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Last year when I still was an annual subscriber to Real Simple magazine, I would admire those lovely paper sculptures at the beginning of each section. I recently discovered who the brains behind this operation is. Matthew Sporzynski, a paper constructionist, has been sculpting objects, scenes, and concepts in Real Simple since 2005. Here are a few of his designs featured in past issues. (Again- these are composed of paper).
THEN after digging up some more info on Sporzynski, I came across an advertising campaign he has been working on with Durham-based agency McKinney and Sherwin-Williams. His work is featured in this integrated campaign entitled "Color Chips" that brings to life..drum roll..paint chips! And if you know me at all, you know I love paint chips. They are the reason behind much of my artistic endeavors during the past 3 years. While my focus on paint chips is the actual name of the color, the designs in this ad campaign combine the shades of the swatches to create environments and creatures. It's a fantastic concept and a wonderful way to bring to life color, making it much more appealing than showing a regular, old snapshot.
Hey, you're color swatch girl! Yep, that's me I suppose (I really do get this sometimes).So since I am indeed "color swatch girl," I figure I'd dedicate this post to exploring fun facts about colour (just changed up the spelling because the british way just looks so much fancier).From the Color My Closet blog, I discovered that many people size one another up within 90 seconds, and their first impression is based primarily on the colours we are wearing. Colour alone accounts for between 62 and 90% of that vital first impression.
The following colours are considered "retired" from the famous Crayola crayon box: Blue gray, green blue, lemon yellow, maize, orange red, orange yellow, raw umber, violet blue. Thank my lucky stars that cerulean didn't make the cut. That one was always my first pick when coloring the sky or ocean, rather than regular ole blue.
Ok, so my favorite color is yellow. Here are some tidbits I dug up about this chummy colour:Why are No. 2 pencils yellow? This blog says that in China, the colour yellow is associated with royalty and respect. American pencil manufacturers began painting their pencils bright yellow to communicate this 'regal' feeling and association with China.The colour yellow also stimulates mental processes, activates memory (which could be a plus for the whole yellow pencil thing), and encourages communication. For me, yellow just makes me smile.
Only 2 cities in the US have the colour yellow in them: Yellow Pine, Idaho and Yellow Springs, Kentucky. Green is the most popular colour of cities with colour names.For more colour inspiration, mosey on over to my other blog, huesdays.
