Category Archives: color
Everything Old Is New
Created in-house, the new Antropologie Home Catalog features a clever retro-scrapbook look. As evidenced by current trends of design and marketing today, the use of retro-colors and fabric patterns seem right at home on this home catalog site.
Shepard Fairey In Japanese
I have a passion for, and am intrigued by, textile designs. Their repetitive nature of creation is so similar to techniques found in web background images. Shepard Fairey has an interesting selection of prints based on fabric patterns, including this one called “Japanese Pattern Fabric Set Red/Blk.” Visit the everything-Shepard site to see more.
Shepard Fairey Obama Poster
Shepard Fairey, the artist behind President Obama’s HOPE iconic art, has released a new Obey poster to commemorate the inauguration. Fairey’s critics have detracted from his style of art, where he works from 1940′s, 50′s and 60′s iconic art and works them into his own unique commentaries of the world today. His style reminds me [...]
Happy Holidays
May your holidays be filled with love, joy, peace and great design!
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. Or if you have the time and money, try a proof of your client’s first [...]
Color Blocks
Ever get stuck finding just the right color combinations? DailyColorScheme.com offers a different color combinations every day; allows you to copy hex, RGB or CMYK code; or you can download the combination you choose in your choice of popular desktop software formats. It’s a perfect tool for any blocked designer.