Honestly, this is just not my favorite holiday, for all the obvious reasons one would not like it. This year, I choose to celebrate the love of my community and my dear friends, new and old. Above are some images I find inspirational for this day of red. I like the warmer tones of theContinue reading “happy valentine’s day!”
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snow white
Snow day, snowball fights, snow angels and snow people, and studio with the snow outside. Feels like a sauna in here, but it is a nice view outside. Hope everyone is enjoying a little relaxing day out there.
colorful crinoline
On FFFFound.com I found these delightful images all by Fabrick Project. These colorful crinolines remind me of a vintage petticoats that I saw back in the late 80’s or early 90’s. They were very Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink. I never ended up purchasing one. I wish I had, $24 back then was aContinue reading “colorful crinoline”
color me chevreul
Happy Groundhog day everyone! Spring is just around the corner! I’m so happy for that! Today I’m working on a large chunk of the writing for my thesis in a chilly apartment that is trying hard to zap my energy. Lucky for me I am more in love with color than I can have theContinue reading “color me chevreul”
adventures with color
Happy Monday Morning! Here’s to the start of a new week with lots of Adventures in Color!
not color blind, just seeing
On the way to work today I heard this speech, and I was sorry that I had not thought to post something in honor of this day earlier. Better late than never. In the radio introduction of the speech, they said Dr. Martin Luther King asked us to not be color blind, but only toContinue reading “not color blind, just seeing”
green peace
Wishing you and yours a Happy 2010! Michael Johannason has the right idea here in his Green Piece.
hiding out in plain sight
Color Maven hero #2. Thank you Paul Smith for your contributions to the world of color and design. There is an on going discuisson that if we as designers design with great intention, timelessness, high quality and value that the environmental impacts of the products we make will transcend time and become sustainable because theyContinue reading “hiding out in plain sight”
color changes everything, example 1.0
While scrolling through ffffound, I was struck by the humor in these cool social commentaries. They are a great example of the power of color (well, typeface & layout too). Take anything, change the color and appropriate a new meaning, or change the time period from which it stems from- the power of color.
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