Like many other countries (U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Spain, The Netherlands ), New Zealand uses the FHWA Series (often informally referred to as Highway Gothic) developed by the United States Federal Highway Administration. Roadgeek Fonts - Get freeware versions, created by Mike Adams. British signs utilised Transport, free versions are available here. Find out more about road sign typography on Wikipedia.
Online Color Tools
Color Palette Generator, ColorBlender, ColorMixers, ColorJack: Sphere, GenoPal Online, kuler, ColorToy 2
Downloadable Software
The Color Schemer, ColourMod Colour Picker, ColorZilla Extension for Firefox, Pantone to RGB and CMYK, Color Oracle
Color Schemes
Colour Lovers, ColorBurn Winning Schemes, Fashion Trendsetter, Color palette predictions for the 2007 home, Grammy Award Winning Album Colors, Daily Color Scheme, kuler
Individual Colors
List of colors, Color List, Color Shades, Web 2.0 Colour Palette, Color in Motion
References
Color guidelines for brands, The Art of Camo, Color Rules of Thumb, CMYK (for Those Who Do RGB), Colour Schemes, Colour (Web Page Design for Designers), Colors Found in Nature, List of palettes (Wikipedia), Why Color Matters, Color theory (Wikipedia), Choosing color combinations
NZ: Photo New Zealand, mychillybin
International: iStockPhoto, Getty Images
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