Marsala… it has been named Pantone’s color of the year for 2015. This beautiful “earthy red wine” inspired color has made it’s way into many industries including beauty, fashion, paint and more! While Marsala has made it’s way into the world, I couldn’t help but wonder more about what Pantone is all about. After some research this is what I found out.
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Pantone started as a commercial printing company in the 1950s best known for what is called their Pantone Matching System (PMS). It was not until 1956 when Lawrence Herbert (was hired as a part-time employee), creator of Pantone, used his knowledge in chemistry to help systamize and simplify the companies colored inks. It was then in 1962 when Herbert started running it as a profit and bought the companies assests renaming them Pantone. Pantone Matching System allows designers to perfectly color match specific colors to a T. It keeps colors separate to avoid direct contact with another. In 2007 Pantone introduced their GOE system which consists of over 2,000 colors in a new matching and numbering system.
Marsala
As we all know anually Pantone produces the “Color of the Year”. 2 times a year the company will hold meetings to decalre the new color for the following year. We see them in makeup, paints, clothes etc. Our color Marsala will fill the stores before we know it. ( I will be doing a blog and video about it soon). Pantone is so fascinating to learn about and with so many different standardized colors we could be here all day. Stay tuned for more blogs on the new color of the year and check out www.pantone.com
Source: Wikipedia