TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Unconventional Inspiration: Beyond the Visual
Inspiration comes in many forms. As visual artists, the obvious place to find inspiration is other visual experiences. However, some of my favorite ideas often come from sources that are not strictly visual. Here are some rocks to turn over to find your next great idea or inspiration: Buy the Frame, Make the Painting It's kind of like starting with the end, and reverse engineering the idea. For example: These two frames were being sold…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Color Trends
September 5, 2024 - If you thought I was going to let the summer go by without mentioning brat green — you're wrong. From the day the new Charlie XCX album, brat, was released — long before it became a political meme — friends have been joking that it's MY SUMMER. And while I prefer a slightly more yellow green—a true chartreuse—as my favorite shade of green, even I have to admit, this is pretty close. And while the album cover looks like it was designed in 30 seconds, designers know better. There have been more than a few interviews with the design firm Special Offer Inc that handled the design, and hundreds of colors were narrowed down to get to this one. The New York Times and Architectural Digest articles about "brat green" are worth a read for…
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Multiples
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