Eric McNew sent a link to this video with the latest color trends from Pantone. As we discussed in Design I, Pantone is a color specifying system that began with commercial printing inks and has expanded into other areas. All Adobe design software includes Pantone color libraries that allow colors to be matched on screen and on press. Interested in trying out these new color combinations? Here’s a lo-tech approach: Freeze the video, do a screen grab, open it in Photoshop, and use the dropper and info palette to get the approximate CMYK recipe. Then click on Color Libraries to match it in the Pantone swatch book. Find the 3 or 4-digit code number and you’re good to go.
