{ Didn't She Get the Memo? }

I guess she just couldn't stay away. A few months ago, I posted about a contest Matel hosted where fans could vote on Barbie's next career, and at the time Computer Engineer won out over Architect... but I guess she wasn't feelin' the whole computer crowd. While normally I find it awesome to have little girls aspire to be / do something other than being a model (or skank) or living off her rich husband, I don't think Barbie made the right career move by pursuing architecture. This is one of the worst times to enter this job market... while things are pointing to an economic upturn, still more of my friends (with architecture degrees) are unemployed than not, and have even gone back to school to avoid this dire time.  Plus what's up with all the color? I don't think Barbie, contrary to what the article says about working with architects, has ever visited a firm. It's pretty rare to find an architect with so much color in her wardrobe... but at least they got the thick rimmed glasses right.  {via}

{ Honeysuckle: 2011 Color of the Year }

Be sure to bookmark this handy guy! It's a nice departure from this year's Turquoise. I anticipate a lot great sites and graphics and fashion next year in this color. Are you excited about it? {via}

{ The More You Know: Magenta }

So this interesting little article was pointed out to me this morning. Apparently Magenta doesn't exist in the color spectrum (and I don't mean this Magenta). It was made (or invented if you will) to be the complimentary of green, and here I was thinking Red was the complimentary. Pssfff - thanks for nothing art classes! Apparently it's represented by light from the two far ends of the color spectrum, infrared and ultraviolet, so it is basically forcing us to see that color. To get more of your learn on, check it out here {via}

{ Not for the Color Blind }

Another fabulous find via Jennifer's gtalk. It's the Munsell Hue Test. I got an 8 what did you guys get? you have to do all 4 rows and you want the lowest score. Give it a try and enjoy!

{ a firm of inspiration }

Kell Munoz Architects first caught my eye via design vagabondia with their new design for the Texas Fine Arts Center. The use of color in the stark landscape is what really got me, but after fumbling through their website (which is a lil clunky and loads all weird and the background on the project page seems really disconnected ... but all that aside) had 2 or 3 projects worth bookmarking. It's a low key eye candy, and a few reoccurring post. Enjoy!

the color of the year!

I know I might be a lil' behind on the updates, but I am PSYCHED! to have this be the new color of the year! Predictions are saying Pantone 15-5519 (turquoise) is the hip color for 2010. I am a HUGE fan, and it's a welcomed changed from that plum color last year. (via)

'Tis the Season

Design Vagabond (a fave blog of mine) has been posting some outstanding color palettes lately. Most recent of which is a beautiful Vintage-esque Autumn Palette I just can't get enough... I anticipate some future painting of my place in this palette!
GORGEOUS!

Like Kuler... but 3D!!!

Found this bad ass app! its very similar to Kuler, but its a 3D color pallete helper! it's soooo RAD! check it! ColoRotate.com

Color by Number - Your Own Clothing

I have never been one for kiddie color by number books when I was a youngen, but new edition to the fashion world does have me intrigued, I mean I did always color my adidas sambas. How fun would it be have a 'custom - by - you' piece of clothing? Taking this simple idea to a new level, one designer has come up with an idea to let people color their own dresses and other apparel. The Designer, Berber Soepboer has also created a series of dresses that are designed to change color and pattern by snapping and unsnapping selective buttons and recombining layers in various ways.