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Color Happy 62

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
A bright and warm illustration on an icy cold day: Story Sisters by Roman Klonek....
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Color Happy 61

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
It’s amazing how many subtle colors you can find in a photo that at first glance seems extremely monochromatic. Case in point, this photo by Ann...
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Color Happy 60

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’m still waiting for the snow to arrive in New York, so in the meantime I’ll live vicariously through photographs like this one by Tiffan...
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Color Happy 59

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Here’s an interesting color palette from The Great Carnival, the graduation project of Eric van Den Boom. Check here to learn more about the con...
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Color Happy 58

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
This lively tourism poster for the city of Jerusalem is from the 1966/1967 Graphis Annual. Just one example of the vintagey goodness in Sandi Vincent&...
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Color Happy 57

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
A perfectly Fall palette in this typographic illustration by THIS STUDIO....
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Color Happy 56

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Loving the hyper-saturated colors in this photograph by Nancy Stockdale, aka futurowoman. Lots of her photographs are available at prints on etsy as w...
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Color Happy 55

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Faux bois butcher block pattern by Meg Hunt....
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Color Happy 54

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
There’s amazing stuff to be found in the vast ephemera collection of Sheaff. This trade card rebus was found in the Extreme Typography section. ...
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Color Happy 53

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
In protest of the weather getting a bit too cold and gray for my liking, this summery image by aspidistra....
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Color Happy 52

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
This illustration, Sea Houses, is by Barcelona-based illustrator, Alex Noriega....
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Color Happy 51

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
The color palette of this piece by Typozon feels appropriate for the transitional weather we’re currently having in the city. I’m loving w...
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Color Happy 50

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
This beautiful set of photos by Jessica Kettle is making me want to hold onto summer for just a few more weeks....
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Hüseyin Yilmaz

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’m really loving the color and light in this set of photographs by Hüseyin Yilmaz. via Yay! Everyday...
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Color Happy 49

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Cookie, the brains behind Made in England by Gentleman (I posted about his Goat Race logo here.) illustrates and designs a weekly desktop that’s...
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Color Happy 48

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
A happy color palette from this photograph by doe-c-doe....
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Color Happy 47

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
The delicious styling of Aran Goyoaga....
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Color Happy 46

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’m trying to hold onto every last drop of the summer that we have left. So I was particularly drawn to this photograph by abby trys again, whic...
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Color Happy 45

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
An illustration perfect for a summer Friday, by Zara Picken....
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decoylab

Ellie • Jul 26, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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Color Happy 44

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
This time tomorrow I’ll be on my way down to the Outer Banks for a much-needed week-long vacation, so this illustration by Michele Rosenthal see...
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Color Happy 43

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Photo by amorphity....
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Color Happy 42

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
This ad, found here, was most likely designed by Erik Nitsche. According to it’s flickr page, the ad was included in Air News, a magazine he art...
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Color Happy 41

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’m loving these graduation card designs from Linzie Hunter’s lettering portfolio. Here are a couple others from the set:...
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Color Happy 40

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
“Hi”, a set of 30 Postcards designed by Ray Fenwick will be released on June 17th, from Chronicle books. If you, like me, can’t wait...
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Color Happy 39

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
The colors of this image really struck me when I saw them—so fresh and bright. These materials for The Reel were completed by Daniel Freytag while a...
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Color Happy 38

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Feeling muted pastels today… Photograph by the lovely Shana Rae, whose prints you can purchase right here....
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Color Happy 37

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Perfect packaging for spring from Kate’s Paperie. (Also available as giftwrap.)...
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Color Happy 36

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
A fun set of business cards for The Colour Gray. Image from here...
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Color Happy 35

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’m loving these recent illustrations by Helen Dardik....
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Color Happy 34

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I went to Max Brenner for the first time the other night; and in addition to having an amazing dessert, I really took notice their brand. I especially...
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Color Happy 33

