How much are you loving the Winter Olympics? Being stuck here in snowy NY while almost everyone I know is off galavanting the world on winter break- watching it every day has helped save my sanity. Plus from a color perspective there is just so much to talk about!
First off: the official logo of Vancouver [...]
Everyone’s favorite yellow-hued family, The Simpsons celebrate their 20th year Anniversary on television this week. In celebration of this media milestone, Fox will switch out its signature red lettering and logos for more- “Homer-ish” golden graphics starting today.
‘Wo-hoo!”
The Simpsons and their signature color will be showing up
The other day while driving out to do a little holiday spending, I heard the most fascinating interview on NPR with JOEL WALDFOGEL-author of a new book entitled:“Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents For The Holidays”. Mr. Waldfogel, the chair of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, was there to [...]
In my ’so called adult life’ I have had the opportunity to purchase two brand new, straight-off-the-lot cars. Different makes, different models- both one very similar shade of deep, rich red.
According to expert Leatrice Eiseman’s article What The Color of Your Vehicle Says About You, my attraction to this vehicular hue has something to do [...]
Kate’s Talking ‘Colors That Make a Man’s Heart Race’ in this month’s Cosmo: (Yeah!!! It’s the Fergie issue) Did you know that wearing a vibrant shade of pink can increase others’ heart rates, an electric shade of Teal attracts attention and can up your self confidence, a yellow hues can give a boost to those [...]
Many, MANY moons ago (eons before we had this blog about color), fellow LIFC writer April Clark and I found ourselves at a party in a web of a conversation with two guys who wanted to know what ‘we did for a living’.
Without missing a beat April replied, ‘We work for Estee Lauder. We’re the [...]
And We Thought We Were Obsessed: I had always heard that peoples reactions to colors stems from their own personal experiences. Well San Francisco based Graphic Designer Rachel Berger partakes in a little colorful journaling and in her own way explores this very theory. As part of Michael Bierut’s The 100 Day Art Project ( [...]
Yesterday the brilliant photographer Irving Penn passed away in his Manhattan apartment at the age of 92. Working his camera and artistic vision up until the very end, his amazing career spanned decades. From his first days as an assistant art director at Vogue magazine to the world renowned master of his medium that he [...]
The most amazing public art project begins this week in Paris. Running from October 3rd- November 2nd (weather permitting) Parisians will literally be getting an ‘eyeful’ of French photographer JR’s ‘Woman Are Heroes‘ as they walk, ride or drive around the Parisian district of Ile Saint-Louis and the Pont Louis-Phillipe.
Over the last handful of years [...]
Today’s consumer is often being described as having somewhat of a ‘dual personality’. We desire luxury, yet feel the need to be more humble when it comes to our spending. We strive to surround ourselves with the fastest innovation in technology, while at the same slowing down to save the Earth. We attempt to live [...]
