Darius A. Monsef IV

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Darius A. Monsef IV
Born September 26, 1981
Honoka'a, Hawaii
Website
http://www.colourlovers.com http://www.hodr.org/index.php

Darius A. Monsef IV (born September 26, 1981 in Honoka'a, Hawai'i) is an entrepreneur from Portland, Oregon known most widely as the founder of COLOURlovers.com and co-founder of the Hands On Worldwide (HOW) charitable organization. He served as Operations Director for HOW's Katrina Relief Project in Biloxi, MS organizing over 1,500 volunteers and delivering millions of dollars in volunteer labor and supplies.

Though he has formally studied both business and fashion, he is a self-proclaimed "Internet Astronaut" and cultivates a particularly diverse array of clientele, projects and causes. He does his creative consulting and web development work through Lord IV, Inc. the parent company of COLOURlovers.

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[edit] COLOURlovers

In fall 2004, Monsef took an "uninspiring" class on color theory at the Art Institute of Portland.[1] Convinced that color was a fascinating topic that could be explored more deeply by the collective power of the internet, Monsef launched the COLOURlovers site in December 2004. Initially, the site functioned as a way to allow people to share, rate and comment on color combinations. As time went on, the number of registered users grew and its functionality expanded to encompass color trends as well a blog, forums, and other methods of interaction for its active user community.

In April 2007, COLOURlovers was nominated for a prestigious Webby Award as "The Best Community Website of 2007" and was an official honoree for best social/network website.[2] At the time, the website had 200,000 visitors per month, with 12,000 registered members.

[edit] Other Interests

In early 2007, Monsef joined on as a writer and partner of Young Go Getter[1], a resource site for young entrepreneurs. He is also a contributing writer for Neatorama[2].

[edit] Non-profit

[edit] Hands On Disaster Response

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Colour me obsessed. Globe and Mail (2007-08-17). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  2. ^ COLOURlovers.com Nominated for Best Community Website & Official Honoree for Best Social/Network in the 11th Annual Webby Awards. COLOURlovers (2007-04-11). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.

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