Comments on: COLOURlovers: For People Who Like Color http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:21:42 -0800 hourly 1 By: freshalex http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-2729877 freshalex Mon, 04 May 2009 17:05:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-2729877 I just signed up and made a few colour pallets and patterns, just take a look! http://www.colourlovers.com/lover/freshalexcolours I just signed up and made a few colour pallets and patterns, just take a look!

http://www.colo...reshalexcolours

]]> By: Neomeme » News? There Are No News. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1572188 Neomeme » News? There Are No News. Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:40:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1572188 [...] where do you go for news to write about? TechCrunch? They’re writing about yet another niche social network. And writing about themselves. Engadget has some stuff on those guys defying the laws of physics [...] [...] where do you go for news to write about? TechCrunch? They’re writing about yet another niche social network. And writing about themselves. Engadget has some stuff on those guys defying the laws of physics [...]

]]> By: Paddy Duke http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1491344 Paddy Duke Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:17:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1491344 I'm an old school COLOURlovers user and an aquaintance of Darius. I much prefer CL to kuler, which I always pronounced 'cooler' (There should be two 'L's, Adobe!) COLOURlovers is a great site and a very useful resource for designers. I encourage even the skeptics to check it out. I’m an old school COLOURlovers user and an aquaintance of Darius. I much prefer CL to kuler, which I always pronounced ‘cooler’ (There should be two ‘L’s, Adobe!)

COLOURlovers is a great site and a very useful resource for designers. I encourage even the skeptics to check it out.

]]> By: Pierre Col http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1487183 Pierre Col Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:35:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1487183 @Darius I've read your long post about Adobe Kuler... and for me it is clear : Adobe simply decided to copy your site, I agree with your point of view and you have my support. A big advantage of your COLOURlovers site vs Kuler site : being made in plain satndard HTML, your site allow direct links to palettes, colors and coulourlovers, like for instance myhttp://www.colourlovers.com/palette/93423/UbicMedia Being made in Flash/AIR or whatever Adobe proprietary technology, Kuler does not allow it... and that does not facilitate the sharing of palettes and colors! @Darius

I’ve read your long post about Adobe Kuler… and for me it is clear : Adobe simply decided to copy your site, I agree with your point of view and you have my support.

A big advantage of your COLOURlovers site vs Kuler site : being made in plain satndard HTML, your site allow direct links to palettes, colors and coulourlovers, like for instance myhttp://www.colourlovers.com/palette/93423/UbicMedia

Being made in Flash/AIR or whatever Adobe proprietary technology, Kuler does not allow it… and that does not facilitate the sharing of palettes and colors!

]]> By: G http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486931 G Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:58:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486931 I like this community although it doesn't feel like one really. I like this community although it doesn’t feel like one really.

]]> By: Chad http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486792 Chad Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:15:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486792 I've actually used colourlovers to get a palette for a site I designed. It worked out quite well, much easier than my typical tinkering with the swatch in photoshop. I’ve actually used colourlovers to get a palette for a site I designed. It worked out quite well, much easier than my typical tinkering with the swatch in photoshop.

]]> By: Darius A Monsef IV http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486778 Darius A Monsef IV Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:02:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486778 @Neil I suppose it is time I put my thoughts out there on the Kuler matter: http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/07/06/for-the-record-adobe-kuler-vs-colourlovers/ @Neil

I suppose it is time I put my thoughts out there on the Kuler matter:
http://www.colo...s-colourlovers/

]]> By: Jay (living in First Life) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486665 Jay (living in First Life) Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:28:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486665 Yawn. Yawn.

]]> By: neil blecherman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486595 neil blecherman Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:33:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486595 I've been playing around with www.kuler.com for a while and am a big fan. Very clean design using Adobe AIR (Apollo), the color wheel helps coordinate the color palette and social networking revolves around artists (which I am not), their work and the design tools they use. At first glance, colourlovers looks like it has a similar target audience but different features. I’ve been playing around with http://www.kuler.com for a while and am a big fan. Very clean design using Adobe AIR (Apollo), the color wheel helps coordinate the color palette and social networking revolves around artists (which I am not), their work and the design tools they use. At first glance, colourlovers looks like it has a similar target audience but different features.

]]> By: electrikmonk http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486531 electrikmonk Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:44:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486531 I've been a longtime member, and I think the site is about more than just colo(u)r. I constantly find inspiration and creative points of view there that I would have never considered before. Cheers to Darius for a great idea and more so for bringing it to life. I’ve been a longtime member, and I think the site is about more than just colo(u)r. I constantly find inspiration and creative points of view there that I would have never considered before. Cheers to Darius for a great idea and more so for bringing it to life.

]]> By: Nemrut http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486462 Nemrut Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:44:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486462 ..interesting site. among hardcore musicians/composers, music is often described in terms of color variations. it would be interested to see people post color palattes based on specific songs/scores. ..interesting site. among hardcore musicians/composers, music is often described in terms of color variations. it would be interested to see people post color palattes based on specific songs/scores.

