The+Sum+Analysis

Adobe Kuler

This site is a great data base for colour pallets.

It's quite easy to navigate, and submissions are open to all users.

It's great that you are given so many different ways to search and refine your searches.

Also, the fact that it is developed by Adobe means that you can download (third party) plugins for their creative suites and have the pallets and search boxes open directly in programs like Photoshop and Illustrator allowing you to simply use the eye dropper tools and copy and past colour values.

TH= SUM

This is a wonderful site that balances professionalism with a juvenile flair.

The key to the success of this website is **balance**. Whether it be the balance of professionalism with a juvenile flair previously mentioned, or the balance of simplicity and complexity.

What appears to be a rather simple website on the outside proves to contain many subtle but complex javascript and css elements that blend themselves beautifully with the simplistic layout of the site. For example the whimsically bouncing logo that scrolls down the page with you, or the subtly animated drop tabs within the portfolio pages.

The color pallet works wonderfully to complement the simplicity of the site. The use of eggshell for the background over white is a great tool to keep the site warmer and friendlier rather than overtly sterile and serious, especially with a limited colour pallet.