Paragraph Exploration
Paragraph Exploration
Kelsey Hinesley
Kelsey Hinesley
Over the summer our class learned the way color can have a very important role in how legible text can be. Making sure there is a clear contrast between text and its background is a serious detail in design. For example if a light grey text is placed on a white background the viewer will likely have a difficult time reading the text. On the other hand if the paragraph is black on a white background then there is ample contrast between the two values to be legible. To show the importance of contrast in typography I will experiment on color gradients for both text and its background. It will demonstrate when a contrast between text and its background is illegible and when it becomes legible to viewers.
12 Three Background Colors/Text Color
Four Background Colors/Text Color
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/ CMY/C CMY/Y
CMY/M CMY/K
CMK/C CMK/Y
CMK/M CMK/K
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48
CMYK/C CMYK/M CMYK/Y CMYK/K
CMKY/C CMKY/M CMKY/Y CMKY/K
2 3 24
CYM/C CYM/Y
CYM/M CYM/K
CYK/C CYK/Y
CY K/M CY K/K
49 50
CYMK/C CYMK/M CYMK/Y CYMK/K
CYKM/C CYKM/M CYKM/Y CYKM/K
2 5 26
CKM/C CKM/Y
CKM/M CKM/K
CKY/C CKY/Y
CKY /M CKY /K
51 52
CKMY/C CKMY/M CKMY/Y CKMY/K
CKYM/C CKYM/M CKYM/Y CKYM/K
27 2 8
MCY/C MCY/Y
MCY/M MCY/K
MCK/C MCK/Y
MCK/M MCK/K
53 54
MCYK/C MCYK/M MCYK/Y MCYK/K
MCKY/C MCKY/M MCKY/Y MCKY/K
2 9 30
MYC/C MYC/Y
MYC/M MYC/K
MYK/C MYK/Y
MY K/M MY K/K
55 56
MYCK/C MYCK/M MYCK/Y MYCK/K
MYKC/C MYKC/M MYKC/Y MYKC/K
31 3 2
MKC/C MKC/Y
MKC/M MKC/K
MKY /C MKY /Y
MKY /M MKY /K
57 58
MKCY/C MKCY/M MKCY/Y MKCY/K
MKYC/C MKYC/M MKYC/Y MKYC/K
3 3 34
YCM/C YCM/Y
YCM/M YCM/K
YCK/C YCK/Y
Y CK/M Y CK/K
59 60
YCMK/C YCMK/M YCMK/Y YCMK/K
YCKM/C YCKM/M YCKM/Y YCKM/K
3 5 36
YMC/C YMC/Y
YMC/M YMC/K
YMK/C YMK/Y
Y MK/M Y MK/K
61 62
YMCK/C YMCK/M YMCK/Y YMCK/K
YMKC/C YMKC/M YMKC/Y YMKC/K
37 3 8
YKC/C YKC/Y
YKC/M YKC/K
YKM/C YKM/Y
Y KM/M Y KM/K
63 64
YKCM/C YKCM/M YKCM/Y YKCM/K
YKMC/C YKMC/M YKMC/Y YKMC/K
3 9 40
KCM/C KCM/Y
KCM/M KCM/K
KCY/C KCY/Y
KCY /M KCY /K
65 66
KCMY/C KCMY/M KCMY/Y KCMY/K
KCYM/C KCYM/M KCYM/Y KCYM/K
41 4 2
KMC/C KMC/Y
KMC/M KMC/K
KMY /C KMY /Y
KMY /M KMY /K
67 68
KMCY/C KMCY/M KMCY/Y KMCY/K
KMYC/C KMYC/M KMYC/Y KMYC/K
4 3 44
KYC/C KYC/Y
KYC/M KYC/K
KYM/C KYM/Y
KY M/M KY M/K
69 70
KYCM/C KYCM/M KYCM/Y KYCM/K
KYMC/C KYMC/M KYMC/Y KYMC/K
4 5 46
CMY/K
71 72
MKCY/C
KYMC/Y
21
22
MCY/M
56
13 14
2 3 24
53 54
71
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GRA 512: Spring 2015 Core Visual Communication Design Studio II
Student: Kelsey Hinesley Instructor: Andrew Weed