Vanessa Mercure – Paint Brush into Computer Mouse

Who Am I?

My name is Vanessa Mercure. I am a third-year graphic and web design student studying at John Abbott College. Art is the greatest form of human expression. It is very difficult to pinpoint exactly what art is because it means something different to everyone. To me, art is about self-expression, letting people see your point of view through your artwork, exposing your vulnerable side as a result of your art, truly letting the world, see you.  I am a person that strives to complete the tasks at hand. I am an efficient, responsible, charismatic person who is very detail-oriented. 

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Colour My World

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Colour Wheel Spectrum –

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Designing is no easy tasks, designing takes a lot of skills, one of them being choosing the right colour palette for your project. When I first began in the graphic and web design program at John Abbott College, I had a particularly hard time coming up with colour palettes that were cohesive, and fit the aesthetics of what I was trying to convey. The colours I assumed went together, showed no representation of what I was trying to perceive through the website.

I really struggled to find which colours worked best together, or even which colours can be paired as a palette. So for the better part of my first semester in the program, I struggled with comprehending the ideologies behind colour selections. It wasn’t until I stumbled upon the website called https://colorpalettes.net/, which taught me the beauty and power of colour selection. Colours play a huge role in helping people to recognize and comprehend what the website is about. What really sets this website apart from others, is that it gives you images that feature the colours they have paired together.

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