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Rock and Roll Inspired - Rolling Stone’s Top 20 as Color Palettes

Posted on 02 April 2008 by admin

The funny thing about inspiration is that you never know when it’s going to hit you. I happened to be trying to come up with a color scheme for a site I was designing, and after about an hour of disasters, I saw the London Calling album sitting on my desk, and knew those were the colors I wanted.

I decided to see if any other album covers had nice color schemes, and was surprised that most of them do. I took the time to create downloadable color palettes for Rolling Stone’s Top 20 albums of all time. I’m very happy with the results, and hope a few other designers can use these for inspiration. Enjoy the list!

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band, The Beatles

sgt pepperSgt Pepper

Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

pet_soundsPet Sounds

Revolver, the Beatles

revolverRevolver

Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan

highway 61Highway 61 Revisited

Rubber Soul, The beatles

rubber soulRubber Soul

What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye

whats going onWhat's Going On

Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones

exile on main stExile on Main St

London Calling, The Clash

london callingLondon Calling

Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan

blonde on blondeBlonde on Blonde

The White Album, The Beatles

This album intentionally left out. Black and White are the only colors used.

The Sun Sessions, Elvis Presley

sun sessionsThe Sun Sessions

Kind of Blue, Miles Davis

kind of blueKind of Blue

The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground and Nico

velvet undergroundThe Velvet Undergrou

Abbey Road, The Beatles

abbey roadAbbey Road

Are You Experienced, The Jimi hendrix Experience

are you experiencedAre You Experienced

Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan

blood on the tracksBlood on the Tracks

Nevermind, Nirvana

nirvana_nevermindNevermind

Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

born_to_runBorn to Run

Astral Weeks, Van Morrison

astral_weeksAstral Weeks

Thriller, Michael Jackson

thrillerThriller

So what other common objects have you found inspiration in? Tell us about it in the comments. If you decide to design a site with one of these palettes, we’d love you to add the link in the comments.

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