Pantone handheld device lets designers capture any colour from any surface

Pantone, the acknowledged authority on colour, is offering graphic designers a new, compact, handheld device, that for only US$649 allows users to match colours from any surface, material or fabric, including open-weave textiles and small patterned colours. According to a  release and a story in DesignEdge Canada, CAPSURE™ comes loaded with all of Pantone colour libraries, which includes more

Escape into turquoise in 2010

Pantone, the acknowledged international standard-setter for colour, has announced that turquoise is its colour of the year for 2010, describing it as "an inviting, luminous hue".“In many cultures, turquoise occupies a very special position in the world of color,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “It is believed to be a protective talisman, a color of