The Muller Formula (or: Predictable Color Preferences)(colourlovers.com)
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The Muller Formula (or: Predictable Color Preferences)
http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/09/02/the-muller-formula-or-predictable-color-preferences/
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are there any more of these kind of color preference examples? i think i suck at picking colors.
This site has a few: http://www.worqx.com/color/combinations.htm
Do you know of any quizzes that test for that kind of perception? I know I'm not colorblind, but I strongly suspect I'm lacking the color-combination-preference circuit.
Sure, grab the nearest girl ask her if your clothes match. If she laughs you fail.
Ok just kidding :) Although girls do generally have more sensitive eyes than guys, so its not totally silly.
Ok just kidding :) Although girls do generally have more sensitive eyes than guys, so its not totally silly.
I am under the impression that my clothes mostly match by default, since all my pants are khakis. I just imagined some set of images that I was supposed to compare for appealingness, and then have a hidden set of answers I could compare to; that would demonstrate it pretty strongly for me, without having any power of suggestion involved.
Khakis are so great for that. The best part is, girls see hundreds of douchey guys wearing jeans and something that doesn't match. It's a strong clothing choice for like 15 different reasons.
"But I also noticed that people in creative professions, such as artists or designers, often tend to like the 'ugly' combinations."
I found that interesting. From looking at the top two samples, I preferred the "ugly" colors, as a set, next to the "pretty" colors, as a set.
I found that interesting. From looking at the top two samples, I preferred the "ugly" colors, as a set, next to the "pretty" colors, as a set.
I like the color schemes that Muller predicts, but I don't think it's for Muller's reason. I like color schemes that have exactly one saturated color that catches the eye, like the bottom amber and the top blue in the "good" schemes. The "bad" color schemes don't have any.
Grab this: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/reference/colortheo...
You'll never get colors wrong this way.
You'll never get colors wrong this way.
Looks interesting, but I don't have a Mac anymore. Do you know of anything similar for Linux?
The science of color is actually pretty amazing. Now if only there were a mathematical explanation for Paul's love of orange. I thought I was a fan of that color until I met him.
I always figured it was the George Nelson influence.
Very interesting.
Interesting article and one I'll be coming back & reading. Colour is always a hard one to pick & apply. I take photos any chance I can and one of the subjects I usually shoot each morning is a mountain shot out the kitchen window.
I happened to be playing with gimp with one such image and mapped out the colours that I liked. You can see it here ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/541666109/
Then looking through flickr that particular day I found a very similiar colour combination here ~ http://flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/545089963/ Even now looking at the top palates at colourlovers you can see another similiar combo ~ http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/77121/Good_Friends
So I wonder if there is a natural colour grid of all possible colour combinations that are repeated in nature that you can capture (exploit), process and apply rules like the one described here?