I regularly see articles or books that talk about looking to fine art or photographs of nature for color scheme inspiration and these are great places to find beautiful combinations however color inspiration can come from anywhere that there is color. My inbox seems to be ripe recently with ads filled with color inspiration. This [...] Read more »
Levenger Winter Colors
I was doing a bit of holiday shopping for my son online at Levenger this morning when I noticed a link in their menu “Winter Colors” and as you can guess I had to click. I found a grouping of products with the recommendation to “Give the gift of fine leather gear from Levenger this [...] Read more »
The Colors of Carolyn Gavin
I opened up my email to find this absolutely adorable group of characters on an ad for Licensed Products at Printsource in January. The artwork is by Carolyn Gavin and it simply made me smile. I like the combination of colors she chose and decided to take a closer look at the palette that has [...] Read more »
Red Pens Frowned Upon in Australia
From the article: Red pen too aggressive, Queensland teachers told By Gabrielle Dunlevy, AAP, December 03, 2008 “TEACHERS have been told to stop marking schoolchildren’s work with red pen because it is an “aggressive” colour. Queensland’s Deputy Opposition Leader Mark McArdle told parliament today that teachers were being advised to reconsider their pen choice because [...] Read more »
Color Quote of the Day: December 1st
I don’t know if something can be too colorful. Color is one of the great properties of glass and is more intense in glass than any other material. Imagine entering Chartres Cathedral and looking up at the rose window: you can see a one-inch square of ruby red glass from 300 feet away. Dale Chihuly [...] Read more »
