Want to use two gradients in the same UI? A good idea is to start with a tone gradient and then add a shade or tint gradient, tint and shade gradients play with a tone gradient nicer than with each other. Since tones tend to neutralize rather than make an element pop, they work well as a backdrop for the ‘stars of the show’, as it were. Typically a tone gradient is used as a background rather than a foreground element. Want to know more about gradients inspired by natural environments? Check out this article by Jessica Anderson.ĪRT CLASS 101: A tone is a color (example green) mixed either with grey or is the result of both tinting and shading your color.
Choosing colors that are too distant from each other on the color spectrum only creates noise and disharmony, which is usually the opposite effect you want to achieve with a gradient. By this, I mean choosing colors within a few steps of each other, just like you would see in gradients ‘out in the wild’, for example, a sunset. A rule of thumb I like to use to ensure my gradients look harmonious and pleasing to the eye is to keep the colors used within the gradient as natural as possible. Choosing the right type of gradient Au Naturel Want to know more? Here is a fascinating article about the science behind seeing many colors as one cohesive image in art. Want your design to look realistic? Try a gradient. Because of the way that an object absorbs and reflects light (absorbing all the colors that we don’t perceive, reflecting the ones that we do) our entire basis for how we see color in our world, and that causes us to have endless color debates over a striped dress, rely on gradients as our basis for reality. Of those, our brain interprets them as about 10 million different colors at any given time. RealismĮverything our eye sees around us is made up of a combination of the reflected wavelengths of light that are seen as color by the human brain. The caveat being that it is the right type of gradient (more on that later). I would go on to argue (and have argued, Steve) that a gradient can be used on nearly every type of design element to add depth.
It can seem counter-intuitive to the wave of flat iconography and color that has swept through the design world recently, but adding a tasteful gradient in a sea of flat graphics can make an element pop and draw the eye. The most obvious and arguably the most practical use of gradients is to add depth. Presumably, if you are reading this, you are probably already a fan of gradients and don’t need convincing, but I’ve built this case for their accolades after my friend Steve got into an argument with me that gradients are stupid and I need a place to dump my opinions. Recently Facebook Messenger has also adopted an eye-catching gradient design.īefore we dive into the hell yes! and hell no! of gradients, let me make a case for gradients. Gradients by Stelian Firezĭownload 210 Gradients – modern and simpleĭownload Apple Style Gradients by Daniel Priceĭownload High Quality Gradient Set for Photoshopĭownload Web 2.Instagram ushered in a bold new age of gradients with their major logo redesign in 2016, since then more brands are embracing the gradient.
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Note: When download from Deviantart, the download link is usually on the right sidebar. Each download link leads to the download page. Below you’ll find 18 different sets of gradients from designers just like you. Any graphic or web designer would agree that having a large collection of gradients will speed up your design process.Įven though sometimes you’ll find yourself having to create a custom gradients, for most situations your library of presets will get the job done.
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