]]> By: WTF http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486417 WTF Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:14:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486417 The world has gone f-ing crazy. I think this and iPhones are clearly signs of the apocalypse. Steve Jobs must have a 6-6-6 on his skull some where. The 12 galaxies guy was on target all along. The world has gone f-ing crazy. I think this and iPhones are clearly signs of the apocalypse. Steve Jobs must have a 6-6-6 on his skull some where. The 12 galaxies guy was on target all along.

]]> By: DW http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486374 DW Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:36:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486374 Great site!!! Consider me an insider but I happen to know the developer who built the site. In fact, he's worked for me on a freelance basis for almost a year now developing some other very cool sites and applications. Great job Chris! Keep up the great work! Great site!!!

Consider me an insider but I happen to know the developer who built the site. In fact, he’s worked for me on a freelance basis for almost a year now developing some other very cool sites and applications.

Great job Chris! Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Travis http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486352 Travis Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:22:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486352 Whoops, got cut off. Anyway, I see the point of view for those who are simply disinterested - but don't knock the site just because it isn't the niche you are fanatical about. For those who do Love Color, this site is a really fascinating community to interact with - and the proof is in it's popularity. Whoops, got cut off. Anyway, I see the point of view for those who are simply disinterested – but don’t knock the site just because it isn’t the niche you are fanatical about. For those who do Love Color, this site is a really fascinating community to interact with – and the proof is in it’s popularity.

]]> By: Travis http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486348 Travis Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:20:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486348 I have been a long time registered member of CL, and frankly the effort put in to building this amazing little community is totally commendable. It's clever, fun, and increasingly more useful. Most designers I know get hooked immediately, and I have heard negative comments like the one's above before, but almost exclusively from non artists. Obviously some people are going to wonder what the heck is the big deal about sharing <strong>colors</strong> I have been a long time registered member of CL, and frankly the effort put in to building this amazing little community is totally commendable. It’s clever, fun, and increasingly more useful.

Most designers I know get hooked immediately, and I have heard negative comments like the one’s above before, but almost exclusively from non artists.

Obviously some people are going to wonder what the heck is the big deal about sharing colors

]]> By: dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486329 dave Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:00:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486329 dude (above) it is NOT a stupid idea...in fact, i think there's a great need for a color palette sharing tool, very useful for browser testing and all of that... personally, i really like the offering from <a href="http://kuler.adobe.com/" rel="nofollow">adobe, called "kuler"</a> - and for mac users, they have a cool widget that pulls up the current color streams with feedback, and of course full hexidecimal code options to pull into apps for design... another cool one is colorsphere... dude (above) it is NOT a stupid idea…in fact, i think there’s a great need for a color palette sharing tool, very useful for browser testing and all of that…

personally, i really like the offering from adobe, called “kuler” – and for mac users, they have a cool widget that pulls up the current color streams with feedback, and of course full hexidecimal code options to pull into apps for design…

another cool one is colorsphere…

]]> By: Tim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486313 Tim Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:44:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486313 This site is cool. I just went and added the colors from my new site, iRent2u.com. The neat thing was that since all of the colors were new to the database I was able to name them whatever I wanted, just as Pierre mentioned. I named each color iRent2u 1, iRent2u 2, etc... and then named the whole palette iRent2u.com Maybe I'll get some SEO traffic off my name. =^) Probably not, but fun anyway. Check out my sites colors here http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/93521/iRent2u.com This site is cool. I just went and added the colors from my new site, iRent2u.com. The neat thing was that since all of the colors were new to the database I was able to name them whatever I wanted, just as Pierre mentioned.

I named each color iRent2u 1, iRent2u 2, etc… and then named the whole palette iRent2u.com

Maybe I’ll get some SEO traffic off my name. =^) Probably not, but fun anyway.

Check out my sites colors here http://www.colo...521/iRent2u.com

]]> By: Lance Fisher http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486238 Lance Fisher Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:32:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486238 I've been registerd over at ColourLovers for a while. It really is a cool site, and fills a space where there aren't many others. They also run a great blog http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/ where they often talk about different color inspirations. Several of the posts have ended up on the front page of Digg. My only complaint is that the color site can get slow sometimes. Probably due to growth. It's great to see them covered here. I’ve been registerd over at ColourLovers for a while. It really is a cool site, and fills a space where there aren’t many others. They also run a great blog http://www.colo...overs.com/blog/ where they often talk about different color inspirations. Several of the posts have ended up on the front page of Digg. My only complaint is that the color site can get slow sometimes. Probably due to growth. It’s great to see them covered here.

