Design Seeds®: For All Who Love Color

This Is Me

my love (okay...passion) for color sprouted at a very young age. i played with color markers (my favorite colors of course) as action figures and loved melting crayolas into different hue sculptures. we would go to the detroit auto show every year, and i would cut up all the brochures and create my first mood boards by collaging the images to cover my bedroom door. fast forward decades later...having worked as a car designer, shoe designer, color & material specialist and forecaster (hmm...could see that all coming from my earliest days)...my love of color was actualized through my biggest joy of life ... my daughter’s name {Ruby Joy}.

beginning in art school (and throughout my design career), i have journaled color palettes and inspiration. the earliest of my journals were compiled in a sketchbook with pantone chips and dymo label callouts...the design seed blog is a modern interpretation of my original journals. it is my pleasure to share with you my journey and inspiration as i continuously track and forecast emerging colors and palette combinations.

thank you for exploring design seeds.

– jessica

Frequently Asked Questions

what is that color?: if you are interested in knowing what a specific color is, you can read how to get the HEX codes and what you can do with that information by reading the post "what's that color?".

are these paint chips, if so what are the colors called?: the color swatches of Design Seeds palettes do not directly correspond with a paint brand or color specifier system. color information is available so that you can have your desired color custom mixed. find out how by reading the post "what's that color?".

i love your website! i’m really bad choosing colours, do you mind if i use some of your palettes?: Design Seeds are meant to inspire, and you may apply the color combinations to your projects, home remodel, or wedding palette.

what program do you use to make the palettes?: all images are modified in Photoshop, and each palette swatch is mixed individually in Illustrator. no color extraction programs or eyedropper tools are used in creating the palette.

can you create a palette using some of my favorite colors?: Design Seeds are part of Jessica’s continuous creative process and are based on relevant colors or being forecasting as emerging trends. requests are not taken in creating the palettes.

can you help me choose a palette for my project (home or wedding)?: as Jessica advises clients on this through her consultancy, she is limited in how she can personally consult our blog readers. the good news is that she is working on a project regarding how to help people with this sort of advice. please stay tuned as to how Design Seeds can help you with your request in the near future!

do you take the photos, if not where do you find them?: the photography is purchased from different sources, and then modified in Photoshop to get the feel / trend / concept Jessica is looking to convey. with the popularity of Design Seeds, there is a proliferation of color sites emerging...as a result, sources are kept confidential to continue providing original and unique content on the Design Seeds site.

can i post Design Seeds palettes on my blog?: yes. Design Seeds are copyrighted under the Creative Commons Attribution No Derivative Works license. this means, you can post Design Seeds, but you need to give attribution to Design Seeds and supply a link to the original blog post. No Derivative Works means that you cannot modify the image / palettes. you may not include Design Seeds in your online image boards. the images need to stay exactly as they were originally posted. no cropping, overlaying text, or modifying the image.

Terms of Use

Design Seeds® are protected by the Creative Commons Attribution, No commercial, No Derivative Works license.

Seed Design Consultancy LLC offers Design Seeds® as an inspiration tool and are not intended as an actual color specifier system. We do not take responsibility for any color shifts that occur in digital or printed forms. RGB values are generated through digital software, and accuracy may vary.

With the popularity of Design Seeds, we greatly appreciate all the features / mentions / shares ... however, please do not reblog Design Seeds content as a regular (daily or weekly) blog feature ... they are meant as inspiration and not subsidize blog content.

You may share Design Seeds on your blog or site. To honor copyright, the images may not be modified, have graphics added, or collaged into an image board. Proper attribution should be given and reposted Design Seeds inspiration needs to link back to the original post.

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