ohhhh..color!

I often find myself trying to compose fresh color palettes for clients and surprisingly, it’s one of the harder things to do. You’d think after years of PMS books and color theory classes, it’d be second nature for me. Even choosing a color scheme to paint my bathroom recently took me hours. But, now that I’ve come across Colour Lovers (yea, it musta been created by some Brits) I’ve gotten loads of inspiration not only for design, but for my home and style. Check it out at colourlovers.com.

pretty packaging

I don’t think it’s possible that packaging can get any prettier, cooler or more innovative than the things on thedieline.com. If you’re a designer looking for inspiration or just a sucker for good packaging, look no further. Anyone that can make wine in a box look appealing is ok by me!

charity : water

Did you know an average american uses 150 gallons of water a day, while citizens in developing countries can barely find 5? I just learned that fact and a whole bunch of shocking others on a very cool new site, it’s called charity: water and it’s all for the good of the people. But I like it too because it’s really well designed and has stunning (literally) National Geographic style photography, and the stories to match. Read the stories, feel the facts and then you might find it impossible not to donate. And if not, at least remember to turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth.