Computer Science

A basic understanding of both color theory and graphic design theory is beneficial to all Web designers. This book provides a concise introduction to the key principles of color and design theory for Web students.

Chapter 1: Color Foundations for Art Theory   

- Understand the RGB color system  

- Learn to describe colors with 256 values in decimal and hexadecimal  

- Introduce the color name system  

- Understand the use of web-safe colors  

- Learn how color is created in HTML and Cascading Style Sheets

Chapter 2: Color Theory  

- Describe the basic principles and terminology of color mixing.  

- Introduce color schemas and understand the aesthetics of color composition.  

- Learn how to apply the doctrines of color theory to web design

Chapter 3: Graphic Design Theory  

- Learn the basic elements and principles of design.  

- Understand how these design formalisms are combined to produce different effects.  

- See how these design examples are used in artwork and web pages.  

- Practice implementing this artistic design into web page design.

Appendix A: HTML Color Reference

Appendix B: Artworks

Art/Design (nonmajors)  (Computer Science)
Internet / World Wide Web  (Computer Science)
Web Programming and Design: Numerous Mark-up / Scripting Language  (Computer Science)
Web Design: Aesthetic / Layout Principles  (Computer Science)

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EduCue, Addison-Wesley & Benjamin Cummings
©2004 | Addison-Wesley | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321267354 | ISBN-13: 9780321267351

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