Read Time: 3 minOriginally published: 2012 | Last updated: 06-05-25 As I flipped through “Colourful World” again today, I found it visually satisfying and thought-provoking, prompting me to rewrite my review to give this little book the recognition it deserves.Colorful World by Amandine Guisez Gallienne isn’t another dry color theory manual or basic design reference—it’s a breathtaking anthropological […]

Read Time: < 1 minuteThere has been a great deal of buzz about Blue Lizard sunscreen. Parents, dermatologists, and lifeguards are among those singing praises for everything from its kid-friendly ingredients to its smooth application to its effectiveness in protecting against the harmful rays of the sun.While I, too, think it’s a great product, simply having “blue” in the […]

Read Time: 3 minJosef Albers provided the most comprehensive analysis of the function and perception of color to date and profoundly influenced art education and artistic practice in the twentieth century.

Read Time: < 1 minuteWhen I was looking for an apprentice to learn my business, I developed a rather extensive application process. After interviewing the finalists, I felt I needed some further understanding of their native ability to formulate ideas in color and their grasp of the nuances of color. To that end, I created this simple color quiz. […]

Read Time: 2 minIn order to get something done you may have to cut through red tape. Here is why such a frustrating hindrance is associated with red.

Read Time: < 1 minuteColor plays a major role in brand identity and smart companies use color wisely to stand out. The H&R Block green brand color is a great example.

Read Time: 3 minHenri Matisse quotes come out of a six-decade career in working in all media, from painting to sculpture to printmaking. His revolutionary use of brilliant color and exaggerated form to express emotion made him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

Read Time: 3 minLudwig Wittgenstein was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. Wittgenstein quotes about color indicate he had a keen interest in art, too.

Read Time: 2 minLeonardo da Vinci was a leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance who’s known for his enduring works “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa.” Leonardo da Vinci quotes reveal his genius across a wide range of disciplines including color.

Read Time: 3 minAmerican artist, Georgia O’Keeffe quotes show how strongly she felt about color. She is best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes and is recognized as the “Mother of American modernism”.

Read Time: 4 minHave you ever wondered what your life would be like if you were colorblind? I have, and in every instance, I’ve imagined myself missing out on one of the biggest pleasure I have in life–creating with color. It wasn’t until I met Bonnie Auten that I came to realize that what I thought would be […]

Read Time: 5 minIf you want to learn to see and match colors there is no better training ground than learning to duplicating what you see in paint, pastels, or colored pencils. It requires you to really see the color of things. In fact, most artist spend as much time looking at what they are painting as they […]

Read Time: 2 minAlthough there are only two Joseph Addison quotes I have found about color, “Colors speak all languages” and “Among the several kinds of beauty, the eye takes most delight in colors” are two of my favorites among the hundreds of color quotes I have gathered. If you aren’t familiar with Joseph Addison, he was an English […]

Read Time: < 1 minuteSyracuse University orange became the official school color in 1940 after experimenting with what most today would consider “unsportsmanlike” colors.