Classic Colors: Romanticism

Romanticism was a key movement in the counter-enlightenment and a propagator to a drastic shift in art to an emphasis in intuition, imagination, and feeling. While it may have led to some Romantic thinkers being accused of irrationalism, these were the perfect …

Vintage Color & Design: Valentine's Day Cards

While it can be a little nauseating searching through all the cutesy, cuddly, blush-colored cards, I did find some, thankfully, with surprising palettes of unexpected colors. There are even a few that don't use red at all. Thanks goes to riptheskull for sharing their …

Colorful Ideas For St Valentine's Day

This is a guest post written by speakin_colors to help us all come up with some colorful ideas to share with our loved one this Valentine's day.

Historically speaking, Valentine was a Roman priest martyred under the emperor Claudius. While in prison, Valentine fell in …

Colors Of The Lantern Festival

Officially ending the Chinese New Year the Lantern Festival is held on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year in the Chinese calendar. During the Festival, colorful lanterns light up night skies all across the world.

Photo by See You, Jimmy!

History of …

Interior Design Trends: Blue+White

Two calming colors combined, white and blue; serene, refreshing, fun and beachy. Just thinking about these two colors makes me think of the summertime down at a beach house. Perhaps these hues where chosen due to my longing for the warm summer weather or the need to …

Eclectic Color Roundup

Here's a roundup of the most colorful art, products, websites and such that I've come across in the last week.

Interior

'Clouds' for Kvadrat by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

kvadratclouds.com; bouroullec.com

"'Clouds' is a colorful concept that evolves as you add …

New Art From India & Pakistan

An exhibition that recently opened at Philips de Pury & Company takes a look at new works coming from India & Pakistan and sets out to give an overview of the current Art trends by answering the ambitious question "what is 'Indian' in 'Indian Art' and what cultural …

Color Definitions From The Photographic Dictionary

As lovers of color we tend to be lovers of all types of visual communication. So, when I came across The Photographic Dictionary project "dedicated to defining words through the literal, figurative, and personal meanings found in each photograph" i though it would be a …

The Colors Of Chess

Chess has had a long and colorful history since its beginnings in the 6th century. And ever since the creation of the game the board and game pieces have been a continuous source of inspiration for artists who year after year create new interpretations. Here is a look …

Vintage Color & Design: Czech Film Poster

I came across this wonderful art film poster shop and gallery located in Prague called Terry Posters. The selection below is from their ongoing 'best of' Czech film posters series all of which, plus many, many more, are available for purchase on their website. Click on …

Eclectic Color Roundup

Here???s a roundup of the most colorful art, products, websites and such that I???ve come across in the last week.

Art

Chris Cobb: 'There is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World'

superherodesigns.com; mcsweeneys.net

Chris Cobb, a local San Francisco artist did …

Color Inspiration: 2009 Harbin Ice & Snow Festival

You might remember this festival from our post about it last year... and the Harbin Snow and Ice Festival is just as colorful this year as it is every year.

The Harbin Snow & Ice Festival is an annual event which takes place in one of China's coldest cities …

Interior Design Trends: Pink

Often viewed as feminine and soft, pink is also associated with love and health. When added to a room it adds a sudden softness. How do you feel about using the color pink in your decor at home?

Radiohead & Aniboom Video Contest Winners

Last year Radiohead teamed up with Aniboom and held a contest for someone to create a video for any song off their then recent release, 'In Rainbows'. And while the original contest was for one winner to get $10,000, it's no surprise that the talent gathered for such a …

Vintage Color & Design: No. 1 Comic Books

Here's some color inspiration by way of cover art from the No. 1 issues of classic comic books. Thanks to j_philipp for sharing this collection.

2009 Color Predictions

Since Pantone recently selected their color of the year, Mimosa, and their spring fashion color predictions have been out for a while, i thought it was time to have a look at what their predictions looked like and check in with the current trends here at …

Colorful Animation From 2008

Whether its stop motion, traditional or computer generated here are six of the most colorful animation shorts from the past year. If you know of any other greats leave a comment.

Lavatory Lovestory

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Presto by Doug Sweetland

via ticklebooth

Western …

The Chinese New Year & The Color Red

As it is the first day of the Chinese lunar new year I thought we would take a look at a little history of the celebration and why the color red is so important. So, let us wish everyone a happy 'Chinese year' of 4707, 4706, or 4646. We hope much luck will come in this …

Eclectec Color Roundrup

Here???s a roundup of the most colorful art, products, websites and such that I???ve come across in the last week.

Illustration/Web

COLOURBOX

colourboxonline.com; taktak.net

A wonderfully built and designed portfolio site for talented illustrator colourbox. The site …

Vintage Color & Design: Bolt Labels

Bolt labels, also called tickets, were stuck to the ends of bolts of cloth. The labels acted as a sort of trademark or brand, identifying a particular producer or merchant???s wares in the market place. Each label was designed specifically for the market it was sent to. …