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Fractal Art: Complex and Beautiful Color Inspiration

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:11:47 -0400

Even though I hate math... I love what can be created using geometric patterns. While there seems to be many different styles of art that fit under the umbrella name of a Fractal, what I found when I went looking for more information about them was a treasure trove of ama...

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Classic Colors: Art Nouveau

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:48:19 -0400

Art Nouveau was an international art movement during the late 1800's that focused on decorative arts such as glass work, interior design and jewelery, along with other departures from tradition in design, painting and sculpture. The movement was characterized by an elabor...

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The Colors Of Our Skin

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:46:42 -0400

Our skin plays two key roles: to protect us from the harmful UV radiation of the sun, while still taking in enough sun to produce healthy amounts of vitamin D. Because of this need, those populations who live in lower latitudes, those closer to the equator, have adapted da...

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The Colors Of Microbiology: Bacteria, Fungi & More

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:29:41 -0400

The color of micro-organisms (fungi, bacteria, algae, and such) is due to different colored substances in the cells. For instance, bacteria use variants of chlorophyll (the green in plants) but absorb light of different wavelengths creating natural colors of purple, pink, ...

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Wearing Red Helps You Win In Sports

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:23:47 -0400

With the Olympics wrapped up in China and the total medal count tallied, red seems to have won. China, who dressed completely in red, came out winning an astounding 51 gold medals, and the top 10 overall medal winning countries all include red in their national colors. So,...

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Colorful Books

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:03:41 -0400

While books with colorless pictures may be the favorites amongst most color lovers, here are a few other colorful books that might be worth checking out. Whether you are searching for the perfect color palette or brushing up on some classic color studies, one of these book...

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Colorful Allusions vol. 15

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:26:50 -0400

Though printed in black and white, great literature is bursting with vibrant color.

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Single Pixel Color Inspiration From Photos

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:44:28 -0400

If you're looking for a new way to find color inspiration in your photos, try this simple Photoshop technique to pull out colors from a single pixel line and create some unique color artworks... there are so many vastly different results from the same images depending on w...

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Vintage Color & Design: Penguin & Pelican Books

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:07:45 -0400

Another lovely flickr set from Joe Kral inspired this post (the last one can be seen here). This time we're taking a look at classic book design from his Penguin & Pelican Collection set.

From the outset, design was essential to the success of the Penguin brand. Eschew...

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Color In Nature: Water

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:11:49 -0400

Pure water has a light blue color due to the absorption and scattering of the spectral wavelengths. As the thickness increases, water becomes a deeper blue. The common misconception of water being blue due to a reflection of the sky's similar hue, just isn't true. Though w...

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