Colour Image Search for Graphical Design Inspiration

Sammanfattning: This thesis project aims to develop a search algorithm which uses the colour information in uncompleted graphical work to find inspirational images that utilizes similar colour schemes. The dominant colours are separated from the image, and those are used to find other images with similar palettes in a database. The system is intended as part of an inspirational mood board, and the user case this project is based on handles the design of a book cover, and the selection of images used to be searched through consists entirely of book covers. The development is done in OpenCV and C++, using the k-means cluster method. The results are inconsistent, and while the fault in the system is known, it has yet to be mended.