Bright ideas often begin in the dark.
by Matthew Chan, an artist and student living in Hong Kong
Along with the Mixer, our team introduced four new color palettes in November. Developed to address different needs, go behind the scenes to see the ideas that inspired each palette.
We recently discovered Colombianisms by Armando Garcia-Jacquier, a sketch journey through the streets of Colombia.
On his blog, Armando says:
I have recently moved to a small city in Colombia, west of Bogota, and while the change has not been easy, I have begun to look for ways to make my transition to this new place more pleasant. Looking on the brighter side of things, I have begun to find the beauty in the peculiarities of this land that is Colombia.
Armando’s colorful creations explore familiar institutions in an unfamiliar place (the juice seller, the ubiquitous snack vendor…), making each one feel like a postcard from a faraway friend.
Celebrating 6 Million Colors Created in Paper
Made with Paper by Ovidiu Zaharia, Mike Acosta and tinyimplications
When life gives you lemons, give them to Otis…
by dogdoodles:
Meet Lucy’s brother Otis. My coworker tells me that he has an obsession with citrus, to the point that he can smell lemons, limes and oranges in the refrigerator and will bark at the appliance until he can sink his teeth into some vitamin C. My coworker says she often finds rock-hard limes under the couch. This is my first draft of Otis, created on my iPad.
uprooted past participle, past tense of up·root (Verb)
by mitzuliina:
Long time no post…
Have a one hour painting i did to calmdown after a nightmare.
I call it “uprooted”
No beginning and no end.
by brooksykes, filmmaker at the University of Westminster
“I recently moved to a small city/town in Colombia, west of Bogota. It has not been easy. This has led me to think of a way to make my transition to this area more pleasant. I have started looking into the bright side of things and tried to find beauty in the peculiarities of this land that is Colombia.”
Potato chips and candy for sale on the street.
by armandogj
A riot of shapes and colors.
Every day our team is blown away by the work being created around the world using the new color palettes and Color Mixer in Paper.
“Teahupo’o is a village on the south-west coast of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, southern Pacific Ocean. It is known for the surf break and heavy, glassy waves offshore, often reaching 2 to 3 m, and sometimes up to 7 meters.” (credit)
One of three great surf sketches we came across recently by caetanokk from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
For sushi lovers. Or not.
by FiftyThree designer allenylau:
Guest Artist:
“How the tables have turned” by Allen Lau
For more of Allen’s work, you can visit his Tumblr