Designer Alice Dobbie thought about a fictional color pharmacy when creating Tintology where colors are prescribed to help counteract various common emotional health issues and concerns, fight depression or unpleasant state of mind. Don't we all know by now that color has a profound impact on our emotions? The idea is based on the findings of Faber Birren (1900-1988) that provided evidence of certain …
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To create this Color Inspiration No.24 and former ones, I take a particular shade and study its origin, anecdote and sometimes mysteries. Reading the story about Terre Verte and the main character of today's color collage below makes me even want to dive deeper into color history. Images: Ph: Olesya Asanova | Ph: Andrew Romano | Kitchens Brasil | Josef Hoffmann A pigment when …
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The darker hue Teal and must-watch color for 2019 comes back around every ten years and is often combined with brown shades, since these two are split complementary on the color wheel and harmonise thanks to the balance of warm and cool color temperature. The name comes from that of the duck—the common teal (Anas crecca)—which presents a similarly colored stripe …
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I am happy to announce I've teamed up with NCS Colour again to offer you a printed fan-deck after the huge success we saw last year. We have stocked the 35 units up to 50 fan-decks this time. The first 50 readers to subscribe, will receive a printed trend guide a their homes. The handy size makes it easy to work with, …
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My dear friend and contributor Anastasia asked me yesterday was my guess for the Pantone color of the year was and I said it might be kale. My second option was a yellow tone. Funny to see that Greenery is just in between. According to the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute Further on, the brand describes the new color as a fresh and zesty yellow-green …
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Color Inspiration No. 11 is a seasonless color palette but which I actually love to see in Winter. Today's palette shows Pearl Grey, Powder, Matte Black, Mauve and Pumpkin. Boris Ovini | Pascale Albrand | Kate Kiley | Megumi Mezuno We believe this palette is ready to go for any creative discipline from beauty, fashion, textiles to graphic design, food and flower styling and interior …
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