The Color of Type

hen choosing the color of type to be used on a project, consider the medium first. In print, everything is reflective. That is, everything is printed on paper and light is reflected off the paper. Most often, type in print…

Color Predictions

Color-trending is a fascinating subject. And when economic conditions combine with wartime sentiments, colors take on some interesting and unusual hues.

The Beauty of Parasites

Sublime and reminiscent of botanical prints, the plates from Ernst Haeckel’s Kunstformen der Natur (Artforms of nature) (1904) are a treasure trove of color and design.

Visual Representation Poster

This limited edition Giclee poster by Stuart Tolley is a visual representation of the Bob Marley song I Shot The Sheriff. It shows the relationship between the bass guitar notes and the electric guitar’s treble notes.

New Web Projects Launched

I‘ve launched the new site and business blog for Robin E. Williams Incorporated, just in time for this client to reveal their new site and blog at an industry conference. Inspired by their business of creating donor recognition programs and…

Oil Inspirationist :: Harold Hollingsworth

Seattle oil evokateur, Harold Hollingsworth, captures a swirling Retro style in his unique paintings. These large-scale canvases capture movement and depth while encompassing fragments of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s design styles.

Geometric :: Pattern Fonts

Containing 100 geometric pattern fonts for Mac and Windows, Geometric is a book which gives designers a mountain of resource material. The book comes with a CD containing the 100 pattern fonts – the most extensive pattern font collection available…

Pixelated Pop

Artist & designer Cristian Zuzunaga, a Barcelona-born artist & designer, captures sheer imagination in his pixelated fabric prints, clothing designs and architecural influenced pixel-pop prints.

Felted Objects At Cooper-Hewitt

from March 6 – September 7, 2009, the Cooper-Hewitt features the “Fashion Felt” exhibition containing incredible & beautiful felted objects from a traditional yurt (a trellis-frame tent covered with thick, humble felts made from raw sheep’s wool) to felted rocks…

Accurate Color with Digital Printing

Matching PMS color when using digital printing can range from frustrating to impossible. Ask your digital printer if they have printed sheets from their equipment with all PMS colors. Then match your client’s PMS colors to the digital PMS colors.…