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Colour Lovers

Published
by
Zack
on 26 January 2008
in The Intra-Web-O-Sphere!, art and culture, geek and technology
. 9 Comments

Many of us Addison Roadies work in the creative fields. Whether our pursuits are graphic design, filmmaking, or music, quite a few of our loyal readers and contributors pay ‘da billz by making something. Personally, I am a film/video editor and camera operator, and I have a pretty huge handicap when it comes to graphic design…I’m more than 50% colorblind. That doesn’t mean I race through red lights at intersections, (of which the Red/Yellow/Green are arranged in a consistent manner for freaks like me, in case you were wondering) since I have a relatively good grasp of what color I’m looking at. If you pointed at a color, and asked me to identify it, I’m correct about 65% of the time. It’s the more subtle palate that presents the biggest obstacle.

So you can imagine how thrilled I was when I found Colour Lovers. (Which should not be confused with this site) Colour Lovers is a community-based website that studies and monitors trends in color, from advertising and branding to product design. There are tons of great color palates to view, compare, and contrast. And it doesn’t just stop at colors, either. You can evaluate textures, patterns, and how color palates are used in the real world. Looking for a palate to produce a new website? Want to simply be inspired for your next layout? Check out the site. It’s pretty impressive.

Another color-based site to check out, is Adobe’s new Kuler. Yesterday, TUAW reported on the new Kuler site, and the comments were mostly of the “That’s a rip-off of ColourLovers.com” variety. While Kuler offers some very similar functionality, I really prefer Colour Lovers - it’s community-based, and they offer free downloadable versions of almost every color palate imaginable, in various formats - Photoshop, Illustrator, CS Stylesheets, etc. Some favorites….

Geek, cont….

Published
by
Zack
on 9 January 2008
in geek and laugh!
. 5 Comments

Hey Mike.

Sophia called.

She wants to know why you buy such crappy Christmas presents.

So this is Christmas…

Published
by
Zack
on 26 December 2007
in laugh!
. 4 Comments

Hayden, one of my nephews, really let ‘er rip this Christmas. He’s gonna be feeling that hangover for a while….

(PS - the First One To Fall Asleep rule applies to anyone in my family, including 4 year olds)

Gettin’ Hitched

Published
by
Zack
on 5 November 2007
in miscellany
. 22 Comments

Yup. It’s true. Mawwage. Rawk!


On 30

Published
by
Zack
on 17 October 2007
in life and miscellany
. 11 Comments

Well, it happened. October 14th came and went. And with it, out went my 20’s. For the past few days I’ve been fielding questions like, “How does it feel to be old?” and “So, what is 30 like?” and “Are you depressed?”  And I answered:

“It feels sort of the same.” “It’s just like 29.” “Yes, I am depressed.” and “Please go away.”

I’m not sure why I’m feeling like this. It doesn’t have anything to do really with health or age or social interaction. For me, the pressure is this:

It’s time to get your shit together. 

Pay your cell phone bill on time. Stop living paycheck-to-paycheck. Get serious about marriage. Stop just keeping your business alive and grow it. Make sure your health insurance is the best coverage you can afford. Think about selling the motorcycle. Stop pretending that certain people you’ve called friends are actually friends. Have a plan. Quit smoking. Don’t eat fried food like a crackhead smokes rock. Have faith in yourself. Don’t just expect things to happen in your favor; make them happen. For God’s sake, just get your shit together, dude.

You’re all older and presumably wiser than I.  Any advice would help.