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iris_park
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1d ago
A woodworker in Portland taught me the 60-30-10 rule with paint chips at a diner, and my logos finally stopped looking muddy
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terry_mitchell
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1d ago
A print guy in Tucson told me my logo colors were muddy, and he was right
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vera_roberts
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2d ago
Paid $60 for a color checker card and my concrete photos finally stopped looking purple
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tessawebb
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3d ago
Tried a muddy olive gray on a client's site in Denver and her bounce rate went from 61% to 44%
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burns.brooke
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4d ago
Showerthought: that 60-30-10 color rule is way older than I thought, it goes back to interior design in the 1800s
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casey787
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7d ago
My old boss threw away my swatch fan deck and told me to pick ink by eye, and after 30 jobs I think he was right
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barbara429
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8d ago
Update: I fixed my client's 'muddy' logo by picking one color to be the boss
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the_ben
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8d ago
Serious question, I recolored my whole client roster's invoices after a 2 hour parking lot meeting in Dallas
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nathanking
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9d ago
Vent: my print shop guy told me my red logo looks orange under his shop lights
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paigewood
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9d ago
Painted my shop walls flat white instead of the trendy gray, and now I can actually see my color swatches
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casey787
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10d ago
Clients keep picking colors off their phone screen and then wondering why the printed sign looks off
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gonzalez.phoenix
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10d ago
Pro tip: I painted my kitchen a warm gray and it turned green under my new LED lights
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tessawebb
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12d ago
Shoutout to the guy at the paint counter in Boise who fixed my palette with one wrong color
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olivia_barnes97
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12d ago
A designer in Phoenix told me to stop using pure black text, and I argued with him for 20 minutes
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the_caleb
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12d ago
TIL that my client's invoice colors made her think she owed me double
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