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For 2026 Pantone has announced Cloud Dancer as the Color of the Year. Officially PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer, the colour is "a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection." Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, explains, "At this time of transformation, when we are reimagining
For 2025 Pantone has announced Mocha Mousse as the Color of the Year. Officially PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, the colour is "a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort." Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, explains, "Underpinned by our
For 2023 Pantone has announced Viva Magenta as the Color of the Year. Officially Pantone 18-1750, the colour vibrates with vim and vigour. It is a shade rooted in nature descending from the red family and expressive of a new signal of strength. Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, and a pulsating colour whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic
For 2022, Pantone has chosen Very Peri for its Color of the Year 2022. Described in the Pantone catalogue as 17-3938, Very Peri is "a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone.....Blending the faithfulness and constancy of blue with the energy and excitement of red, this happiest and warmest of all the blue hues introduces an empowering
For 2021 Pantone has announced two Colors of the Year, Illuminating and Ultimate Gray. Officially Pantone 13-0647 and 17-5104, Illuminating is a bright and cheerful yellow sparkling with vivacity, a warming yellow shade imbued with solar power. Ultimate Gray is emblematic of solid and dependable elements which are everlasting and provide a firm foundation. The colors of pebbles on the
Back in 1959, Fortune worked with Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to produce The 100 "Best Designed" Products. The original article is here and within the list are objects still recognised and valued today: Barcelona chair, Anglepoise lamp, Vespa scooter, Zippo lighter, Chemex coffee maker and Leica camera. Others will be recognisable only from the
OnePlus and its slogan Never Settle have been on the mobile scene since 2014, and it's become a well-known brand amongst aficionados. For sure, brand awareness isn't up there with Apple or Samsung - my mum would have no idea who OnePlus are - but the logo's recognisable from across the room. However, the OnePlus team have decided to give the VI