Love design but design doesn’t love you back? Try COLOURlovers
October 16th, 2007
Picture this: red text on a black background, with pink and blue highlights. Ugly.
How many web sites have committed this kind of design mistake? Many, unfortunately. What do people do when they accidentally land on one? Unless the content is particularly intriguing, chances are they’ll click away as fast as they can. All of us want to have a snazzy looking site that grabs attention. However, most of us mortals just weren’t born with the eye of an artist.
COLOURlovers.com tries to bridge that artistic gap. It’s a large community of designers with a sizeable database of color palettes you can adopt for your own site, posters, brochures, or any other design needs. The Trend section of the site will keep you abreast of the latest buzz in magazine and web site design. They feature some of the best known sites and review their color schemes. If you want to learn more about related topics, head on to their site blog to read articles, news, and interviews with some of the most compelling contemporary visual artists. There’s also a forum where you can join discussions or post questions you’ve been dying to ask.
It’s a fact. People do judge a book by its cover. Even the best of products won’t sell if you don’t get that point across effectively. If you want your site to reflect an air of professionalism and competence, do your homework. Have a look at COLOURlovers.com and learn as much as you can.