Pantone gets inspired with new spot colours

Based on Pantone’s annual forecast for the home furnishings industry, Pantone View Home 2007, the new 56 spot colours in Pantone Colour Inspiration/2007 are formulated for offset printing and divided into eight distinct colour palettes of seven colours each.

"Graphic designers draw upon a variety of industries for inspiration and colour trend information, and home is an area of major influence,” said Doris Brown, vice president of marketing for Pantone, Inc. "For years, Pantone has provided the home furnishings industry with the trend-setting colour palettes for their market. Now, for the first time, we are extending this expertise to the graphic design community, and offering 56 new colours for offset printing, directly from our forecast service, to further enhance creativity in the graphics industry.”

The eight colour palettes featured in Pantone Colour Inspiration/2007 include: Simple Elegant; Classic Chic; Lumens; Mélange; Aux Naturale; Grass Roots; Fresh Air and Light Touch. The bundle also includes Pantone Colorist software which provides access to a web-based version of the Colour Inspiration/2007 guide with CMYK values for the new colours available in RGB, along with expanded imagery for each of the eight palettes.

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