Transcript excerpt from Matt D. Smith arguing for a systematic approach to color in UI design: avoid mindlessly applying colors, define a single primary interactive color for clickable/tappable actions, and specify color roles for interface elements. The point is framed as item #12 in a broader "UI checklist of 101" for designing beautiful, functional interfaces.
I think these colors look really good together. Are your interactive colors well defined? What do you mean? I just used what felt right. That's one of the worst things you can do mindlessly throwing around colors without purpose. Pick a primary color and anything you can tap on or click to drive action, it's that color. But isn't that going to be too restrictive? The best websites and apps use one color to drive primary action. People have lizard brains, so you need to what? Well, how do I know what to define? Ask yourself what's clickable versus read only? Define the role of color and how it supports each interface element. This is number 12 on my UI checklist of 101 things to keep in mind when designing beautiful and functional interfaces. All right, well, I'll think about this some more, because.
