Black and White
1st edition — by Patrick McNeil — Jul. 17, 2006
The Design Element
Sure most of these sites could have gone into either the black or the white category, but their stark black and white nature really strikes me. I can't help but ponder a connection between the simple beauty of the color usage and the appeal of black and white photography. Something about simple b&w photos is so remarkably beautiful and the same seems to apply to these sites. To me this feels like the sort of revelation that you don't get everyday. I can't say that I have ever considered making a b&w design, but after seeing the beauty of them it makes me want to find a reason to use this style of design.
Sample Usage
Links
Genopal (Color pallet creation software)
COLOURlovers (Excellent color pallet collections)
Kuler - pallet builder from Adobe /
ColorBlender.com (The
best tool I have found for easily creating beautiful color pallets)
Great color browsing resource (Named colors, by hue, etc)
Color
Scheme Generator
Color
Blender (On MeyerWeb)
Color In Motion
Color Schemer Online v2
Color Schemer Gallery
Color Symbolism
