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8 million petals
Click here to view the embedded video. Regularly diligent colour posting has returned. Really. I promise! Lately, whenever I see a flower petal, I think about this stunning recent advertisement for...
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iconic art + lego
It always amazes me how colour can instantly make things clear. From a product on a grocery store shelf to a famous work of art, colour has a dominant role in translating the visuals the bombard us...
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splash sculptures
Cassandra Warner and Jeremy Floto of studio Floto+Warner have a true talent for bringing striking colour to natural landscapes. Their 2012 coloured smoke series is simply lovely. Floto+Warner have a...
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wired magazine
I was recently commissioned by Wired Magazine and the final piece is in print! Digital design and technology — I love them both but there is just something special about tactile craftsmanship (with no...
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auto allure {in black & white}
Yesterday, I saw this image by Eva O’Leary and was captivated by what I thought was a painting of abstract sparkling lights. Nope. Instead, it is probably one of the most enchanting photographs you...
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typecon 2014
I love this branding by Build for TypeCon 2014, an annual typography-focused conference (and largest of its kind in the US). This year’s theme was ‘Capitolised’ and the resulting typography is bold...
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glowing jellyfish
There are few things I love more than design/art showing up in unexpected places, especially if those places are rather grubby or seemingly regular corners of our urban landscape (remember those paper...
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project charisma
The most disturbingly long absence in the history of Plenty of Colour! Well, to be honest, 2014 didn’t have the robust number of posts I was shooting for overall. Thank you to those who kindly emailed...
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Sugamo Shinkin Bank / Nakaaoki Branch
Who said a bank must be a dour structure, all layers of muddy tones and mutual fund advertisements? Judging from the bright, welcoming ambience of Sugamo Shinkin Bank’s Nakaaoki Branch, architect...
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submerged in tiffany blue
Becoming fully immersed in one single colour? Now that would be a rather extraordinary, surreal experience. London-based artist Davide D’Elia brings the dream to life in his “Antivegetativa”...
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origami canopy
Someone needs to start a blog devoted to school design ASAP. That corner of architecture embraces innovative materials, intriguing shapes and vibrant colour like no other. Perhaps the school element...
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the secret lives of fruits and vegetables
I am captivated by ‘The Secret Lives of Fruits and Vegetables’, a recent still life series by photographer Maciek Jasik. The thick exteriors of produce are punctured, allowing vibrant smoke to spill...
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