Colour

To find out what colours might work together or might not work together you can use a colour wheel chart.  There are 12 colours on the colour wheel and they are split up into three sections; primary, secondary and tertiary colours. You can use the colour wheel chart to create either a contrasting or complementary colour scheme.  To create a contrasting colour scheme you use different hues that are evenly spread out on the colour wheel chart. To create a complementary colour scheme you use colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel chart.

Colours can be used to create moods and emotions, for example the colour blue can be perceived as being calming and relaxing. Because of this we need to consider colours when designing magazine front covers. However the colours on the magazine front cover also need to be eye-catching, in order to make someone want to pick it up.