Re: [9fans] Re: Colors and other fun

[john@csplan9.rit.edu]

> On 6/28/07, pavlovetsky@gmail.com <pavlovetsky@gmail.com> wrote:
>> From: r...@mightycheese.com (Rob Pike)
>> Date: Sep 16 2003, 8:49 am
>>
>> the clean appearance of the screen comes mostly from laziness, but the
>> color scheme is (obviously) deliberate. the intent was to build on an
>> observation by edwardtuftethat the human system likes nature and
>> nature
>> is full of pale colors, so something you're going to look at all day
>> might best
>> serve if it were also in relaxing shades.  renee french helped me with
>> the
>> specifics of the color scheme (she's a professional illustrator and my
>> color
>> vision is suspect), once i'd figured out how i wanted it to look.
>> there are
>> still some features of the color system that i put in that i think no
>> one has
>> ever noticed.  that's a good thing, in my opinion; the colors should
>> fade
>> away, if you'll pardon the expression.
>
> Rob and co. definitely did a stellar job on the color palette, though
> you will see some knee-jerk reactions (something I may have been
> guilty of in the past).
>
> *If* someone wanted to keep the same strategy but monkey with the
> palette, you could use this as a start:
>
> http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/06/01/colorful-beauty-in-nature-butterflies/
>
> -Jack

It really is a very nice color set, and all around an excellent UI.
My criticisms are simply the products of various neuroses and such.

John