Archive for 'Culture'
Technicolor Fashion: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Once a month, we’ll taking a look at fashion in film–characters, colors and costume design. Working together to create a believable persona; in the movies, the clothes often quite literally make the man. And in some cases, they make the real life looks we love for years afterward, much like the iconic heroine of today’s film […]
Posted: March 5th, 2010 under News, Culture.
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Tokyo’s Most Colorful Style Silhouettes
In the past, we’ve brought you on a visit to Tokyo’s famed Harajuku district, where Japan’s youth show off their flair and individuality by dressing in brilliantly colorful costumes and strutting their stuff for an always willing cameraman or two, but haven’t you wondered if perhaps there’s more to Japanese style than just girls who […]
Posted: February 27th, 2010 under Inspiration, Art, Culture.
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Color Inspiration: Ray Guns
A very early example of a raygun is the Heat-Ray featured in H. G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds (1898). Science fiction during the 1920s described death rays. Early science fiction often described or depicted raygun beams making bright light and loud noise like lightning or large electric arcs. Nikola Tesla’s attempts at […]
Posted: February 15th, 2010 under News, Inspiration, Fun, Culture.
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A Visual History Of Crayola Crayon Colors
Crayola is synonymous with crayons. Because of them crayons are one of the top 20 most recognizable scents for adults in America, and their brand is known to 99% of households.
Inspired by every color, from the original 8 color box to the 120 color trunk?, and the crayon connection shared by generations of people, Stephen Von […]
Posted: February 1st, 2010 under News, Culture.
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The Chromatic Palette of Mexica Sculptural Art
Researchers now know what colors were used by Mexica artists in the late 15th century & early 16th; colors that were included on such sculptures as the Sun Stone, Coyolxauhqui & Tlaltecuhtli.
“Studies of paint found in the pores of the stones confirmed that Mexica sculpture, as Greek and Roman, was polychrome. An interdisciplinary team coordinated by the National […]
Posted: January 27th, 2010 under News, Articles, Art, Culture.
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Color Inspiration : American Motels
We’re taking a color road trip across America.
Here are some classic colors from 1950’s & 1960’s American motels. Thanks to RoadsidePictures for sharing their collection of motel postcards.
Inspired Palettes
More Motels
Check out these other vintage color posts created with the help of RoadsidePictures: Transistor Radios & Pharmacy Signs.
Posted: January 26th, 2010 under News, Vintage, Fun, Culture.
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Egyptian Color Symbolism
The Ancient Egyptians had a rich culture full of advance communication, art & science. We know all this because of the record they left behind, but what we might not realize is how important color symbolism was to them, and how color plays an integral part in understanding that history. Color was often used purely as symbolism, […]
Posted: January 20th, 2010 under News, Culture, Theory.
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Inspiration: China By Anna Rogulska
Photographer Ann Rogulsk captures the colors of China in this wonderful series.
Posted: January 8th, 2010 under News, Inspiration, Art, Culture.
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Inspiration: Vintage Robot Toys
Last year when LIFE & Getty Images launched life.com, with it they published a record of their rich visual history from the last century. The other day I found the Trippy Space-age Toy Art gallery (via Found in Mom’s Basement < Tokyo Mango) and was inspired to look for more robots. Luckily, I came across Gasoline Ally Antiques, which […]
Posted: January 7th, 2010 under News, Inspiration, Vintage, Products, Culture.
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Christmas Color Legends
This is a guest post by Speakin_Colors.
The Robin Redbreast
Among the many animals associated with Christmas, there is one which features extensively on cards, wrapping paper, cake decorations and crackers: the Robin Redbreast. The robin appears in many Christmas motifs even though it is extremely rare to see a robin at Christmastime since it is […]
Posted: December 24th, 2009 under News, Fun, Culture, Guest.
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