A personal, research-minded newsletter exploring color through art, music, cognition and science, with essays on subjects like moonmilk in caves and the metaphorical use of color terms. Readers get well-researched, curious explorations of how color shapes perception and language, plus reader-driven color challenges.
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Colorphilia explores the history, etymology and naming of colors, drawing on literature, linguistics, art and design. Issues include research essays on color words, features on artists, and book reviews.
A branding newsletter offering practical frameworks, palette guides and case studies on building human, intentional brands. Readers get actionable templates and concrete examples they can apply to their own brand work.
A newsletter on interior design and styling built around a seasonal color, featuring color essays, themed tablescapes and menus. Readers get personal, behind-the-scenes accounts of the creative process along with cultural and botanical context for each color.
The newsletter explores color as something we actively perceive and interact with, not just a fixed property, drawing on perception science, color constancy and how animals see color. Recent issues cover the physics of visible light, animal color vision and a history of color, written in an accessible, reflective voice.
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