Color and Object Collages with Monochrom... A monochromatic color palette in a large scale piece of art or inside a home can be tricky to pull off without feeling oppressive or too blah. But lately I’ve been seeing more installations with interesting objects that are of a similar hue and I just cannot get enough of them. I think they work...

Inspired American: Spring Sportswear Tre... This spring, it’s been hard to avoid the jaunty, nautical stripes permeating the season’s sartorial offerings. But while the Breton stripe is classically Parisian, its current application is decidedly American. Today, separates make up the bulk of ready-to-wear, and they’re directly...

Movie Still Palette Inspiration... It may not be a new idea, among our chromatically-inclined kind, to conjure up a film-inspired color palette or two. But I especially dig the totally awesome pairing of film still photography + their color palettes. It is the peanuts and the M&Ms (sorry chocolate purists). This totally awesome website,...

Pantone’s Fall 2010 Fashion Color ... Considering many places have just emerged from the last of winter’s snow, it’s tough thinking about fall already–unless, of course, you’re talking fashion. Autumn/Winter 2010 ready-to-wear collections debuted last month. And right at the top of the four major fashion weeks, the...

Nina Ricci... Buoyed by what he called strong retailer response to his runway debut for Nina Ricci, Peter Copping produced a pre-fall collection that started where Spring left off. There was a similar soft color palette, this time rendered in washed loden wool, thick cashmere, and tweedy jacquards. The frills were back...

Masters Of Color: Tim Burton... There are two sides to Tim Burton that come across in most of his work. Through the use of a variety of light sources, color tones, and his hand-painted characters he expressively creates two separate, colorful worlds that captivate viewers and tickle their imaginations: a dark, grey scale Gothic world,...