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Inspiration in Spectrum

Inspiration comes in all sorts of forms and from any number of varying sources. It can move us to masterpieces, or simply stir us to smile. But can the source of inspiration, depending on it’s color, control how it inspires? Meaning, if the source of inspiration was primarily of a certain color, then would it inspire towards concepts or elements that are generally associated with that color? Can this kind of associative inspiration even be possible? Colors are chosen very carefully in design, due to the attachment of emotion and tone that they carry. So wouldn’t it follow that the same would be true of that colors presence in inspirational sources? That they would transfer these same emotive associations when acting to inspire?

Once again we are pulling out all the stops for our final installment in our Inspiration in Color series’ inspirational experiment. Last weeks post focused on images primarily of a neutral color scheme. Inspiration in Spectrum however, features another taste of something different from the series as we showcase a wide range of wonderful works from the field of design aimed at doing three things. Overall inspiration is the order of the day, but also to see if that inspiration tends towards aspects associated with the colors, and to get you to submit to the Inspiration in Color flickr group. We covered throughout the series, all common associations with the individual colors of the spectrum. So where will this inspiration lead? Only you can tell…but hopefully to a submission to the flickr group.

Photos

.Rainbow. by annihilationX
.Rainbow.

Color by MikaelLunar
Color

h2o Color Dance by vonvonz
h2o Color Dance

Heaven or Hell by karil
Heaven or Hell

Valparaiso Colors at Daylight… 5th one! by Roberto Ruiz
Valparaiso Colors at Daylight... 5th one!

bookshelf spectrum, revisited by K Santos
bookshelf spectrum, revisited

City Lights In Nanning by Expatriate Games
City Lights In Nanning

Some Trains Go Nowhere by John Mueller
Some Trains Go Nowhere

Websites

Loop
Loop

Caty design Studio
Caty design Studio

N.Design Studio
N.Design Studio

Pixel Criminals
Pixel Criminals

CREAKTIF!
CREAKTIF!

Momono
Momono

Inspiredology
Inspiredology

The Rox
The Rox

Logos

Condo Marker
Condo Marker

Castle Print
Castle Print

Color Flow
Color Flow

Goosebumps
Goosebumps

Inksect
Inksect

Zone Trader
Zone Trader

Go Play
Go Play

Brite Click
Brite Click

Product Design and Packaging

Condom Packaging by Catherine Harvey
Condom Packaging

NTU Art Design Prospectus by un.titled
NTU Art Design Prospectus

Unilite Lighter Design by Absence-
Unilite Lighter Design

Paint Packaging by Holy-Promethium
Paint Packaging

Hata Yoga CDs by Barral Fabien
Hata Yoga CDs

Immuno Vivia by Zeus Jones
Immuno Vivia

Mind, Body, Soul by Amitis Pahlevan
Mind, Body, Soul

Bingo Set by Jordan Knowis
Bingo Set

Graphic Design

Beauty Spirit by Tony Ariawan
Beauty Spirit

Color Piece by Mike Stone
Color Piece

Retro Futurism by Sakke Soini
Retro Futurism

Sucha Lefty by yasmeanie
Sucha Lefty

La Femme by James White
La Femme

Harlequin by Cristiano Siqueira
Harlequin

biPolar by thegirlinthebigbox
biPolar

Smoke Color by Constantine First
Smoke Color

Fancy by DeaDNeSS
Fancy

Now it’s your turn

The challenge has now fallen to those inspired by the post. We have an Inspiration in Color flickr group that was created to host the images inspired from this series. next week sometime, we will be featuring a showcase of images that were submitted to the group, but only those that have been inspired by the posts. This will allow us to see if the artistic muses tend to move towards the themes of the different colors. It’s up to you, so let’s get inspired!

Inspiration in Color Series
Inspiration in Red
Inspiration in Orange
Inspiration in Yellow
Inspiration in Green
Inspiration in Blue
Inspiration in Purple
Inspiration in Neutral
Inspiration in Spectrum
User Submitted Showcase

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13 Comments »

  • Megalongcat said:

    Very inspirational post. Reminds me of the Halloween Roundup I did back in October. Keep it going, I’ve enjoyed coming to this blog for all of your color inspiration posts. =D, it helps me stay creative at the design firm.

    Megalongcats last blog post..The State of the Internets Part One - Web 2.0: User Generated Content and Why All Men Aren’t Created Equal

  • Dainis Graveris said:

    I cann’t imagine how much time it took to create this list - lovely inspiration theme :)

    Dainis Graveriss last blog post..The Third Month And Time To Talk!

  • Angie Bowen (author) said:

    Metalongcat - Thanks! We’re talking about doing a followup a few months down the road, changing out a few categories. I’m glad you find them helpful!

    Dainis - They have all been time consuming but still a lot of fun to put together so I don’t mind :)

  • Janko said:

    Awesome, I really like your “inspiration in…” series!

    Jankos last blog post..Make image buttons a part of input fields

  • Andrew said:

    Kickass! Thanks for another awesome post in the inspiration in color series, Angie!

    I’m in love with that Castle Print logo. Fantastic.

  • Kevin Burr said:

    Thanks for the mention ( Inksect Logo )!

  • joyoge designers' bookmark said:

    wow cool inspiration collection, thanks a lot..

    joyoge designers’ bookmarks last blog post..FREE Illustration: Funny Christmas Characters :)

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