Logwood: The Fashion Statement Connected to Puritans and Pirates
Since the days of dyeing cloth some colours fade fairly quickly. With the colour black, fading and richness of theContinue Reading
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Battleship Grey and The Design History of Military Camouflage of Battleships
The military has used different types of camouflage over the years for instance netting even pink at some point. NavalContinue Reading
How Victorian Women Wore Their Mourning Clothes
The Victorians had a fascination with death with the mortality rate being low, and disease epidemics like tuberculosis and choleraContinue Reading
How Effective Use Of Contrast Makes Designs Better
Contrast is when two or more visual objects in a composition are juxtaposed to show depth, emphasis and tone byContinue Reading
Was Activated Charcoal A Good Trend To Bite Into?
In the summertime, some shops and ice cream vendors start to sell black ice cream made out of activated charcoal.Continue Reading
A Short History of Eye Makeup: From Kohl Black, Grease Makeup to Mascara
People have been using eyeliner longer than most people think. It’s a part of ancient history that had practical everydayContinue Reading
CMYK black vs RGB black: What’s the difference
There are multiple types of black to use in design. This difference is most noticeable in print and digital work.Continue Reading
Black Friday: The “busiest” shopping day of the year’s origins
Black Friday has a more recent history of its popularity. The day comes right after American Thanksgiving on Friday andContinue Reading
Eigengrau: the colour of darkness and night
How we see darkness and interpret the night.
Vantablack: The Deepest and Darkest Man-Made Black Material
With developments to ensure good travels into space, this material is the darkest black ever created. It has been comparedContinue Reading
Why is the devil red?
There are many depictions of what the devil looks like since the mere utterance of his name. The devil hasContinue Reading
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