]]> By: Pierre Col http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486191 Pierre Col Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:58:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486191 A funny feature : if you are the first one to submit a color in a palette, you can name it :-) Welcome to "UbicMedia orange" and "PUMit blue" :-)) http://www.colourlovers.com/lover/Pierre%20Col A funny feature : if you are the first one to submit a color in a palette, you can name it :-)

Welcome to “UbicMedia orange” and “PUMit blue” :-) )

http://www.colo...er/Pierre%20Col

]]> By: Darius A Monsef IV http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486173 Darius A Monsef IV Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:41:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486173 Thanks for the coverage Duncan. @Gomz: COLOURlovers' logo and site design colors are grayscale so as to not take away from the colors and palettes that users create and share on the site. @K.Kaviraj: Because COLOURlovers isn’t just a color picker. It is a showcase of color combinations from thousands of people around the world. @teki321: As mentioned by Tim below, it is easy to copy a successful site & idea... and Kuler had great inspiration ;) P.S. http://picks.yahoo.com/picks/i/20070611.html gives a good starting point for how to test COLOURlovers out and figure out where you might find the best inspiration on the site. Thanks for the coverage Duncan.

@Gomz: COLOURlovers’ logo and site design colors are grayscale so as to not take away from the colors and palettes that users create and share on the site.

@K.Kaviraj: Because COLOURlovers isn’t just a color picker. It is a showcase of color combinations from thousands of people around the world.

@teki321: As mentioned by Tim below, it is easy to copy a successful site & idea… and Kuler had great inspiration ;)

P.S. http://picks.ya...i/20070611.html gives a good starting point for how to test COLOURlovers out and figure out where you might find the best inspiration on the site.

]]> By: Pulkit Sachdeva http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486115 Pulkit Sachdeva Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:59:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486115 @ K.Kaviraj: Because Photoshop's or MSPaint's color palette doesn't tell you what colors compliment each other and what combinations would look good while building a site/interface! Colourlovers is a site where you don't "pick" colors, rather you share and get color combination ideas from other users who have made such complimenting palettes, the color combinations in which never fail to impress. Unless of course you're a retard. Check out the site first, get to know about its aimed at and then speak up. It is because of ignorant people like you that this site has an outdated and pretty much awfully bland layout and color scheme. Can ya dig that? @ K.Kaviraj: Because Photoshop’s or MSPaint’s color palette doesn’t tell you what colors compliment each other and what combinations would look good while building a site/interface!

Colourlovers is a site where you don’t “pick” colors, rather you share and get color combination ideas from other users who have made such complimenting palettes, the color combinations in which never fail to impress. Unless of course you’re a retard.

Check out the site first, get to know about its aimed at and then speak up. It is because of ignorant people like you that this site has an outdated and pretty much awfully bland layout and color scheme. Can ya dig that?

]]> By: Tim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486100 Tim Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:43:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486100 Wow, some strange comments on this post. Anyway, this site is really great. I see some people don't appreciate it, and you are all welcome to your opinions, but I have found it very useful. I do some design but not a lot, so perhaps for me it was extra useful to go find all these different color palettes that I could choose from in one spot. You are able to see some great combinations that I never would have come up with myself that quickly. Very easy to use, and overall a great site. Even if it has left many of the other readers unimpressed. I do believe there are a couple other sites very similar though, but then again it is pretty easy to copy a successful site these days. As with all websites, the defining factor of its success is the community it builds around it, and these guys seem to be doing a pretty good job as they have a very large user base. Wow, some strange comments on this post.

Anyway, this site is really great. I see some people don’t appreciate it, and you are all welcome to your opinions, but I have found it very useful.

I do some design but not a lot, so perhaps for me it was extra useful to go find all these different color palettes that I could choose from in one spot. You are able to see some great combinations that I never would have come up with myself that quickly.

Very easy to use, and overall a great site. Even if it has left many of the other readers unimpressed. I do believe there are a couple other sites very similar though, but then again it is pretty easy to copy a successful site these days.

As with all websites, the defining factor of its success is the community it builds around it, and these guys seem to be doing a pretty good job as they have a very large user base.

]]> By: Seb Hughes http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1486096 Seb Hughes Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:41:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1486096 The site does use AJAX. The site does use AJAX.

]]> By: KindAndThoughtful http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1485965 KindAndThoughtful Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:17:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1485965 "I think I love and reverence all arts equally, only putting my own just above the others; because in it I recognize the union and culmination of my own. To me it seems as if when God conceived the world, that was Poetry; He formed it, and that was Sculpture; He colored it, and that was Painting; He peopled it with living beings, and that was the grand, divine, eternal Drama." “I think I love and reverence all arts equally, only putting my own just above the others; because in it I recognize the union and culmination of my own. To me it seems as if when God conceived the world, that was Poetry; He formed it, and that was Sculpture; He colored it, and that was Painting; He peopled it with living beings, and that was the grand, divine, eternal Drama.”

]]> By: Drama 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1485947 Drama 2.0 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:07:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/06/colourlovers-for-people-who-like-color/#comment-1485947 This is getting a little ridiculous Duncan. I'm a fan of niche services, but when I want to read about anything and everything in the Web 2.0 space, I go to Mashable. Previously, when I wanted to read about the more important happenings in the Web 2.0 space, I went to TechCrunch. This is getting a little ridiculous Duncan. I’m a fan of niche services, but when I want to read about anything and everything in the Web 2.0 space, I go to Mashable. Previously, when I wanted to read about the more important happenings in the Web 2.0 space, I went to TechCrunch.

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