One-Color Graphics

I have a book titled One-Color Graphics. It's a book filled with beautifully-designed stationery, posters, brochures, and other pieces by graphic designers around the world. Each piece utilizes only one color in its design, demonstrating what can be done with only one choice from a palette that includes more than millions of options.

I was looking through this book recently in an effort to spark some creativity for a piece I'm designing, and I began thinking about how that concept of one-color graphics can be a metaphor for what each of us does with our talents and abilities.

I imagine you're thinking, "What? A graphic design book teaching a lesson about using talent? She really IS off her rocker."

Seriously, though. Little lessons present themselves all the time, even when we're just browsing the pages of a book.

What struck me was this: we all have some talent/ability. Some have identified only one, some have many. The number you think you possess is irrelevant.

I think the point is that we should develop our talents and use them to make life for others and ourselves more beautiful, caring, pleasant, or tasty (based on what our particular talent is).

If beautiful designs printed on paper can be achieved using only one color, imagine how much more beauty we can create in the world even with only one talent (developed and put to use)!

So here's the interactive part. You knew this was coming, didn't you? I'd love to hear what your talent(s) are. It's easy to share...just click the comments button below.

See you tomorrow!