A colour system you can explain in one minute
Six colours, each with a job. If you cannot say the job out loud, cut the colour.
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Most colour palettes fail in month three, when someone needs a colour that is not in the palette. A short system survives because everyone remembers it.
Give every colour a job
Ground, surface, ink, muted ink, line, and one accent. That is enough for almost any interface.
Test it in grey
Before adding the accent, check that the layout works in greys. If it does, the accent will only make it clearer.
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Why I still sketch on paper first
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A colour system you can explain in one minute
Six colours, each with a job. If you cannot say the job out loud, cut the colour.
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Designing for the thumb, not the mouse
Where thumbs actually reach, and what that means for buttons, menus and forms.
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