Customization goes through the stages of creation and its « translation » into file. If you are not a graphic designer this step can be frustrating. But solutions exist focusing on the choice of colour coordinates and using web applications that can be used to guide and validate these chromatic choices…
First tool, Colorschemedesigner is a web interface that can be used to visualize the combination of colors on a chromatic wheel. The simulation can be made following monochrome variations, complementary colours, with « triad » or « tetrad. »
Once positioned on the wheel from warm to cold colours, you can play with contrast and saturation levels to get the RGB levels and colour codes that you can incorporate into a your graphical software.
A second step may be to compare this choice with the trends and tastes of others. Community Colourlovers supplies very appropriate tool since it offers ability to submit its palette of colours that can be evaluated and commented by members.
For more inspiration, the website provides a database of magazine covers and web home pages to show their construction colours with HEX and RGB values.
All what to deal with more confidence, customization contests, or its own products personalization.
For example, the current design competition Ryz shoes ($ 250 per selected patterns)
… based on a template provided by the site:
But also “refresh” or personalize his own shoes using the site Sneakart that supplies a solution to apply your pattern on an adhesive suitable for the removal on sneakers.
As a bonus, your design will be added to the gallery of visuals and selected as « Featured artists » to earn royalties on sales … They have already done it… so why not you ?:
And who knows, over time, being able to submit online your design to textile professionals ready to present in their community portal your patterns. For example Textile Republic and their patterns database to be applied to fabrics, clothing, wallpaper, stationery, and other merchandise (with 5% royalties).
Go for a little inspiration… :
What tools do you use to create your designs? What are your sources of inspiration?
