PIT Design Contrast

What is contrast?

• The way designers make different things look different, typically through colors and size
• Groups of three colors that are next to each on the color wheel
• An illustration
• The smallest image on a page

If you wanted to create the best contrast on a dark blue background, what color should you make your type?

• white or orange
• black or red
• purple or green
• gray or cyan

If you want to create good contrast with images, what should you do?

• Make all of them the exact same size
• Make them all really big
• Have one clearly dominant image
• Use an illustration

In the following image, which best creates contrast?

• The complementary colors
• The giant type size at the top
• The eyeball
• The rectangular shape

In the following image, which best creates contrast?

• The large, bold headline type and the dominant photo
• Complementary colors
• The illustration of the state at the top
• The warm color scheme

In the following image, which best creates contrast?

• The large red type to indicate which articles are most important
• The line at the top
• The center alignment of the text
• The border around the image

In the following image, what best creates contrast?

• The multi-colored characters on the black background and the large white type
• The shape of the head
• The expressions on the characters' faces
• The Facebook and Instagram logo at the bottom

In the following image, which best creates contrast?

• The complementary colors
• The large type at the top
• The font that is right-aligned
• The complementary colors and the large type at the top

In the following image, which best creates contrast?

• The bright pink on the black background
• The bold font at the top vs. the light font at the bottom
• The simple colors
• The pink on black and the bold font vs. the light font

If you want to create good contrast with images, what should you do?

• Make all of them the exact same size
• Make them all really big
• Have one clearly dominant image
• Use an illustration