The Creation of Nobilis Erotica

I think the seventh grader in me wanted shades of blue just so I could make jokes about blue balls.

But seriously, Nobilis Erotica is the longest running erotica podcast. It's this wonderful blend of spec fic and sex. It's blues with some subtle purple and a twist of orange. It's blue stretched to the boundaries of the edge of blue. But not too far. It's tasteful yet strange.

Most of all, it's the man behind the podcast, Nobilis Reed. He's a true blue friend and a class act.

The Creation of Ginnie Dare

Ginnie is the main character in a series of middle grade sci-fi space opera books by Scott Roche. The brown and yellow are her no-nonsense coveralls that she wears aboard her father's space ship and the pinks are for the girl underneath.  I know this is a very short description, but it's a very simple yet strikingly beautiful colorway...much like the character.  Besides, I think brown and pink is quite possibly one of my all-time favorite color combinations.

The Creation of Dead Robots Society

First, I should say that I designed this with Justin, Terry, and Paul in mind. I know Scott is there instead of Justin now but for me, DRS will always be synonymous with Justin. Besides, Scott's series "Ginnie Dare" got its own colorway so I'm sure he'll understand.

I started with black and silver grey. Both good colors when dealing with robots, dead or otherwise. Then I added gunmetal blue. This is a serious podcast about a sometimes serious subject so I wanted those kinds of colors. But it needed some spark. Accents based on the individual personalities and the stories they write.

Paul was easy...crimson. That's his favorite way to describe red and I'm pretty sure it's in every story he's ever written. Terry was easy too...pink. For all the erotica he's written over the years I went straight to pink. Okay, so now I've got a splash of red and a splash of pink. What to do for Justin? Green. Emerald green. For Still Water.

The final question was placement. So, I paired up colors, one major with one accent and put them across from each other; black and crimson, gunmetal and pink, and silver with green. The result is a very dignified and orderly series of stripes that build a story interrupted by moments of insanity. Sounds like a perfect fit.

And Justin, it's been a while... (sorry, if you've listened to this podcast you get the joke)