Ian Storm Taylor personal blog
Design Tip: Never Use Black
One of the most important color tricks I’ve ever learned was to avoid using the color black in my work. Mrs. Zamula, my childhood art teacher, first warned me about black when I was in middle school. And I heard the same again multiple times at RISD. It sounds weird at first, but it’s good advice.
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Aug 8, 2012 | Design Tip: Never Use Black by ivolo | 761 | 210 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Never Use Black (2012) by josephwegner | 320 | 217 |
| Oct 20, 2013 | Design tip: Never use black (2012) by co_pl_te | 173 | 63 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Design Tip: Never Use Black (2012) by declanhaigh | 158 | 162 |
| Jun 17, 2018 | Design Tip: Never Use Black (2012) by koopuluri | 87 | 44 |
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