So how did ArtBabble get to where it is? I’ll let the graphics do the talking. We have posted a handful of interface design mockups which were considered for this project in a Flickr set. What started off a slick techie look (I was way off!) morphed into the hand drawn, yet clean and casual website you see today. Read the rest of this entry »
Following up on Matt’s great post about web design tricks is a hard act to follow, but an awesome post I saw last week gives me some inspiration and a great way to spend a bit of time.
I’d been aware of the COLOURlovers site for a while and always thought it was cool. The site is a bit like social media meets the paint chip display at your local hardware store. I’m always amazed at the variety of colors and associations on display at these when I’m shopping for paint. Whether its something obvious like “Slate Blue” or mysterious like “Dusty Cairo”, I’ve always thought that the guy/gal that names the colors has a great job!
That’s why I was pretty intrigued by the COLOURlovers post about Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night. This post is a great example of how inspirational some of the works of art in our collections can be for designers and artists looking for their muse. Somehow, to me, pulling these colors out of their context makes me think about them differently? I decided to give it a try myself! Setting up and account and creating palettes turned out to be a really easy and enjoyable experience. Check out my colour lovin’ palettes!
Not to knock on Van Gogh, but I think there are a lot of great works of art to get your color inspiration from here at the IMA! I picked out several of our favorite works from among the web folks here and created palettes for them. You can even feature images and descriptions of the things that inspired your color crafty-ness. I used these to link back into our collection and provided images of the works of art. I’ll admit, it was a lot more fun than I thought it would be and it did cause me to pay more attention to the artist’s choices. Read the rest of this entry »
I thought I would use my space on the blog this week to give you a sneak peek of the new website we are creating for the upcoming show, Power and Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty.
Ever wondered how web designers make those little icons up in the address bar? Can’t figure out how to make a glossy button, complete with faded out reflective web 2.0 goodness? Or how about how to create those little badges and buttons you see gracing the sidebars and footers of your favorite blogs? I’m here to help.
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