Learn the Basics of Color Theory to Know What Looks Good

Learn the Basics of Color Theory to Know What Looks Good

Learn the Basics of Color Theory to Know What Looks Good

Colors are important to making things look good, whether it’s the clothes you wear or the presentation you give at work. But not everyone instinctively knows that orange and blue is a perfect combination. If you can’t trust your own judgement, understand and rely on the basics of color theory to always pick the right colors.

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Color Calibrate Your Monitor with Calibrize

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Want to know how to color calibrate your monitor? Try Calibrize. It will color calibrate your monitor and tweak your Windows settings so you don’t have to do figure them out manually.

The application is also portable and can run either on your local hard drive or your memory stick.

50 Best Free Tools to Create Perfect Color Combinations

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50 Best Free Tools To Create Perfect Color Combinations

December 17, 2009
A good color combination has the tendency to communicate with the users and let them perceive the design in the correct way. That is the basic reason why you need to pick the right color for your design. So, here we are bringing 50 varieties of useful and valuable color tools that would help you choosing the right color palettes for your designs.