How do you pick colors
bootload: "... observing nature is far more interesting than just trying to think about things ..."Nature.I discovered this back in 2007 playing around with images I'd taken out my kitchen window ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157603995704881...  I also keep a hand colour set on flickr for reference ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157600195794663...Back in 2007: 
"If I ever need to do things like come up with ideas observation of nature and complex systems such as the web is always a good place to start. Here I'm looking at colour & colour schemes. Never would have thought of this combo and ratios" ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/541666109/