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Color Bud, Lynne Whiteside, left this comment on a previous post:
“Please point me in the direction of affects of natural light on wall color. North, South, East, and West all have their own reflective color and I need more information. Thanks a million.”
Here’s my answer. The popular cut-n-paste on the web goes something like this:
North = Blue,
South = Yellow,
East = Green,
West = Orange
Lots of comments on this one – comments are longer than the actual post!
I am a good designer.
I know that.
And I got over it — and myself — years ago but I do have an observation or two to share.
In every designer’s career they reach a turning point. That pinnacle is the day you wake up and without conscious note, design has become a reflex. What used to be items on your to-do list transform into things you just know how to do.
The evolution is due to experience and paying attention while it accrues. Or, let me put it this way. You don’t have your head up your ass …
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