A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

9th September 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

By Francesca Lungarotti When an image manages to express and convey a completely direct concept, we are faced with a significant photograph, an image with an expressed message and immediate communication beyond any personal interpretation. Images that are not only beautiful or pleasant, but which immediately send us a clear and generally universal and internationally […]

Imagining a book cover – Psychological Thriller

23rd October 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

With the vast array of images available in the archive at Universal Images Group our blog site Kaleidoscope set the challenge of finding suitable images for a book cover of an imaginary psychological thriller. Book covers, especially for fiction, allow for a creativity to flow. The cover design and imagery needs to draw in the […]

The Color Red

14th February 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

By Francesca Lungarotti The color red’s history is as rich and meaningful as the color itself. Red was the first color developed for painting and dying. It symbolized the religious contrast between the blood of Christ and the fires of Hell, and as far back as the Middle Ages, red was associated with love, lust, and anger. […]

The World’s Most Colorful Towns and Cities

6th September 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

“Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.” –Pablo Picasso Colors affect us. Humans are more comfortable in spaces with color than in those without. We are attracted to the beautiful colors in nature, but we are also drawn to colorful objects that are man-made. From the cheerful hues of Burano Island in Venice to the sun-kissed […]