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Own A Piece of Graphic Design History

PMS Poster Crop

PMS Poster

Here is your Graphic Design “history lesson” for the day…

Up until the early 90s, before digital design software exploded amongst creatives, artists used to cut up these prints in various shapes, layers. They then layered, glued and rubbed on type and logos to create mock-ups and compositions for various print pieces.

That was then, this is now, here’s a bit of history to collect. With the digital design software of today, these posters have become a thing of the past. Today, these out-of-print PANTONE by Letraset posters can now be purchased! Frame them to showcase not only the beauty of their pure colors but to preserve the graphic design history they carry from the old cut-and-paste days.

Find a color that speaks to you, and custom frame it in your creative space or take yourself back in time for a fun print workshop using any kind of art media you desire. Don’t forget to check the helpful grid guide on the back of each print!

We should totally get Pantone 166C for the office! That’s our signature Voltage Orange, for those of you who are wondering.

Pantone Color Trend Forecast

Fall 2009 PMS Color Trends

I find this color trend forecast very stimulating. Industry insiders spotted these sweet hues at Première Vision on creations being unveiled for the Fall 2009 / Winter 2010 season. To stay ahead of the curve, I’m beginning to play and experiment with them now. I really dig the broad selection. Check out the “Spirit of the Season” from Fashion Trendsetter:

Color Trends for 2009

–Seizing on color as a power source to jolt colorful tensions.
–Maintaining equal pressure on liveliness and neutrality and encouraging luminosity.
–Heightening intensity, and circulating energy in a positive, rippling or alternating current.

Spirit of the Season

observing/taking/upsetting
attracting/joking
saturating/rebounding/interpreting to revive a combative confidence and creative boldness
fearlessly experimenting
flaunting fantasy without guilt
being moved by reckless handles
provoking unusual behaviors
running away with heaviness
abandoning consensus
eluding codes/ intersecting references
shuffling aesthetic boundaries
linking technology and an environmental conscience
setting differences ablaze
drawing on fabric and color as generators of energy
strengthening the positive tensions within the fashion whirlwind
thrusting ourselves into the future and radiating with optimism