At Janus Design Group, we pride ourselves in continuing education within the design field. Design workshops enable us to obtain fresh ideas, learn about new state of the art appliances, textiles, trends, and connect with other fellow designers and creative minds.
It is time to take a break from the winter boredom of “same old same old”. Pull back the curtains, let the light in, roll up the rugs, and dust off the drab and gloomy. Start a renewal, or rebirth if you will, in your home or work place. Here is my short list of how to go from boring to fantastic with a few quick changes.
On an overcast, rainy day like today it is hard not to think about the color gray. With the current release of the movie “50 Shades of Gray” inspired by E. L. James’s book, it seems everyone is talking even more about all those amazing shades between black and white. While I haven’t read the book or seen the movie, I have always been inspired by the endless possibilities gray’s palette offers.
Thanks to the many colorists, designers and trend setters at Pantone for always keeping us fresh and up to date. As a designer I look forward to learning early about the hot new color of the year. Usually we can see movement toward a trend even before the color is announced…and then again, sometimes we are surprised.
Welcome to January 2015! As I put away holiday decorations, purge files and flip my calendar to the New Year, I can’t help but think about the symbolism in “January”—the month we look backward and forward at once.
January takes its name from the Roman God Janus. Janus was known as “the custodian of the universe”. In mythology, he was the god of beginnings who represented the transition between primitive life and civilization. In many domestic undertakings, his help was sought. This makes perfect sense when you look at the Janus icon (and our logo!). It has two faces, one looking back and one forward.
