The Designer's Handbook of Colors
Color Tools & Testers
Featured Color Tool: Adobe Kuler, kuler.adobe.com
Adobe Kuler not only helps you find matching colors, but also offers color themes you can browse. You can also grab colors from an image you upload, and find matching colors depending on the mood you wish to portray, or you can also simply create a brand new color set from one starting color.
More Color Tools & Testers
ColorScheme Designer
Similar tool to Adobe's Kuler, with some very nice features, like the HTML preview. You can also export your color scheme to various formats.
Color Blindness Simulator for Websites
Check to see what any website looks like to a color-blind person.
Color Blindness Simulator for Images
Check to see what any image (via image upload) looks like to a color-blind person.
Name That Color
An application which shows you the name of the selected color or let's you browse colors by name.
Colour Check
Check to see if a background and a foreground color have sufficient contrast to be readable to all readers and on any and all monitors.
Web Design Essentials
- Web Design Essentials
Web design from a designer's perspective. - Screen Resolutions and Usability
The elementary design challenge. - The Designer's Handbook of Colors
The meaning and psychology of colors, including the best color tools and usability testers.- Universal Color Associations
- Color Preferences by Gender
- Color Tools & Testers
- Further Reading
- How Much Google Can You Kiss?
Healthy basics of search engine optimization, plus whether to relax or start a revolution. - Design Prices
On excellence, design services and the adequate prices of web design. - Design As a Form of Art
Why web design is a multitasking discipline. - Download Free Wallpapers
Fresh from Photoshop: Free high resolution designer wallpapers for your desktop! - Download Free Fonts
Pretty True Type fonts for personal and commercial applications. - HTML Special Characters
The complete guide and reference: fancy symbols, special characters, all of it.
- Sabina Nore - A Condensed Outline
On why June 22nd is a beautiful day. - The Final Frontier: First Contact
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My ♥ recommendations
for obviously subjective reasons:
I categorically disagree that 'imitation is the sincerest (form) of flattery', as said by Colton. That is what inspiration should be.
Respect the copyrights and intellectual properties of others and find that spark within yourself. Inspiration is beautiful. Imitation is not.
It is meant to help, teach or inspire - not be duplicated.
