Color of the Year 2008

The color authority, Pantone inc., has chosen blue-iris (AKA-No. 18-3943) as color of the year for 2008! A mix of blue and purple, Pantone believes that blue-iris "suggests dependability and magic" - 2 themes that have been forecasted for the design world in 2008.

For those of you who are not familiar with Pantone's...

Pantone Inc. is a corporation best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries (printing, paint, fashion, fabric and plastics).

The company's primary products is the Pantone Guides, which consist of a large number of small thin cardboard sheets, printed on one side with a series of related color swatches and then bound into a small flipbook. For instance, a particular "page" might contain a number of yellows of varying tints.

*The innovative idea behind the PMS is to allow designers to 'color match' specific colors when a design enters production stage—regardless of the equipment used to produce the color... The Pantone has become the universally accepted color-language created for the design industry. This system has been widely adopted by designers of most industries, reproduction and printing houses for a number of years now.

What are your thoughts on blue-iris No. 18-3943?... Would you wear it in 2008?

-S

PS- Pantone's color of the year for 2007 was Chilli-Pepper Red (Chosen for its pizazz and sophistication and its hint of ethnic taste.)