Black and White Part 6
6th edition — by Patrick McNeil — Feb. 25, 2009
The Design Element
Nostalgic designs can take on many forms. Sometimes through classic typography. Sometimes through the visual language of an era like retro pop 1950's elements. In this case the color combo forces such an appeal onto the design. Combine this with other classic elements and you have a recipe for success.
And of course a recipe for success does not ensure success. But all the same it is a solid design direction to head in that calls upon many welcome connotations. We are all nostalgic in a way. Not that the past was any greater, we just tend to forget all the bad stuff. Enjoy the samples:
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
