Though I love color (and color on top of color), I had never given much thought to how colors are created. I guess it’s something that I always took for granted… That colors just… were.
Turns out that new colors need to be created to match current consumer trends and moods. It’s a real science and the authority is, bien sûr, PANTONE.
I thought that you would enjoy this video that quickly walks us through the PANTONE process of researching, adjusting and testing the development of new colors.
Who knew? Well, I certainly feel smarter now.
And, designers and artistes, you will want to [...]

What better way to get in the holiday spirit than witnessing the extravagant window displays put up by the fancy schmancy retailers. I love this type of assault on my visual sense. Oh, where to look next…
The very best windows, though only ephemeral stages for the visual extravaganza, always offer some mystery and intrigue, a fantastical take on already fantastical fables. As Simon Doonan, Creative Director at Barney’s says it  “surprise is a very important element of a good window”, which explains his wacky take on the foodie culture of the moment.

As we mentioned in an article on the [...]

So, I was at the garden show this past weekend. A very odd place for me to find myself in since I can barely keep  artificial plants looking proper in my house. I guess that the essence of spring and its promise of foliage were calling me. The show itself was just… meh. But I did find this really unusual, architecturally pleasing plant/flower/whatever that I took home because the vendor (a charming gentleman from Holland) told me that all I had to do was to plop the bulb on the counter and let it do its thing, i.e. bloom. Now, [...]

Are you like this too? Holiday windows are always a surefire way to get me in the holiday spirit. Sometimes, I still see these displays as I did when I was a child, eyes as wide as saucers, mesmerized by the astonishing visual buffet.
I’m in awe of the amazing talent of the creative directors that build these dreamy, fantastical montages and of their elves that execute their vision  for every passerby’s delight…
So, I was researching this season’s holiday windows from the NYC chi-chi retailers (because they have the biggest budgets and because they need to outdo themselves every year, you [...]

Sooooooooo true!

This little gem found at Essential Keystrokes.