Week 09 - Color Harmony Rules (27 March 2018 - HW10)

Cover for Succesful Farming that uses Triad colors.

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The magazine cover for Succesful Farming uses triad colors of yellows, blues and reds. Each colors helps with the design, such as how the yellow in Farming can indicate the energy of farming and the labor that comes with it. The blues help the yellow stand out making a better impact. While the red can be an emphasis for the magazine's main story.

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Source: Succesful Farming magazine from Parkland College's library.

Week 08 - Color Inspiration (14 March 2018 - HW9)

Cover for Sky & Telescope.

Mosaic colors from the Sky & Telescope cover.

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The magazine cover for Sky & Telescope has a interesting color palette as it uses a mix of mostly dark colors with contrasting high colors such as the different tints of purple. Black is a common color to mix with other colors as most colors have a higher contrast when paired with black. On a personal note, it mixes some of my favorite colors such as purple and black to create a stunning imagery.

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Source: Sky & Telescope magazine.

Week 07 - Positive/Negative Space (7 March 2018 - HW8)

Cover design for the Journal of Development Education

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The cover design fills the positive space of the numbers with a photograph of flowers in a grassy field. The negative space has a maroon color, in a way, it’s using opposite colors to give the flowery field emphasis of peace or serene while using the negative space to form the numbers and the design. The same goes for the logo on the top left which uses the negative space to create a silhouette or the company's logo. The colors don't blend in together to where it's hard to see but rather it unifies the elements to make good use of both positive and negative space.

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Source: The Journal of Development Education magazine found at Parkland Library.