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The Psychology of Yellow
Yellow just makes me happy! I love spotting it on my walks (a front door? a yellow center of a daisy) as well as wearing it – in a sweater, scarf, t-shirt! We only moved once during my childhood, and my parents selected the yellow bedroom to be mine before I had seen it. The room had yellow checked wallpaper. It was so cheery! Perhaps that is where my love for yellow started! The Psychology of Yellow It’s no surprise to find the psychological reactions that yellow can people. Here are just a few feelings and thoughts people have when they see yellow: optimism happiness hope positive thinking friendship good…
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On Location: Neon Heaven at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada
They flashed and illuminated the Las Vegas skyline for years. They told weary travelers to stop and get some rest. They pointed hungry patrons to grab a bite. They lured eager gamblers to spend their hard earned money. There’s nothing more mesmerizing than a bright neon sign to tantalize your eyes and possibly make you do things you didn’t plan to do. But, at one point, the hotel closes, the restaurant shuts down, or the decrepit casino implodes, making way for something more modern, something new. So where do these iconic signs go to die? Fortunately not all are left for scrap and destroyed. Many headed to a boneyard owned…
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Welcome to the Wanderlust Designer!
I’m that person who’s bent over taking a picture of a metal grate in the road. I’m the one who’s walking in the neighborhood that’s not in the tour book. I’m the gal sketching the pattern from the detail on the side of the building. I’m the one buying an item purely because the packaging is so cool. I’m the tourist who’s photographing the very city I live in… and I’m the writer and designer behind the Wanderlust designer. This blog is my spot to share the findings from my adventures – from photographs to patterns, palettes to products, textures to typography and much more. Come explore the world with…