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
In honor of Hatch San Francisco’s 2nd Annual Easter Egg Coloring Contest, I leave you with some of the fun designs from last year. Click here to...
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Color Happy 32

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
These ads for the Mississippi State University Study Abroad program were created by student designer, Kate Thomas. They were recently awarded a Bronze...
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Color Happy 31

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Melissa Manfull creates these beautifully intricate, architectural drawings. If you’d like to see more, she currently has a show going on at the...
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Color Happy 30

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Here is a fresh and unexpected color palette for this stationery by Hey Studio....
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Color Happy 29

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Check out these beautiful sketches by Morgan Blair. via Yay! Everyday...
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Color Happy 28

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’ve been obsessing over this pair of images from Rebecca Thuss’s portfolio ever since I saw it a few weeks ago. So bright, and summery an...
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Color Happy 27

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I am dying for the cold and gray weather to subside right about now, so this week I’m focusing on this fun summer palette from a 2008 issue of M...
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Color Happy 26

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
In the January issue of Readymade, one feature asked five artists to reimagine the populist poster art of the Great Depression. This particular poster...
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Color Happy 25

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
This week’s color happy was found in the letterpress gallery of the London College of Communication, which features student interpretations of t...
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Color Happy 24

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Today I’m taking some inspiration from the past with this op-art inspired record sleeve from Poland. via Record Envelope...
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Color Happy 23

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Bugaboo Daytrips is a site created for parents by Bugaboo International, makers of fancy schmancy strollers. They’ve created individually design...
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Color Happy 22

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
The image below is from the Easy Graffiti Photoshop brush set sold through Media Slap....
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Color Happy 21

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’m loving the color palette of this desktop wallpaper designed by Nate Williams. Download more right here....
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Color Happy 20

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’m loving the color palette of Meet a Man From Another World by illustrator, Lee Woodgate. You can check out the rest of his portfolio right he...
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Color Happy 19

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Here’s a fun map by Chris Haughton for Shoreditch London....
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Color Happy 18

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Broken Social Scene poster by Doublenaut. More right here....
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Color Happy 17

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’m loving the vibrant colors of Patrick Leger’s vintage-inspired illustrations. Take a look at his portfolio and blog for more and check ...
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Color Happy 16

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I’m really into the palette of this daily posting by Christopher David Ryan. Take a look at the rest of his daily postings right here, or pick u...
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Color Happy 15

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Slice by Brian Cronin....
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Emotionally Vague

Courtney • Nov 05, 2008
Emotionally Vague is a research project that aims to discover how people feel anger, joy, fear, sadness and love in their bodies and minds. The questi...
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Color Happy 13

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Spring Birds Pattern by Micah Lidberg, anoher member of the amazing Hugo and Marie collective. Take a look at the three other colorways right here....
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Color Happy 12

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I love the warm and cozy color palette of this Beard Tale print by Stuart Kolakovic....
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Color Happy 11

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Underneath by Steve Kim is a 40″ x 60″ painting using oil on canvas. Take a look at the rest of his work right here....
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Color Happy 10

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Here is an undeniably vibrant print from Ben O’Brien. Check out the rest of his portfolio here and/or pick up a print at Wish You Were Here....
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TOOCO

Courtney • Sep 29, 2008
I love the delicate precision of these illustrations by Francisco Miranda of TOOCO—such a beautiful, restrained color palette. His website is curren...
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Color Happy 9

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Intense color from painter Sam Songailo. There’s so much layering in this piece that it was difficult to pull out all the colors, so I’m s...
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Color Happy 8

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I love pretty much everything about this journal from Rosehip. But the fresh color palette definitely stands out. Check out their full range of statio...
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Solid Gold

Courtney • Sep 12, 2008
This fallish weather is putting in the mood for warm metallics. So here are a few favorites I found on etsy recently. substudio Hinge Series, $12 for ...
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Color Happy 7

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Today I’m in the mood for bright pops of color set against gray, a this pattern by Helen Dardik fits the bill. See more of her work on her blog ...
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