Dec 05
This Is the Official Color of 2014
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Pantone, the self-declared official body in control of the entire visible spectrum, has announced the color of the year for 2014. You’re looking at it.
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Apr 28
It goes without saying that after you have forked out a fair amount of money for your spanking new iPad or iPad mini, taking months of savings along the way, that you would want to do your very best to ensure that it does not garner scratches whenever possible, and of course, it also makes perfect sense that you would want to coddle the iPad from knocks and even worse, drops. What’s one to do then? Well, getting a decent tablet case for your iPad is a no-brainer here, but with so many models to choose from, what do you do then? Case Scenario might have something right up your alley, with the Pantone Universe Bookcase for iPad Mini and iPad been announced.
This trendy Pantone Universe Bookcase has been crafted from premium soft nubuck leather, where it boasts of a front cover in order to keep both the front and back of the iPad Mini and iPad protected from those unwanted details – namely scratches, dust and dirt. On the front cover of the Pantone Universe Bookcase for iPad Mini and iPad cases, you will be able to fold these into a couple of standing positions – catering for both landscape and viewing angles, which makes it ideal for FaceTime chatting, typing and browsing the internet.
When it comes to color choices though, the Pantone Universe Bookcase for iPad mini can be said to be rather limited, where one will be able to pick from a couple of sleek colors, namely Scarlet Sage (19-1559) and Tap Shoe (19-4004), for $50 a pop over at Ron Robinson. If you do not own an iPad mini, but an iPad instead, you would be in a far better position, where the Pantone Universe Bookcase for iPad would come in a wide array of bright and stylish colors, namely Green Flash (15-0146), Azalea Pink (16-2126), 19-1663 (red), 15-4101 (grey) and 19-3939 (blue) – for $70 at Fred Segal, Ron Robinson and Nordstrom.
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[ Case Scenario Pantone Universe Bookcase announced for iPad mini and iPad copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Apr 01
Willcom – PANTONE – Simple mobile phone that links to your smart phone – PANTONE WX03SH
Posted in: Today's ChiliJapanese mobile telecommunications provider, Willcom, has just revealed that it’s going to release a new SHARP mobile phone created in collaboration with PANTONE on April 25. It has a slim body (44 × 126 × 12.2mm) and is available in 6 vivid colors.
With its smartphone linking function, you can use “PANTONE WX03SH” as your smart phone’s cordless handset by connecting them wirelessly with Bluetooth. You can operate the smartphone’s incoming and outgoing calls and …
Mar 03
Art nerds will know their complimentary colors, but for the rest of us, food pairings are far more interesting/important. Minneapolis-based graphic designer and illustrator David Schwen, but together this clever little collection of “pantone pairings” as little Instagram art project. More »
Jan 13
Hardcore beer drinkers who want to try every beer there is on the planet (or at least, a majority of them) will want to get their hands on a handy reference guide called Beertone. Its name is obviously a play on Pantone, which is behind one of the most widely used color matching systems used by many companies today.
Beertone folds out to provide colors of 202 different Swiss brews that were tested. The lightest beers start the guide, and it ends with the darkest ones. Each Beer will be presented with picture, description and of course its color information in RGB, CMYK, Web, and SRM (that’s the beer color scale).
The booze-guzzling guys behind the guide plan to expand their guide to feature beers from different parts of the world in the months and years to come.
Beertone is currently available for pre-order for $39(USD).
[via Laughing Squid]
Jan 10
Forget Pantone, Here’s Beertone
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Dec 30
You can get Pantone suitcases and even Pantone Christmas ornaments, and now you can display your absurd devotion to that library of color by wrapping some color swatches around your neck. More »
Dec 10
Here’s a cool piece of jewelry for the graphic designer or creative person in your life. Each one of these nifty pendants features an individual Pantone color chip – an homage to print design that also makes a cool color accent piece.
They’re made by Budapest artist Gitta Hadabas of Hadigi Design. The pendants are printed onto a special holographic paper, giving them a really cool shimmering effect while viewed from different angles. The paper is set under a round glass cabochon, and placed into an antique bronze setting.
They come in a variety of colors, and sell for approximately $21 (USD) over on Etsy. Keep in mind that price doesn’t include a chain, but then you can attach these to a necklace, bracelet or keychain of your choice.
What’s your favorite Pantone color? I was always a sucker for “High Risk Red.”
Dec 07
Here Is the Official Color of 2013
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Pantone, the hoity toity decision council for everything we’re allowed to see, has announced the color of the year for 2013: green. Or well fine, emerald. It’s unclear what scientific process Pantone goes through to determine what the COTY is (other than complete arbitrariness) but hey, emerald’s a nice color. More »
Jul 13
Olive green, army green, pea green—when you travel, every bag looks the same, and you find yourself with that fear in the pit of your stomach that someone is going to snatch the wrong one (specifically, yours) off the carousel. That’s less likely to happen if you have one of these smart, bright suitcases from Pantone Universe. Unless of course you’re being robbed. More »
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