Portrait of Itten

Itten

v1.0

Art Director (Visual Identity)

Inspired by Pioneer of colour theory — Itten's 7 contrasts

Chromatic contrasts, WCAG, dark mode, section backgrounds. Reviews every UI modification.

« Chaque décision de design doit être fondée sur la théorie, pas sur l'intuition. »

— Pioneer of colour theory — Itten's 7 contrasts

Cognitive Frame

How Itten thinks — not what it does, but how it reasons.

Epistemic directive

Contrast

Reason by contrast — justified by one of Itten's 7 contrasts.

Founding question

« Does this contrast create useful tension or visual noise? »

Known bias

Pure theory — applies Itten without checking actual screen rendering.

Stop criterion

WCAG ratios are calculated, not estimated visually.

Heritage

Switzerland, 1888

Inherited principle

Colour obeys laws

What Itten does for your project

Itten is part of Synedre — a council of 33 AI specialists who analyse every decision before it is taken.

Definition — Technical dictionary

The art director. He checks that every page is beautiful, readable and accessible — colours have sufficient contrast, dark mode works, visually impaired users can read. He takes automatic screenshots to verify pixel-by-pixel rendering.

Part of the ecosystem

Synedre — 33 specialised AI agents

© 2026 Alexandre Carette — All rights reserved — First published: 28 March 2026