Color-coordinating your photo shoot has never been easier with ColorReader EZ and Savage Universal backgrounds. ColorReader EZ is pocket-sized, Bluetooth-enabled color matching device that lets you quickly scan the flat surface of an object’s color to find its Savage Universal background color match (as well as paint color match, RBG, Hex and CIE Lab color [...]
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The Easiest Way to Color Coordinate Your Photo Shoot
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Design-Savvy Color Tips for Doors
Inside or outside, doors can set the style of your home or room with just the simple application of beautiful paint color in sheens from velvety matte to polished gloss. Both exterior and interior doors can serve as important design elements for your living space, based on style, size and equally important - color. The [...] More -
Tips for crafting DIY Christmas cards – by Johanna Rundel
DIY Xmas card meets color management Christmas will most likely be somewhat different this year. Christmas parties and markets are cancelled, holiday get togethers or cookie baking swaps with friends won’t be happening. Since I won't meet many of my favorite people in person before this year’s holidays, I decided to send them all a [...] More -
Spectacular Ceilings
When thinking about painting a room, the “fifth wall” or ceiling, is often overlooked or relegated to being painted some shade of white or off-white. But the ceiling can actually be both an impactful creative element as well as an opportunity to offset some room design challenges through different applications of color and sheen. Here [...] More -
Updated Living Room Using ColorReader EZ
Kristina‘s latest DIY project was updating her living room with a custom painting that would perfectly match the colors of her sofa cushions. She chose the technique of acrylic pouring. Imitation highly recommended!
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How I Used ColorReader EZ in My Photo Project
By John Walrath As creatives, color inspires our everyday life. We see the world through a unique lens and design our lives around being able to create and be inspired by what we see and experience. A portable way to capture those inspirational colors we find opens up so many creative opportunities. With its many [...] More -
Top 5 Reasons You May be Picking the Wrong Paint Color (And How ColorReader EZ Can Help)
When it comes to painting a room, picking a color is supposed to be the fun part. The reality is it’s often anything but. We’ve all been there – agonizing over paint chip strips, turning our walls into a patchwork of paint color samples and when we finally do decide on a color and paint [...] More -
Smart Phone vs. ColorReader EZ – Capturing True Color
One of the great things about smart phones is having a camera on hand to take pictures on the spot – whether it’s a shared moment with family and friends, a stunning view in nature or something that inspires your creativity. One thing your smart phone can’t do so well, however, is capture precise color. [...] More -
Working from Home or Home Schooling? 5 Simple Steps to Re-Purposing Your Current Space
In much the same way we benefit from structure to our day, we benefit from structure to our living spaces as well. Creating a defined space for working from home, home-schooling your kids, or even a little sanctuary for yourself can go a long way to cultivating some calm in our lives. Our brains are [...] More -
How Nick Slavik Uses ColorReader for Painting and Restoration Work
Matching Colors and Growing Business: How Nick Slavik Uses ColorReader for Painting and Restoration Work Nick Slavik, proprietor of the Nick Slavik Painting & Restoration Co., is often called upon for historical color matching. And like any successful business person, Nick knows that time is money. That’s why the time he saves using the Datacolor [...] More -
The Secret To Taking Your Interior Design To The Next Level
“Learn outside of your circle.” That’s the motto of Vicente Wolf, Interior Design Hall of Fame member, member of Elle Décor’s A-List, NY Spaces Top 50 Designer, and one of House Beautiful magazine’s 10 most influential designers. This motto has led him to study how food gets prepared and to practice his own knifing techniques—all [...] More -
Help your paint contractors grow their paint business by removing the stress in color selection
Color selection can be a barrier to project start. Anyone who ever tackled a home improvement project knows, a fresh coat of paint can go a long way to improve the overall home appeal and provide great return on investment. However, every paint project starts with the often long and stressful process of color selection. [...] More -
[Podcast] Talking Blogging, Business and ColorReader with Cecilia Cannon of “Home with Keki”
Cecilia Cannon is a popular interior designer, home staging expert and design “blogger extraordinaire” (that last title was bestowed upon her by Nick May, show host of the on-trend, interior design podcast “The Chaise Lounge.”) Cannon recently spoke with May on The Chaise Lounge Podcast about blogging, business and how smitten she is with The [...] More -
ColorReader Textile Printing
Recently, we were looking for an uncomplicated and cost-effective way to perform measurements for a simplified washing test for digital textile printing – not a washing test according to official standards. Our goal was to get quick measurements to detect changes in wash resistance and then improve our processes. That’s where Datacolor’s ColorReader came to [...] More -
Trying to Find the Perfect Paint Color for a Home Project?
Finding the perfect color for your home or office is more important than you may think. The color of the room defines the feeling of a space. It can make you feel energetic, cozy and comfortable, or even anxious. Everyone’s perception of color is different, which is what makes decorating your personal space unique and [...] More
