Pantone
TRANSITION BACK TO DEPENDABLE COLORS
With over 40 years of experience, Pantone is recognized as the worldwide market leader in color communication and color technology for the graphic design, printing, publishing, fashion, home furnishings, interiors and industrial design industries.
"Fall 2006 is a time to transition back to more dependable colors," says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director, Pantone Color Institute. "We're looking for colors we can wrap ourselves in — a feeling achieved through classic neutrals as a base, accented with rich hues. Half of the palette, remarkably, is expressed in basic chestnuts — all very familiar, very approachable tones. It's an inviting warmth not seen in the past few seasons that designers are now embracing."
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Pantone
HOME COLOR FORECAST 2006 THROUGH MODERN EYES
PANTONEView Home 2007 is a forecasting tool that provides color and trend inspiration, enabling designers to select the right shades and combinations when creating products for the home, or matching and coordinating home interiors. PANTONEView Home 2007 contains 2"x2" swatch cards of each of the 72 forecasted colors, along with visual inspiration and color harmonies for each of the individual palettes, all in a convenient binder. CMYK printing equivalents are supplied to easily achieve the forecast colors in printed materials and packaging.
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Pantone
MORE ALIVE WITH COLOR
More Alive with Color is the latest book from Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. It helps consumers transform the way they look and feel by identifying the best colors to reflect their personal style, and provides a portable color guide for easy shopping.
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Color Association of the United States
BY MARGARET WALCH AND CHRISTINE CHOW
The Color Association (CAUS), established in 1915, is the oldest trend forecasting group in the United States. Seasonal color forecasts are issued two years in advance in four specific categories: Men's, Women's, Youth and Interiors/Environmental. The association invites a select group of creative professionals to share input as a committee on each forecast.
Color, always a good barometer of taste and mood, is now calling us to turn our attention to our surroundings as both an inspiration and a goal. The Color Association's forecasts for 2007-08 indicate that consumers will be seeking color experiences, rather than just colorful products.
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The Color Marketing Group
2006 CONTRACT COLOR DIRECTIONS
Color Marketing Group (CMG), founded in 1962 and based in Alexandria VA, is an international, not-for-profit association of 1,300 color designers. CMG members forecast color directions one to three years in advance for all industries, manufactured products and services. The Contract/Commercial Directions are important and influential, and represent the health care, hospitality and entertainment, retail, institutional, public spaces and office industries.
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JDK
DESIGN STUDIO SEEKS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE
For a design studio, forecasting color trends is equal parts art, science, research, experience and intuition...
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