Many shades of gray
Color isn't always vibrant and exciting - sometimes it is pale, mute and dark. Sometimes a pop of a bright hue is all it takes to create a fabulous palette,...
The difference between tints, tones, and shades
TINTS Adding white to a pure color creates tints. Tints are often associated with pastel colors because they are softer and subtle. You can mix any of the basic twelve...
Make a color palette with your phone photos
A few months ago I discovered a wonderful phone app called Color Viewfinder. If you have a favorite photo or favorite place and want to create a palette based on...
Working with color for both print and web designs
When a client wants more than a website it is important to know the basics of print design and web design and to know how they work together. If you know...
Finding color inspiration for your website
Color palette choices are crucial to the effectiveness of your website's success. Subtle shifts in shades and tints within a palette can drastically alter the personality of your design and...
Color inspiration: yellow and gray
Yellow is a color many people affiliate with joy, elation, happiness, and creativity. It is no wonder companies like Cheerios, McDonalds, Nikon, Shell, Ikea and Amazon, just to name a few, use...
Interior colors for your website
Sometimes we spend so much time decorating our living spaces, in the colors we love and that make us feel relaxed and comfortable, that we overlook that these same colors can...
Pantone’s top 10 spring colors for 2016
Pantone unveils the top colors for spring 2016 and say they will "transport us to a happier, sunnier place where we feel free to express a wittier version of our...
Designing with monochromatic colors
Monochromatic color schemes are colors palettes based on one single color by adding or subtracting shades and tones of the same color to achieve the desired look. These types of...
Designing with analogous colors
If used effectively, color is a powerful tool in design. Color can do many things, it can set a mood, add excitement or highlight areas of a design that need...
