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Color of the Year 2023 Viva Magenta

Color of the Year 2023 Viva Magenta

Viva Magenta is unveiled as the Color of the Year for 2023 by Pantone®. For me, it certainly isn't a hue I think of when I think "magenta" - but I am influenced by the pinkish variety that is consumed voraciously by inkjet printers I've owned over the years than the...

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Rembrandt Season

Rembrandt Season

On this Winter Solstice, temperatures have been somewhat typical here in Michigan. December always seems to be a bit of a roller-coaster ride of weather here as winter starts to assert its dominance. Not quite the winter wonderland yet, but trees have certainly...

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Color of the Year 2022 Very Peri

Color of the Year 2022 Very Peri

Pantone® announced their Color of the Year for 2022 yesterday, Very Peri. As Pantone always eloquently describes their picks, Very Peri is intended to be "a carefree confidence and a daring curiosity that animates our creative spirit" as well as "a symbol of the...

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Two Colors of the Year for 2021

Two Colors of the Year for 2021

The wait is over... amongst all the turmoil and uncertainty this year, I know you all have been anxiously waiting for Pantone to reveal their pick for 2021. What could it be? Vaccine Violet? Facts Fuchsia? Maybe Parisian Night to symbolize our rejoining of the Paris...

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Well, How Did I Get Here?

Well, How Did I Get Here?

The title of this post, for those not familiar, is from the Talking Head's 1981 song "Once in a Lifetime." A song NPR listed as one of the 100 most important musical works of the 20th Century. A song some interpret as a commentary upon the excesses and absurdity of...

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Pantone Color of the Year 2020 Classic Blue

Pantone Color of the Year 2020 Classic Blue

Well time flies and it is that time of year again. You have been waiting in anticipation for the announcement - I can just feel it. Pantone® just announced their color for 2020 as Classic Blue. From their press release: "We are living in a time that requires trust and...

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