The Color Blog
Practical, no-fluff guides on color codes, palettes, psychology, and accessibility.
HEX vs RGB vs HSL: Color Codes Explained for Beginners
What HEX, RGB, and HSL color codes actually mean, how to convert between them, and which one to use in web design, CSS, and design tools.
April 22, 2026Color Psychology in Marketing: What Each Color Communicates
How red, blue, green, yellow, and other colors influence buyer perception, with real brand examples and practical rules for ads and landing pages.
May 5, 2026How to Choose a Brand Color Palette (Step-by-Step Guide)
A practical five-step process to build a brand color palette: primary color, accent, neutrals, the 60-30-10 rule, and testing for consistency.
May 18, 2026The 60-30-10 Rule: A Simple Color Formula That Always Works
How the 60-30-10 color rule works in web design, branding, and interiors, with examples showing how to apply it to any palette.
May 27, 2026Color Contrast and Accessibility: WCAG Made Simple
Why color contrast matters, what WCAG AA and AAA ratios mean, and how to check and fix low-contrast text on your website.
June 3, 2026How to Extract Colors From an Image (and What to Do With Them)
Three ways to pull a color palette from any photo, plus practical ways designers and store owners use extracted palettes.
June 10, 2026The 7 Core Principles of Graphic Design Every Beginner Should Know
Balance, contrast, hierarchy, alignment, repetition, proximity, and white space — the seven principles behind every design that works.
June 17, 2026Typography Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Choosing and Pairing Fonts
How to tell serif from sans-serif, why font pairing works the way it does, and a simple system for choosing type for any project.
June 24, 2026Image File Formats Explained: JPEG vs PNG vs SVG vs WebP vs GIF
A practical guide to every common image format, what compresses what, and exactly which one to use for logos, photos, and web graphics.
July 1, 2026Image Resolution Explained: DPI vs PPI and What Actually Matters
What resolution really measures, why 300 DPI is a print myth online, and how to check if an image is big enough before you use it.
July 8, 2026Vector vs Raster Graphics: What's the Difference and When to Use Each
Why vector logos never get blurry, why raster is still king for photos, and how to tell which format a file actually is.
July 15, 2026Logo Design Fundamentals: How to Design a Logo That Lasts
The logo types, the process professional designers follow, and the mistakes that make a logo look dated within a year.
July 22, 2026Grid Systems and Layout Design: The Invisible Structure Behind Great Design
How column grids, gutters, and modular layouts create order, and how to build a simple grid for print or web from scratch.
July 29, 2026How to Compress Images Without Losing Quality
Lossy vs lossless compression explained simply, plus a practical workflow for shrinking images for the web without visible quality loss.
August 5, 2026Negative Space in Design: Why What You Leave Out Matters
How white space guides the eye, creates hierarchy, and separates amateur layouts from professional ones — with real examples.
August 12, 2026Photo Editing Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Cropping, Exposure, and Composition
The handful of edits that fix most photos — cropping, exposure, white balance, and composition — explained without the jargon.