Color Inspiration: Quilts
post a comment | posted Aug 5
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
The tradition of quilting has been a part of many cultures. Thought to have originated in China and Egypt simultaneously, the first record of a quilted garment dates back to 3400BC. Quilts have been highly sought after not only for their warmth and...
The Colorful History Of The Bikini
post a comment | posted Aug 4
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
The bikini has been raising blood pressures and making people blush since its modern creation in 1946. It has gone through a few changes over the years in style; different patterns, plummeting waist lines, disappearing amounts of fabric and fluores...
A Daily Dose Of Color: Hexday
post a comment | posted Aug 3
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
That's it. One color per day.
COLOURlovers: What is Hexday, and what was the inspiration behind it?
Jon Sykes: Hexday is "a social experiment in color picks" I guess that's what I'd say. It's hard to say really. It's evolving. Originally i...
Minimalist Colors
post a comment | posted Aug 2
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
All colors tend to white,
the fiercer the intensity of light
--Marcel Minnaert
by Greencolander
Did you hear the one about the minimalist who bought a coloring book but deliberately overlooked the crayons?
The Colors of Vaeda Baty
post a comment | posted Aug 1
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
The work of Chicago area based artist Vaeda Baty is full of dream inspired, softly colored and richly textured photographs.
Vaeda was nice enough to send us some of her work to share with COLOURlovers, so I asked her a few questions about life an...
The Colors Of Scenic Stones
post a comment | posted Aug 1
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
Imagine if an artist could take millions of years to complete a single painting.
Over millions of years the natural process of water penetrating and seeping into stones, bringing with it solutions of iron and magnesium, along with other elements, ...
Colorful Allusions vol. 11
post a comment | posted Jul 30
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
Though printed in black and white, great literature is bursting with vibrant color.
Classic Colors: Fauvism
post a comment | posted Jul 29
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
Fauvism (french for "the wild beasts") was a short lived art movement popular in the early twentieth century. Lead by Henry Matisse, the movement was known for its use of color; brash, uncontrolled colors often straight from the tube, and applied u...
Color Inspiration: Yellow Minerals
post a comment | posted Jul 28
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
Currently, there are 4000 known minerals, with new discoveries being made year after year. Here are a few yellow minerals to inspire your next palette.
Color in Minerals
The absorption of light, and the apparent color, is determined by a mineral...
Shopping By Color: Polyvore
post a comment | posted Jul 27
Originally posted at COLOURlovers
Polyvore is a member based web application that allows its users to sort through uploaded images or those grabbed from around the web, to create collages for inspiration and to share with others.
The site's main focus is fashion, but also include...