.g., clear affordances)
- originality
- object-oriented design
You will turn in:
- an interactive Java applet posted to your web page;
- 1-2 paragraphs that describe your concept, goals, and how you developed them; and
- a hardcopy printout of your source code.
A very useful resource regarding connecting RGB with Itten's red-yellow-blue (RYB) colorspace is
Useful code samples are here.
due monday 10/20