In graphic design, background color provides what paint and wallpaper offer interior decorators: a context, a canvas, a backdrop, a foundation. Whether it comes from the color of non-white paper, from graphics or from photos, background color sets the tone and mood of the visual materials you create. When it surrounds a work in progress inside a page-layout application such as Adobe InDesign, background color also influences the designer’s reaction to the work itself. Writer Bio
