Pantone Color of the Year and Color Trends 2023

Pantone COTY-2023 Viva Magenta color trends 2023

Pantone announced their Color Trends 2023 color of the year this week. Much to the applause of many – it’s a bright, beautiful color called Viva Magenta. Per their announcement video, they said: We’re living in “unconventional times” with all the changes that Covid brought. People are no longer satisfied with the “status quo” of … Read more

Perfect Color Matching by Color Muse

Color muse

  (This is an update to a previously published post) I was recently sent this cool color matching device called Color Muse to test and it’s fantastic! There have long been paint color detectors on the market – especially phone apps – but Color Muse is a bit different. Rather than rely on a phone … Read more

COTY 2016 – Pantone Rose Quartz and Serenity

So, with today’s announcement from Pantone, we now have three major choices of Color of the Year. Well, actually, we have four. So, Pantone decided that they couldn’t do only one this year, so we get two Pantone Rose Quartz and Serenity! Pantone’s process, which is generally a well-kept secret – starts years in advance. … Read more

Ikea & the tyranny of bland beigeness

Ikea has launched an interactive website Brave Not Beige, that’s loaded with films, interactive devices, tips, links to products and a rallying cry to “end the tyranny of bland beigeness”. I’m all for ending bland beigeness myself, so I encourage you to have a look! You might also enjoy: Why I don’t like Beige and … Read more