From the desk of Artistic Amanda

From Mashable.com’s Dev & Design

Which colors do the web’s most powerful brands use to distinguish themselves from others? The folks from COLOURlovers have decided to find out, producing the beautiful infographic below as the result.

As it turns out, web brands love color; only a few of them are predominantly grey or black and white. The most popular color is blue (nearly all big social networks use it), followed by a variety of reds and oranges. Also, many of the web’s top brands, such as Google and MSN, have a multicolored logo.

COLOURlovers have used data from Alexa, Compete and Nielsen to compile the list of the top 100 brands on the web, and while one can always question their methodology, the infographic definitely paints an interesting picture as far as color usage goes in some of the most popular brands on the web.

Of the many reasons I love Nashville, one of my favorites is the diversity in art around the city. Every corner you turn, there’s another source of inspiration just waiting to be captured.

One such inspiration and influence for me personally, lies on Broadway nestled in between the honky tonks. Hatch Show Print, founded in 1879, is still a working letterpress and design shop, creating posters today using the same letterpress methods as yesterday.

I’ve lived here over ten years and the other day realized I had yet to set foot inside the shop. So I went:

Color, design, history. My visit was everything I’d hoped it be.

Pure artistry and masterful composition are what make Hatch posters part of the story of American art and culture. Snappy graphics, punchy titles, humor, and irony are what make them irresistible.

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