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if you can relate to someone telling you “this lower case g looks like a puppy” then please, for the love of typography, get yourself over to penguin’s screening room and watch the series on typography. it’s fun… and informative… and inspiring!
on wednesday, pantone released its fall 2010 colour forecast, inspired, as always, by the corresponding runway shows in new york. apparently the upcoming season’s (although really, it’s not even the end of february yet, so it’s hard to think of fall already!) palette is based on the ideas of practicality and embellishment. so lots of solid neutrals with few lively splashes thrown in for some fantasy.
the colours are accompanied by designers’ interpretations. i was most taken with the golden glow…
lela rose (love the leopard & floral combo!)
elie tahari
and thuy
you can get the report for yourself, here.
i’m always on the lookout for new colour palette inspiration, and i found some goodies at january’s couture shows. using css drive’s image palette tool, this look from christian dior
turns into this super fresh-looking set of colours.
similarly, this look from jean paul gaultier
translates into this set of moody blues:
now that’s a tool i can use every day!
the dessy group has introduced pantone wedding planning. choose your pantone colours, assemble your inspiration boards, order your bridesmaid dresses, share swatches and more. all in honest-to-goodness pantone colour purity.
and it turns out the winners follow the losers in the brand new “best and worst of 2009″ post. here’s my personal favourite winner… the redesign of the new york public library identity. it brings the design beautifully into 2009 with updated type and an impactful icon but in a way that completely respects the heritage of the mark. love it.
brand new has posted its top 10 worst logos of 2009, here. my personal favourite worst? this identity for the state of wisconsin. it’s just a hot mess.
