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Understanding Colour Theory and Paper Sizes: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide explores the fundamentals of colour theory, detailing primary and secondary colours and how they interact, including the color wheel's significance. It also covers paper sizes, focusing on Metric measurements and weight classifications (g.s.m. and microns). Learn how folding paper can create smaller sizes and understand how tone and hue influence design aesthetics. This resource answers key questions about colours and their meanings, shedding light on the language of colour in design and its impact on mood.

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Understanding Colour Theory and Paper Sizes: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. G raphics theory Colour and paper sizes

  2. Paper sizes Metric paper sizes: to get the size below the current size simply fold the paper in 2 It is weighed in grams per square meter (g.s.m.) however when it gets above 500 g.s.m. it is then measured in microns Not to scale

  3. Primary Colours Primary colours are the base of all colour, they cannot be made by mixing other colours together But they provide the base to all other colour RED YELLOW BLUE

  4. Secondary Colours Secondary colours are made by mixing two primary colours Y B R B R Y Green Purple Orange

  5. The colour wheel

  6. Hue and Tone Hue is the actual colour you see e.g. Red, yellow or blue. Red hue Yellow hue Blue hue Darker lighter Tone tone White is added to lighten the tone, and black is added to darken it.

  7. Language of colour Colours can communicate the mood of the design... Blue and yellow can look energetic and exciting Browns, greens and natural colours can create calmness and relate to the environment Red is a hot colour and can symbolise danger

  8. Questions • What are the three primary colours? • What are the three secondary colours? • What size is A4 paper in mm? • What is a complementary colour? • What is hue? • What is tone? • What can yellow and blue represent? • What does a logo do? • What is a pictogram?

  9. Colour wheel

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