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How cool is it that Linda included a link to Color Budz in the latest issue!?
Linda and the SRT (Skirted Roundtable) were totally the singular inspiration for our podcasts on color. Pioneers. Trendsetters. Mentors. Trailblazers.
Thought you might like to see Pantone’s “Color of the Year” 2000 – 2011 all in one place. It was fun putting them all together and it’s definitely a colorful final image.
Never done back to back posts but this is interesting and I’m curious if you noticed the coincidence too.
Do you like to follow the buzz with every new “Color of the Year” or no? Color trends don’t influence me personally when it comes to color design. They are fun though — and so are polls. Click in and play along.
No, you are not lost. This is Color Budz blog and, yes, I am discussing a “color trend” in a nice way. I know, it’s enough to make you fall out of your chair. . . or off a burly, navy blue Chesterfield sofa.
“Today, good taste is often erroneously rejected as old fashioned because the ordinary man, seeking approval of his so-called personality, prefers to follow the dictates of his own peculiar style rather than submit to any objective criterion of taste.” — Jan Tschichold
Relocating from my Midwest home to the Southwest rekindled a fascination with geography and regional cultures in general. Shortly after the ‘big move’ I started noticing map art in home decor. Awesome examples included in this post.
Artist Isaiah Zagar tells his crayon story.
Short video that encourages us to color outside the lines.
Picture from Wikipedia.
Online design is only as good as the online designer. Garbage in equals garbage out applies. There are secrets to managing color so online designs and virtual paint techniques accurately represent proposed color palettes. You’ll want to stay with us as we discuss why the new color apps from the paint manufacturers are more toy than tool.
Transform your monitor or TV screen into a rhythmic, ambient beacon of light and color with MoodLight. It’s free!
Did you know that flat, white above your head isn’t your only option?
Flop angle is a term for when color changes appearance based on the angle it is viewed. Color on the horizontal plane that is a ceiling will always appear more gray, cooler, and darker.
I love cruising blogosphere for well-executed table vignettes. So when I spied a new post about “proper scale and height” over at the Garden Web Decorating Forum, I couldn’t click fast enough to open the thread. This is a picture of the situation.
The essence of Phi is mathematical. Yet it’s not the formulas that capture our visceral attention and long gazes of appreciation. There is something romantic and captivating about how Divine Proportion infiltrates our surroundings both natural and built.
THE COLORS! Fabulous paint color inspiration! The PB slices could almost pass for paint chips. On behalf of paint store staff everywhere, allow me to list some of my favorite “peanut” inspired paint colors so you can leave your PB slices at home:
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Lori Sawaya, Color Strategist
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"Color is a philosophy."
— Frank Mahnke
Multi-Disciplined Color Expert: All that really means is I've worked with color in a bunch of different ways and I don't forget much. If it has to do with color, it tends to stick. Experience including but not limited to: architectural color, graphic design, and study in the arts, metaphysical phenomenon, and earth sciences
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