COLOR THEORY AND GOLDEN RATIO
Hey Steve!
For this project, we were to study the relationship between complimentary colors and create a design that integrated them, while keeping the golden ratio in mind.
I didn't know what to draw so I just stared at my website until I came up with something. I stared at the header, which is waves, and thought about drawing a surfer. So I did! I doodled him on my sketchbook, scanned the drawing, and then colored it in on Photoshop.
The first color combinations were yellow, blue, and red.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a3913c_aff8e05a1eba4ecf8411e174b1cdaa0b~mv2_d_2400_3000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1225,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a3913c_aff8e05a1eba4ecf8411e174b1cdaa0b~mv2_d_2400_3000_s_4_2.jpg)
After, was orange, green, and purple. This one unintentionally ended up looking a lot like the Hulk.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a3913c_e7f9035923f847738263cdbf04e80b69~mv2_d_2400_3000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1225,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a3913c_e7f9035923f847738263cdbf04e80b69~mv2_d_2400_3000_s_4_2.jpg)
I applied the golden ratio to the design and it fit somewhat perfectly.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a3913c_bf148faf0aaf4ad6b4e5846735107efa~mv2_d_2302_1454_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_619,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a3913c_bf148faf0aaf4ad6b4e5846735107efa~mv2_d_2302_1454_s_2.jpg)
Then, we had to make a design using complimentary colors. My favorite are yellow and blue, so I made a wallpaper for my iPhone with the little surfer.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a3913c_8db3ea9f187a4585b182015130f93eb2~mv2_d_2400_3000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1225,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a3913c_8db3ea9f187a4585b182015130f93eb2~mv2_d_2400_3000_s_4_2.jpg)