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Eyedropper Color Sampling in Illustrator
A fellow artist introduced me to a blog called Design Seeds where visitors are treated to a steady stream of inspiring color palettes. Each palette is “packaged” beautifully by designer Jessica Colaluca with photography and a row of color chips.
When you find such inspiring color in your online travels, you want to bring it along with you into Adobe Illustrator and let it enliven your work. In Illustrator, though, you can hit a speed bump in the process. So, I have a simple tip for those who want to sample color from pixel based images like jpeg and png files. (more…)
Trend Watch: Summer 2011
Half of the United States may be in the grip of a heat wave, but here in the Pacific Northwest, summer has just arrived. Whether you’re sweltering through 100-degree days, finally enjoying some long-delayed sunshine, or in the midst of a Southern Hemisphere winter, you’ll be tempted by these easy, breezy, summery trends.