Game design 2 (2013): Lecture 13 - Colour
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Game design 2 (2013): Lecture 13 - Colour
- 1. 2013 Game Design 2 Lecture 13: Colour http://gcugd2.com david.farrell@gcu.ac.uk
- 2. Half and Half • Half on using colour in information design • Half on what colour is and how to choose
- 3. Books
- 4. Tufte’s uses of colour 1. to label (colour as noun) 2. to measure (colour as quantity) 3. to represent / imitate reality (colour as representation) 4. to enliven or decorate (colour as beauty)
- 5. Colour in Games • Team identification (label) • Item highlighting (label) • Mood, tone & aesthetics (enliven) • Convey information (measure) • Represent reality (representation)
- 7. To label
- 8. To label
- 9. To Enliven
- 11. To Enliven / Represent
- 13. Label
- 14. Measurement
- 17. Information Design • Games don’t do a great job of information design - but they use colour fairly well. • Consider Tufte’s uses of colour in your designs.
- 18. Part 2 • Choosing colour
- 19. What is Colour?
- 20. Rods & Cones • Rods & Cones • Tuned to RGB • Uneven distribution • 64% red, 34% green, 2% blue • Can distinguish red better than blue • Yellow shades particularly similar
- 21. Magenta?
- 23. Colour Models • Red, Green, Blue (Thissen 163) • Cyan, Magenta,Yellow, Key (Fox 52) • Hue, Lightness, Saturation (Thissen 162)
- 24. Colour Wheel • Newton Wheel • Red,Yellow, Green • Blended for hues • add whites (tint) • or black (shade)
- 32. Tip: Industry Palettes • Find industry photograph • Extract main colours
- 33. Tip: Mood Palettes • Find mood photograph • Extract main colours
- 35. Assembling a Palette • Select 3 to 5 colours from colour wheel • Also select a neutral and highlight colour • Experiment with tint and shade • Contrast is important • Consider the colour blind • Consider cultural implications
- 36. Colour Blind • 1 in 12 people • Resources exist which can model colour blindness. • http://www.wearecolorblind.com
- 41. Use Colour Sparingly • It is easy to emphasise something on unobtrusive colours. • On glaring colours it is difficult to emphasise something.
- 42. Tufte “Above all, do no harm.”