🎮 Your Design Mission! - Color Theory Rainbow Adventure

Welcome to the colorful world of design! Today you're becoming a color wizard, learning the magical secrets of how colors work together to create amazing designs. Get ready to discover the rainbow of possibilities!

🌍 Real-World Scenario

You've been hired by StreamFlix, a new music streaming app targeting Gen Z users. The Challenge: Create a color palette that makes music feel vibrant and exciting while ensuring the app works for all lighting conditions (bright sunlight to late-night listening) Your Role: Junior Color Designer Target Audience: Music lovers aged 13-20 who use their phones in various environments Success Criteria: Colors that energize users, enhance music discovery, and maintain excellent readability

🌟 What You'll Create Today

You'll dive deep into the fascinating science and art of colors! You'll learn how colors can make people feel happy, calm, excited, or peaceful. It's like learning the secret language that colors use to talk to our emotions!

🎯 Learning Objectives for This Activity

By completing this activity, you will:

• Master the color wheel and understand color relationships
• Apply color psychology to create specific moods and emotions
• Practice creating harmonious color palettes using Figma
• Develop skills in accessibility and contrast considerations

Worksheet

🖱 Access the File

Design Principles Part 1 - Color Theory

🛠 Complete the Tasks

Follow the instructions inside the file and complete the tasks.

📤 Submit Your Work

After completing the tasks, submit the file in PDF or DOCX format in this link.

🤔 Design Thinking Questions

Before creating your color palette, consider:

1. Who is your target user? What music genres do they love?
2. What emotions should your colors evoke? Energy? Calm? Excitement?
3. How will your colors work in both dark and light environments?
4. What accessibility considerations should you include for users with color vision differences?

✅ Self-Assessment Checklist

Rate your color design on these criteria (1-5 scale):

• Color Harmony: Do my colors work beautifully together?
• Emotional Impact: Do my colors create the right feeling?
• Accessibility: Can everyone see and use my color choices?
• Brand Consistency: Do my colors tell a cohesive story?
• Technical Understanding: Do I understand why these colors work?

👥 Peer Review Guidelines

When reviewing a classmate's work:

1. Start with 2 positive observations about their color choices
2. Suggest 1 way they could improve contrast or accessibility
3. Ask 1 question about the mood their colors create

💡 Super Designer Tips!

• Look around your room - what colors make you feel happy or calm?
• Try mixing different colors in your imagination - what new feelings do they create?
• Remember that every color has a personality - what would your favorite color say if it could talk?

🎯 Success Checklist

• I've explored the magical world of the color wheel
• I've learned about warm and cool colors
• I've discovered how colors can make people feel different emotions
• I've completed all color theory exercises
• I've submitted my colorful masterpiece work!

🔑 Key Takeaways

• Concept Applied: Color theory principles and emotional color psychology
• Skills Developed: Color palette creation, accessibility awareness, and mood design
• Tools Mastered: Figma color picker, contrast checking, and palette organization
• Portfolio Piece: Your color palette work shows understanding of visual hierarchy and user psychology

📋 Quick Reference

• Design Principle: Color harmony creates visual cohesion and guides user attention
• Figma Tips: Use Color Styles for consistency, check contrast with plugins, save palettes as team libraries
• Common Mistakes: Using too many colors, ignoring accessibility, choosing colors based on personal preference only
• Pro Tip: The 60-30-10 rule - use your main color 60%, secondary 30%, and accent color 10% of the time