Here is a short article on color from iStockphoto. Recommended reading for beginners learning about color. Excerpt: When creating a very dense composition with lots of elements stuffed into a single image, it’s easy to let color overwhelm the viewer. The trick is not to use as many bright colors as possible, but to use …
Color relates to emotions. Find out what color to use for your design with this reference chart! A action—brown affliction—purple anger—red, orange authority—black autumn—brown award—blue B beauty (divine)—yellow beauty (human)—green belligerence—red, orange C chaos—violet cold—blue confidence—yellow constancy—blue contentment—green D dawn—pink death—black, violet dedication—violet demon—blue dignity—purple distinction—yellow dominance—red, orange E earthiness—brown enchantment—violet enlightenment—yellow envy—green esteem—yellow eternal life—green …
Turbo Milk wrote a nice article on the common 10 mistakes of icons design. GUI lovers be sure to check it out!
