Design Element Recoloring for Precise, Faster Color Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Selecting a final design value for a given element attribute, particularly color, is a difficult and time-consuming task due to the large number of potential values, as exemplified by the RGB color space defining around 16.5 million colors, and default element appearances often fail to meet design requirements.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method for automatically recoloring design elements by determining a set of candidate colors and selecting a recoloring color, which includes determining if an element should be recolored based on simplicity and default gray appearance, and adjusting color attributes using a recoloring module.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually select color attributes from the RGB color space (16.5 million colors), then they can achieve precise color selection, but the process becomes extremely time-consuming and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system transforms the color selection problem from the RGB color space to the HSL color space, changing the parameter representation. By converting colors to hue, saturation, and lightness components, the system enables more intuitive selection and automatic adjustment of color attributes, reducing the time required while maintaining precision
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automatic color adjustment functionality that allows design elements to self-adjust their color attributes based on the document's overall color scheme. The recoloring module automatically selects and applies appropriate colors without requiring manual user intervention, thereby eliminating time loss while maintaining color precision
2Productivity
If default element appearances are used, then the design process is faster, but the elements rarely meet final design requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary color adjustment actions automatically when elements are added to the document. The recoloring module proactively adjusts element colors to match the document's color scheme before the user needs to make manual adjustments, thus maintaining both speed and compliance with design requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the recoloring module continuously monitors the document's color scheme and automatically adjusts element appearances based on this feedback. This ensures that elements meet design requirements while minimizing manual intervention and maintaining productivity
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AI summary
Described herein is a computer implemented method for automatically recolouring a design element in a document. The method comprises determining a set of candidate colours, the set of candidate colours comprising one or more candidate colours; selecting a recolouring colour from the set of candidate colours; and recolouring the design element using the recolouring colour.