Today was a day with no writing, but quite a few of non-book-related meetings and also a bit of sorting: I read through everything I have so far for the fourth big section of the book (the “advanced section”, as I still call it) and checked how to organize it. I’ll probably start by writing up the parts on
- How to create a color palette You need five colors for a bar chart
- How to extend a color palette You have two (brand) colors and need three more for your bar chart
- How to improve a color palette You got five colors, but they look bad together
- Bonus: How to understand colors better You’re tired of copying colors and want to become a color pro
A question I have is how open and/or detailed I should keep the explanations. Should I assume proficiency in tools like Adobe Photoshop? There’s are different levels of explanation depth, and I haven’t decided yet which one I’ll use. Here’s an example of one action, explained three ways:
- “Give your new layer the same color as your background.”
- “Use the eyedropper to get the color of the background, then give your layer the same color.”
- “Select the eyedropper symbol in the toolbar (shortcut: press “i”), then click on the background color to set that colors as your new “foreground color”. Now, select your new layer in the layer list on the right. Use the shortcut Cmd+Backspace to fill that new layer with the selected color.”