COLOURlovers
Encyclopedia
COLOURlovers is a social network service
and blog
that focuses on colour inspiration and colour trends for both personal and
professional creative projects. As of September 2008, members of the site have created and shared more
than 555,000 color palettes and named over 1,450,000 colors.
Nearly one million visitors come to the COLOURlovers site each month.
, and is based in Portland
, Oregon
. COLOURlovers has been nominated for Best Community Website of the Year by the Webby Awards for two consecutive years: 2006 and 2007.
In May 2011, COLOURlovers raised $1million in venture-capital funding.
Social network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
and blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
that focuses on colour inspiration and colour trends for both personal and
professional creative projects. As of September 2008, members of the site have created and shared more
than 555,000 color palettes and named over 1,450,000 colors.
Nearly one million visitors come to the COLOURlovers site each month.
History
COLOURlovers was founded in December 2004 by Darius A. Monsef IVDarius A. Monsef IV
Darius A. Monsef IV is an internet entrepreneur & philanthropist known most widely as the founder of the design community COLOURlovers and co-founder & board member of the All Hands Volunteers international charitable organization...
, and is based in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. COLOURlovers has been nominated for Best Community Website of the Year by the Webby Awards for two consecutive years: 2006 and 2007.
In May 2011, COLOURlovers raised $1million in venture-capital funding.