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Christopher Meeks
My frustration over clients choosing a comp based on color (and not more important UI elements) has led to me starting to develop my high-fidelity comps in black & white before adding color to the equation.
I find myself wishing I could just keep the designs in black & white most of the time!
Anybody else do this? I'm curious to see whether it has worked for them or if it is just too hard to try and add/edit color later on in the process.
over 1 year ago
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Tyler Galpin
Good choice.
I do this sometimes and it really helps you focus on the design elements themselves and not some gorgeous colour combination that may or may not work. Also, adding colour later allows you to use colour itself to help draw the eye to different parts of the page.
over 1 year ago
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Pat Dryburgh
I did something similar to this with a recent project. It was sort of a mix between a wireframe and a design, with some elements given a little more detail than a traditional wireframe.
I do like your approach in some ways. Unfortunately, I have to say that I believe colour to be an important UI element, so I'm not 100% sold that this is always the right route to take.
All of that said, this alone looks like a wonderful, clean design!
over 1 year ago
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Aaron Anderson
I tend to go back and forth. I agree with Pat in that color is a very important part of the UI. I design from the get-go with some color but I keep a top layer of white with a blending mode of "color." That way I can switch back and forth on a whim.
over 1 year ago
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Christopher Meeks
That's a great idea Aaron, I'll have to use that.
over 1 year ago
My .02 cents...
If it's a logo, I strictly adhere to B&W for the first round, so color doesn't unduly influence the outcome before the concept is fleshed out.
For web, I like to use color (even if I end up tweaking it a bunch later).
I like Aaron's idea, seems practical. Like the layout above BTW....
Cheers.
over 1 year ago
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Jason Robb
The only drawback to designing a website in black and white is that black and white are colors, too.
I've done this, and I've had my client get attached to the black and white, and subsequently, a more colorful solution was not reached.
So be careful who you show it to, naturally, I'm sure you are. =)
over 1 year ago
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Comp in b&w: Part 2
by Christopher Meeks
Version #2, also in black & white...
I'm liking this one a little bit more
over 1 year ago