Perfect palettes

I'm working on a new design for a client and it a project that is an unusual challenge for me. I have to design a label for a product that is used for children but marketed at adults. The client wants something sophisticated but still reminding the customer of babies. I am working on various type treatments but the thing that is really hanging me up is the color palette. The product comes in a variety of baby colors so I need to find something that doesn't compete with the product but compliments it. In a case like this I turn to kuler.

kuler is a powerful color palette creator invented by Adobe.

You can create a palette based on analogous colors or various other color rules or just get crazy with a custom creation. The web app then lets you rearrange the colors, view the color palette small and large and also download it to use in all Adobe design applications.

Scrabble anyone?

Now I understand why my husband is always so insistent on winning every game of Scrabble, he's terrified of the alternative.

Another reason to vote

As if we needed another reason to vote, Ben & Jerry's is giving away a free scoop of ice cream to anyone who's voted. All you have to do is show them your "I voted" sticker or a photo of yourself in front of your voting booth. Yay! Yum! Hooray!

Totally fun

If you have a Mac go get this app! Drag and drop your photos over the Poladroid and out spits a cropped, retro version of your image. You have to watch them develop and you can even shake them around to help them expose.

via TUAW.

Happy Monday!

Here we are, it's Monday again. I spent my weekend trying to learn CSS, but what I really learned was that I don't even know HTML. I have always labeled myself as a "print designer" so that I could shy away from the evils of web design. I had managed solely as a print designer until just recently one of my clients kept asking me to update their website. How could I say no to a steady paycheck? I dug out my Adobe disks and installed Dreamweaver and after a few weeks I was humming along editing text. Of course, once you do a little text editing then the client needs pictures and press releases posted. Suddenly entire days were being filled with web edits! What? Begrudgingly, I decided it was about time to officially learn the internets.

And let me tell you, if you have an engineer for a husband and you start talking code not only does he not stop pawing at you but he buys you fun toys like this new little printer.

The Polaroid POGO wirelessly prints little stickers. One online review said it was "great for teen girls." To which Thomas replied, "That's how I knew you'd love it!" Thanks, hon.

Oh, and Saturday also brought this! Very exciting.