Everything you wanted to know about designers September 13, 2006

Everything you wanted to know about designers

The next time a designer is on a rant about how the font is too big or the check box is supposed to trigger this or that action and you’re puzzled by the vehemence, hopefully you’ll have a better understanding of why. Designers occupy a weird space in the business world: lots of power (to control form and behavior), and yet none (we’re usually dependent on others to execute the design). We care a lot about our designs (we’re not usually in this field for the money) and we want you to care about them as well. We want to be partners with developers and be respected as such. Our common ground is that we all (hopefully) want what’s best for the project. And with a little compromise and understanding on both sides, that can be the case.

Top 10 Colours for 2006 September 13, 2006

Top 10 Colours for 2006

Orange (C1 M62 Y 95 K2)
Corporate goes orange from blood orange to pumpkin

Espresso (C 36 M52 Y65 K85)
A complex brown, almost black with a warm cast

Wasabi (C 14 M4 Y36 K12)
Yellow-based green acts as a great neutral

Teal (C100 M5 Y100 K24)
Making a come back, less 80’s because it’s used with new, fresh colour combinations

Chocolate Pudding (C17 M64 Y60 K51)
A milky, chalky brown

Avocado (C25 M3 Y100 K14)
Think Brady Bunch with a twist

Clear Blue Sky (C51 M0 Y1 K0)
Fresh, spa inspired

Cool grays (C22 M15 Y11 K32)
Works nicely as a contrast to warm, yellow-based colours

Pink (C0 M59 Y5 K0)
The metrosexual colour in the boardroom, great as an accent colour

Butterscotch (C4 M35 Y65 K10)
Golden, warm, the start of the yellow trend