the color of culture

5 May 2012

A little mo inspo.

A bit more design application inspiration as you work this week - something for everyone. Enjoy.

BRANDING + PRODUCT PACKAGING

MOR Cosmetics:

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Beautao beauty products by Yael Miller:

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R Design for Tesco Herbal Tea:

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WALLPAPER DESIGN

Walnut:

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Grow House Grow:

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AMAZING TEXTILE DESIGNS By Masha Reva:

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Look at how she shows the evolution of her designs - THIS IS EXCELLENT PRESENTATION:

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SKATEBOARD DECKS by Julia Miguel y Ana

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Creative condom packaging via ffffound.com + thedieline.com:

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Phil Skinner:

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Creative store window displays by le Creative Sweatshop:

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And last but not least, the incredible Carl Kleiner (Ana, this one's for you - think minimal!):

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3 May 2012

Clash Palette for Attractive Branding

While waiting in line at the deli this morning I noticed the following snack bar stand:

For those of you whose projects focus on branding or product packaging, take a look at how the company uses the palette consistently throughout their branding, down to the text and navigation on their website:

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The bright, jazzy combination of thesecolors - 2 clash sets of yellow-green+red and blue-green+yellow-orange - with the classic black and white presents the products as fresh yet metropolitan, attracting the kind of customer who might use the same words to describe him/herself.

27 Apr 2012

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27 Apr 2012

COLOR COMBINATIONS

Hello everyone! Sorry I was absent today, I really wasn't feeling well, but I did went to class in order to hang in my work and you left earlier...
Anyway, I want to post my creations and a color palette that I create to make those..
Best,
Luci

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27 Apr 2012

Maria Zaikina's "Landschaft mit Haus"

Video:

http://av.vimeo.com/92627/651/54726876.mp4?token=1335544466_ff2e3422589c7ae95...

26 Apr 2012

Can you fill the blanks?

While writing my proposal for the final project I found myself describing colors in a rather funny way; since then I keep wondering if people understand a bit of what I'm taking about, so here is the piece:

"I changed the color palette a little bit, since my design requires now much more freshness and a sense of summer and playfulness. These colors are chosen in a pure, personal way, since in my head I am ----------- that was the first color I choose, then I choose ------------- because after all I’m still in Fashion and for what I’ve heard that’s the color a la mode. Then I choose -----------, because I want one right now, and also because I really like this warm color, it says summer to me and on rainy days it helps you think there’s a sun after all; the last color I choose was ------------ which is pure and only Caribbean water. Who has been in Cancun knows what I’m talking about."

Maybe you can guess, *hint* they are Pantone color names.

My regards,

Ana Figueroa

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17 Apr 2012

This is your brain on color

Andrea Vaamonde, a student from last semester, sent me this intriguing infographic depicting the psychological impact of seeing/being surrounded by colors in various environments.

Do you agree with any/all of these?

The Psychology of Color

Here's a preview - click the link above for the full infographic.

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LG

16 Apr 2012

My favorites patterns (Lucia)

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16 Apr 2012

PATTERN!

Some fun and unexpected patterns on Behance: behance.net

HAND-MADE by Natalie Chikhi:

...and here are a few more by her as well as application ideas - click her link above for even more.

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I love this design of "London "Landmarks" by Dimitra Tzanos, created from hand-drawn illustrations. Ana, I'm thinking of your design in particular and what we talked about - and this goes for anyone who wants to work with a hand-drawn or painted design: