Three finalists for “The Color of Palo Alto.” The public art project by Samuel Yates used digital photographs of every parcel of Palo Alto, CA to determine an “average mean color.” The project’s website will allow visitors to vote on their preferred shade of “Palo Alto,” which will then be converted into paint colors for popular use. Allison Arieff contrasts the project with homeowners associations that regulate architecture, landscaping or decorative elements in their neighborhoods: “Regulating exterior paint colors is another popular move, one that flies in the face of what helps make neighborhoods diverse and interesting—variety!”