> On 6/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Pike) >> Date: Sep 16 2003, 8:49 am >> >> the clean appearance of the screen comes mostly from laziness, but the >> color scheme is (obviously) deliberate. the intent was to build on an >> observation by edwardtuftethat the human system likes nature and >> nature >> is full of pale colors, so something you're going to look at all day >> might best >> serve if it were also in relaxing shades. renee french helped me with >> the >> specifics of the color scheme (she's a professional illustrator and my >> color >> vision is suspect), once i'd figured out how i wanted it to look. >> there are >> still some features of the color system that i put in that i think no >> one has >> ever noticed. that's a good thing, in my opinion; the colors should >> fade >> away, if you'll pardon the expression. > > Rob and co. definitely did a stellar job on the color palette, though > you will see some knee-jerk reactions (something I may have been > guilty of in the past). > > *If* someone wanted to keep the same strategy but monkey with the > palette, you could use this as a start: > > http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/06/01/colorful-beauty-in-nature-butterflies/ > > -Jack
It really is a very nice color set, and all around an excellent UI. My criticisms are simply the products of various neuroses and such. John
