Aug 18, 2009  •  In Colors

Color Blindness Vision Simulator

Perhaps there is something wrong with me, but I think it’s fascinating that some people are color-blind. Can you see the number in this Ishihara color vision test plate? I’ve always wondered how different people perceive color – even those with normal vision. Taking this into consideration, a color-blind person would be a treat for […]

Aug 16, 2009  •  In Art/Design, Colors, Wishlist

500 Pencils

Does anyone else lay out their art supplies – whether it be tubes of paint, pastel sticks, or colored pencils –  and organize them by color? And after they’re all prettily arranged by their color families, then hue, then shade…do you ever just sit back and admire your collection? Because I don’t. The Felissimo Design […]

Nov 5, 2008  •  In Art/Design, Colors

Top Ten Pantone® Inspired Products

Color has a huge impact on me. I’m pretty certain that I am a tetrachromat. I often find myself mixing interesting colors in my head. I even associate people with certain colors. Needless to say, Pantone® is a part of my everyday life – both professionally and personally. Pantone’s tagline, “The color of ideas,” is […]

Jun 20, 2008  •  In Art/Design, Colors, Marketing/Advertising

Color Association

One of my favorite blogs, ColourLovers, posted an entry today titled “The Colors of Global Brand Identities.” As a self-confessed color freak, I naturally found the post utterly titillating and delightful. Some of the color palettes were immediately recognizable: If someone had blocked the titles of the above and asked me to name the brand […]

Feb 1, 2008  •  In Art/Design, Colors, Wishlist

Wishlist: Pantone Calendar

If you are at all familiar with design, printing, and/or publications, you should be aware of Pantone and its Pantone Matching System (PMS). (Pantone touts itself as the “global authority on color” and its PMS is the professional standard for design industries.) And, as we all know, I’m a color freak. So imagine my delight […]

Dec 29, 2006  •  In Colors, Geek, Personal

I Have Super Mutant Powers

…or so I think. I had written before that I have a gift of seeing color. I always saw colors others couldn’t…but I just brushed it off as one of those weird, quirky things about me. Now I’ve discovered that there may be a scientific explanation: I may be a tetrachromat. A what-a-mat? A genetic mutation that allows some […]

Nov 15, 2006  •  In Art/Design, Colors, Personal

My Skewed Perception

When I was little I believed that some people were better at drawing because they had better motor skills. In reality, it has more to do with perception and brain functions: the ability to differentiate space, light, and shadows. Steady hands are a plus, but they are not required. An old art teacher once told me that I had […]