Idée Labs

There are many wonderful things to see on the internet, and a plethora of unique and innovative ways to see them. I want to kick off today with a set of tools I discovered while researching the nature of colour. There are three applications here, and they showcase the visual search technology developed by Idée Inc.

Let's start at the top with the multicolour search lab. You can choose either the Flickr or Alamy set of images, then just make a choice of up 10 colours on the right to return an incredible array of pictures that match that colour criteria. The display updates as you add more colours from the palette and you can click on an image at any time to view its source.

The Visual Search Lab only samples Alamy pictures, and here you can add search terms that describe the nature of the image - such as bright, smooth, fluffy etc.

Finally the BYO Image Search gives you the option of uploading your own image and being returned a selection of pictures from the Alamy set that match the colour palette in yours.

Three fascinating tools that will have you looking at images in a whole new way.

labs.ideeinc.com