COLOURlovers.com - The Latest Idea

[DariusMonsef]

******* Update 12.17.04 ****
Adding new colour scripts is complete along with the ability to edit your colours in your profile area. Side bar is now dynamic and colour details page is 90% complete.

******* Update 12.16.04 ****
I've added the mock-up for the side nav of colours.


Well nobody gets what this is without a pretty long explanation, but hopefully after it gets completed it will be easy to figure out.

The basic idea is to merge, hotornot.com with deviantart.com - but it's only a rating showcase for colors...

...Like you would submit a new color with the hex codes, a summary of what you used the color for, where you got your inspiration...

Other people browse the color swatches and rate what colors are hot.

You can also put a few of your submitted colors into a pallete. say you used 3 colors for a design and really liked the combination. you would enter in all 3 colors then link them.

The idea is to create a color resource for designers, to see what colors are "in", new, work well with other colors... a color inspiration place.

www.colourlovers.com
or
www.colorlovers.com for my American people

I only started tonight and it's going to take me some serious code writing to get this baby up, but take a look. let me know your thoughts.

[Jasninder]

thats a beautiful concept ones u start i bet many like me will comeup with more ideas, i work with a lot of colors and love all of thm, I like this conecpt, very new and fresh

Good One Ethan, best of luck
open for discussion and suggestions, i will comeup with few like it or not :P

[Thijs]

Very cool concept!
I like the simple, monochromatic and elegant design of the site aswell! And since i always have troubles with selecting colours i am very curious for the results!
I can only be positive about this project.

[simplistik]

It's a nice idea... but it would make more sense if they were color combinations instead of just swatches. you can buy those types of book for a good chunk of change but if you were to offer that type of service for free it'd be off the chain.

[Ryall]

I like it! Cool idea.. Im excited to see this developed further.

peace

[zacus]

great idea maen

ill be submitting som when u get it up and running, be sure to post!

[SlowRoasted]

good idea, but if its all about colors shouldnt your site be a little more colorful:)

[Ryall]

good idea, but if its all about colors shouldnt your site be a little more colorful:)

I thought that at first too, but I think added colors to the layout would just end up competing with all the color combinations showcased. Using all Black/White and greys he's created a totally nuetral backdrop for the showcase of colors ;)

JMHO.

Peace

[GreenLantern]

Brilliant. I love it.

Do you have an ETA?

[DariusMonsef]

It's a nice idea... but it would make more sense if they were color combinations instead of just swatches. you can buy those types of book for a good chunk of change but if you were to offer that type of service for free it'd be off the chain.

There will be single color swatches, but also palettes of a few color combinations. I think that is what you are talking about.



good idea, but if its all about colors shouldnt your site be a little more colorful

Ryall is right. I felt like that the point of the site is to showcase colors. In order to feature the colors that have been added the layout would need to act simply as a canvas and not compete with any of the colors. Also as it is a rating site, it would make it a little biased to have colors in the layout that could be rated.



Brilliant. I love it.
Do you have an ETA?

I'd love to say a few days, but I have some other client work that needs t get done. As it goes with my little ideas like this though... I can never stay away for too long. I also have to travel next week, so hopefully by Jan. 1

[GreenLantern]

You should have some kind of monitor adjustment section of your site so that everyone has the same viewing experience.

With all those different colors, it's going to be important that everyone is seeing them the same, or at least has the oppurtunity to.

[DariusMonsef]

You should have some kind of monitor adjustment section of your site so that everyone has the same viewing experience.
With all those different colors, it's going to be important that everyone is seeing them the same, or at least has the oppurtunity to.

Good idea, I'm on flat panels so I just accept that I'm not seing what other people see, and on top of that my colors are different depending on what screen i drag them to.

[Neil]

simply brilliant. I love colors :love: and they have deep emotions hidden in them. Life with color is priceless. You are a genius prettyboy. Also, good choice of domain name :D

But the site is not working :( All i see is just the layout....

[DariusMonsef]

simply brilliant. I love colors :love: and they have deep emotions hidden in them. Life with color is priceless. You are a genius MetroXY. Also, good choice of domain name :D
But the site is not working :( All i see is just the layout....

Neil, what do you mean?

The site isn't done yet at all. All I've finished so far is the layout and section placeholders for Info and Cnotact... oh and I finished the registration / login scripts.

[Neil]

OH I didnt read the whole thread ;) , all i saw was the link and clicked it :) , and saw an empty layout ...sorry , my bad.

But nice idea man....seriously, thats brilliant :geek:

[maximum_flash]

considering how vital colors and the use of colors are to those who design web sites, this is a really good idea ...

[DariusMonsef]

Max,

The idea is that colors are vital to anyone who is in the creative arts... web, print, interior, advertising, illustrating, painting, fashion...

Oh and I've updated the mock-up with an example of what the side nav will look like.

[T-O]

bookmarked..

[DariusMonsef]

... Bump...

And those of you that registered before... it did work, but the emails weren't going out... my bad.

[GreenLantern]

This is great fun. Brilliant idea Darius.

I was the first to add colors!!!!! Well besides the owner, which in opinion, doesn't count. ;)