2023 Pantone Color of the Year

2023 Pantone Color of the Year

Along with color trends that are discussed below, a design trend to watch for in 2023 is the use of Collages of all types. It may be nostalga from the 50’s – 70’s but I think its a combination of image fatigue and the desire to say more with less...
2020 Pantone Color of the Year

2020 Pantone Color of the Year

Every year I like to post the Pantone Color of the Year as I find it so interesting how it becomes sewn into our culture and very apparent in desing and advertising trends. This is truly a classic color, and just like a good cup of coffee it never gets old. Here is...
2019 Pantone Color of the Year

2019 Pantone Color of the Year

Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment. In reaction to the onslaught of digital technology and social media increasingly embedding into daily...
2017 Pantone Color Of The Year

2017 Pantone Color Of The Year

Color: GREENERY | PANTONE 15-0343 One of my favorite times of the year is when Pantone posts the new color of the year. It’s really a symbolic gesture to post an actual color that trumps all others but it’s always fun to watch that color show up as the...
2016 Pantone Color of the Year

2016 Pantone Color of the Year

ROSE QUARTZ & SERENITY PANTONE 13-1520 & PANTONE 15-3919 Pantone®, an XRITE Company, released their 2016 Color of the year. I always like this event even if it is a little self serving because they have been a part of most every designers life since art...