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Here Is The Official Color Of Next Year

4:30PM December 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Pantone, official arbiter of the visible spectrum, has declared its selection for next year’s color — a statement of both insane arbitrariness, and great weight in the world of things. So what’ll it be? You’re lookin’ at it! More »

Gadgets

Pantone Ornaments Will Make You Wish It Was Christmas All Year

9:40AM October 21, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

As the paragon of pretty paint colours Pantone should really be celebrated all year. Who cares if it’s not remotely Christmas yet? These Pantone bulbs are so cool you should go poach a pine tree from the forest right now. More »

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Things That Aren’t Available In Pantone Colours But Should Be

7:20AM August 26, 2011 | Sam Biddle

I saw these baseball bats and thought, Wow, Pantone baseball bats, I’d love to smash something up real good with something so sophisticated. But it turns out they’re not. Well screw that to hell. They should be, along with these… More »

Computing

Colour-Match Your USB Sticks To Your Other Pantone Tat

12:40AM August 20, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

I was just browsing Pantone’s site — y’know, eyeing up their markers — when I noticed they sell customisable Pantone USB sticks. Not a bad little present for a design-fiend, and they start at just $US13 for 1GB. [Pantone]

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Is It Wrong To Crave A Big Box Of Dual-Ended Pantone Markers?

1:48AM July 28, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

If it’s wrong, well, I don’t want to be right. Though what I would like is $US483 and the nerve to actually buy this box of 150 Pantone reference colour pens. You can buy them in packs as little as 12, but where’s the fun there? [DickBlick via Werd] More »

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Stained Glass Windows Go Modern With Pantone Colour Swatches

12:20AM July 27, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Architect Armin Blasbichler’s house in Italy is an adult’s playground, with doors inside doors inside doors (just like in Willy Wonka); doors on ceilings and Pantone colour swatches arranged as a particularly colourful stained glass window. More »

Slip Your iPhone Or iPad Into An Official Pantone Case

1:20AM December 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

If anyone can be considered an authority on something as essential and accessible as colour, it’s Pantone. So be grateful that they will share their imprimatur with you with these official cases for iPhones and iPads! More »

Gadgets

Discover An Object’s Pantone Colour Code With This $US650 Gadget

12:40AM October 20, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I’m a little surprised Pantone needs to bother with a $US650 colour-reading device when their $13 iPhone app already does the job (and more), but for professionals involved in the creative scene this will fast become the must-have gizmo. More »

Cars

I Want To Ride My Pantone Red 186C Bicycle, I Want To Ride My Bike

9:50PM October 6, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

You can get everything Pantone-branded these days, so it only figures you can stick something between your legs in cherry red 186C shade. And green 672C, yellow 14-0848, and so on. That official smack of paint will cost you, though. Big time. More »

Get To Know Your Wood With These Sticks

6:00AM September 13, 2010 | Casey Chan

These sticks, called Wood Stock, are like Pantone chips, but for wood. So if you’re clueless about wood like me, you’ll be able to tell the difference between beech and birch in no time. More »