Fiona O’Leary, a student at London’s Royal College of Art, is working on a new piece of technology that will allow the user to ‘capture’ colors and fonts they see in their environment. Spector is geared towards designers who are frustrated by their inability to perfectly emulate a color or typeface that has inspired them. The […]The post Capture Colors From Your Surroundings With ‘Spector’ appeared first on Pursuitist.

Fiona O’Leary, a student at London’s Royal College of Art, is working on a new piece of technology that will allow the user to ‘capture’ colors and fonts they see in their environment. Spector is geared towards designers who are frustrated by their inability to perfectly emulate a color or typeface that has inspired them. The handheld device will “bridge the gap between designing on digital screen and the finalised print.”Imagine taking a walk and being enthralled by the pinkish hue of a particular flower — with Spector, you’ll be able to scan the flower and be given information on its CYMK, RGB or Pantone values. The device can store up to 20 samples, which is handy when you’re out and about and far away from your computer. Using Bluetooth technology, Spector sends the information to your computer where it can be imported into a design program such as InDesign.Spector is also being programmed to recognize and identify fonts. Like the font you see on an advertisem...