During a conversation this month with Doris Brown, Pantone’s marketing head, I learned that InDesign CS2 shipped with Pantone color specifications that were out of date not long after CS2 was released. It seems that when InDesign CS2 started shipping in May 2005, it used Pantone color specifications that were revised shortly thereafter by Pantone.…

In an effort to add value to their swatchbooks, Pantone is adding limited-edition color guides and software to its packages. Will this spur designers and printers to update their swatchbooks annually?

Pantone’s new adhesive chip sheets make those broken-teeth perforated chip sheets obsolete. The chip sheets we’ve all seen stashed on the shelves of ad agency and design shops are about to change. In the past they’ve been simply perforated and torn apart as needed, leaving a mess of chips lying around if they’re not taped…

Pantone doesn’t want you to just discard your old swatchbooks—they want you to annihilate them. Do it in a spectacular way and you may get some cool prizes. Pantone really wants you to replace your swatchbooks (called “PANTONE FORMULA GUIDES”) annually. They are offering the PANTONE COLOR INSPIRATION/2007 and COLORIST software to make the decision…

When Adobe wanted a cross-platform, accessible installer, Blue Flavor brought the right ingredients to the table.

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