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physical pie charts
Click here to view the embedded video. Statistics are just better when you add colour, yes? I love this data visualization of interior design colour statistics by designers Mie Frey Damgaard and Peter...
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typography & retail {colour commentary}
Product packaging is an essential part of retail design and is a fabulous resource for design inspiration. I love bold type placement and treatments, bright pops of colour, and collections that...
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colour swatch soaps {objects of desire}
These vibrant soaps by Mamoucha are full of lovely colour swatch combinations and patterns. They would certainly add a striking dash of abstract art to any soap dish… (photographs by/soap available...
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unexpected valentine hues
I love when unique colours pop up amid the expected holiday palettes. St. Valentine’s Day is awash in red and pink so these beautiful origami hearts by Melanie Blodgett and their spectrum of retro...
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wallpaper revival {colour commentary}
Modern wallpaper is bursting with non-traditional subjects from bold geometry to gradient effects to customizable drawing surfaces. Elegant shimmer, hologram foil, mixed with colour, bold prints,...
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magical istanbul
Is anyone still visiting plenty of colour?! I sure hope so! Sorry everyone for the ridiculous delay in posting. I received some very sweet emails asking if I was okay. Indeed I am. I recently returned...
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neon threads {palette of the week}
The neon trend doesn’t seem to be going anywhere and I am excited to see some diversity in the hues explored. Often, the term “neon” is focused on four or five colours but there is actually a wide...
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textielMuseum & textielLab identity
Dutch studio Raw Color has an exquisite eye for unique and memorable colour palettes. I love their identity for TextielMuseum and TextielLab and the wide palette created by using different intensities...
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cosmetic war paint
I had my passport photo taken today. Yikes. Now, I understand the need for secure (yet boring) images but I can still daydream about what would happen if art and border security mixed. I mean, who...
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knots of colour
Milwaukee-based artist Cassandra Smith has a portfolio plump with thought-provoking combinations of pattern, hue and unique surfaces. One of my favourite aspects of her work is the use of found...
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circular swatches
Created for Colorplan by London studio Made Thought, this swatch book has a fabulous mixture of functional elements and beautiful book design. I love the placement of circular colour chips and how the...
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bloc styling
Great product, photography, styling AND use of colour? Now that’s good design. I love this lookbook for Bloc Necklaces by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. With photography by Charlie Schuck and styling...
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pakta
Pakta is a new Barcelona restaurant from famous culinary pioneers Albert and Ferran Adrià (creators of El Bulli). The menu features Japanese-Peruvian Nikkei cuisine and the interior design is a...
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crane colours {palette of the week}
I spotted this photograph of origami cranes on Emma Dime this weekend and fell in love with the luscious colour palette and dreamy lighting. A perfect mix of tropical summer hues sprinkled with folded...
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astrobright tea packaging
Whoa. Geometric lines, a brilliant colour palette AND metallic foil? This tea packaging concept is flipping gorgeous. Designer Ken Lo created several packaging suites to explore the possiblity of...
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gethsemane lutheran church {colourful places & spaces}
If colour ever becomes its own religion, I think I found the ideal place of worship. Designed by Olson Kundig Architects, the redevelopment of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Seattle is a striking...
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bbc asian network, summer of music
Click here to view the embedded video. Click here to view the embedded video. Vibrantly coloured powders and spices exploding on a pounding bass speaker? Um, can I sign up twice? I love this identity...
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& other stories
I love the packaging of & Other Stories cosmetics (part of a larger lifestyle brand by Swedish retailers H&M). The rather official typography mixed with splashes of colour makes me think of an...
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the swap show
The Swap Show is an “exhibition exchange between design studios and creative agencies from cities around the world designed to showcase and celebrate creative work internationally”. The 2013...
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metallic jewel tones {palette of the week}
I came across this image crafted by photographer Daniel Lindh and art director Chang Lin and fell in love with the modern styling and palette. Has nail polish ever looked better? I just want to dive...
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