Music-Inspired Color Wheel Chart Prints by Dorothy

Remember the insanely creative Los Angeles Film Map we featured last year by the UK-based design group Dorothy? They’re back with two music-inspired prints that have me clearing wall space faster than this post gets published.

The Colour of Popular Music – Features 154 bands with colors in their title.

Have you ever thought of how many band names or song titles have a color in them? Hello, Purple Rain and Pink Floyd! Dorothy laid it all out in a color wheel fashion detailing either colorful band names or song titles and the color that matches them.

The Colour of Popular Music – detail

The Colour of Popular Music – detail

The Colour of Popular Music – detail

The Colour of Song – Features 576 songs that include a color in their title.

The Colour of Song – detail

The Colour of Song – detail

The Colour of Song – detail

The Colour of Song – detail

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