Color & Web Design Tutorial

I found this to be a very helpful tutorial. I don't quite understand what the first comment was referring to. I've always been taught primary colors were red, blue and blue, and Google agrees with that. (also, that person needs to learn how to spell!). I have seen some VERY poorly designed websites that use the wrong contrast for their text, some being impossible to read. Never understood why the web designer didn't "see" that! Good work, and thanks! Terri-Wake Forest, NC

Sorry there's just one major mistake

On the first page you state "At the heart of basic color theory lie the three Primary colors: red, yellow, and blue:" this is absolutly wrong, you obviously don't understand the meaning of primary colors. Here is the true definition of Primary colors"Primary colors are colors which cannot be obtained by mixing other colors" The pictures you show us of the colored circels are also totaly mad. For the true primary colors you should refer to CMYK for "paint" see this image:
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afbeelding:SubtractiveColorMixing.png
and for the primary colors for "light" you should refer to:
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afbeelding:AdditiveColorMixing.png

The rest of your piece is a good read but please take out the fist page because it makes no sence at all...

Congrats and thanks - a very helpful tutorial!

Martha, thanks very much for a great explanation of colour use on the web.  I just discovered it and really appreciate the thoroughness and clarity with which all the various topics are covered.  I actually took a (paid) online course on colour theory from a graphic design school last year, and its content doesn't hold a candle to yours in terms of actually helping me figure out how to come up with a good colour scheme for a client.  Great job.

- Frank Herr, Toronto

Color and Web design tutorial

I was expecting more in the way of determining which colors combine well and the best intensity levels to use for website development. It is stated at the beginning of the tutorial that these are important images but it is not covered during the lesson.

The Best

one of the best tutorials.

RE: Excellent...........!!

Sorry, no .pdf file.

Martha Graham

Excellent...........!!

Is there any *.pdf file for this tutorial ???

Great Tutorial

Awesome tutorial... very nice to see a focus on how traditional design skills need to stay important regardless of the medium. Well thought out and arranged.

RE: RE: Great Tutorial!

Thanks George! I figured it out once I sent the message 

RE: Great Tutorial!

Just click on the Favorites icon - that is right of the title

Great Tutorial!

I want to add it to my favorites but I can't find a way to do it!

Thanks!

Cecilia