#color usage

Diana and Apollo in aquarelle by Prof G. Sturm, 1907-1908

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Secret of top 10 colors for Art and Inspiration for 2019

Colors play a vital role in our life. Not only do they make out life interesting but they have been known to induce emotions and moods in humans. The world without colors would be very boring. Colors hence have become an inseparable part of our lives. However, with an endless number of colors in existence it has become difficult to categorize and identify them. There are literally thousands of colors in existence today with new ones being introduced every coming months and year as such Design Pantone Formula Guide. With so many colors present, color guides are the best way to categorize them. That is why today, we’re going to talk about the Pantone Formula Guide.

Pantone Formula Guide is undoubtedly one of the best color guides in the world. It has been used by color consultants and experts all around the globe to identify and categorize colors and Pantone recently came out with a new version of the hugely popular old edition GP1601 color guide. Name the GP1601N, the new guide boasts of staggering 1867 colors which will help experts and amateurs alike. The color guide comes with the standard as well as accent colors which you can use to suit your needs to create new colors. You’re not limited to just RGB or CMYK colors which give you even more artistic liberty. The color palette is printed on substrate paper which is at par with the paper used in most printing presses, so you don’t have to worry about the colors looking different on actual paper when printed. Additionally, the GP1601N comes with ink formulations and coordinating numbers on each color which not only make the color easy to identify but also reproduce.

The Pantone Formula Guide finds use in a number of industries including Design Info. It is widely used by experts in the branding, packaging, printing, designing, painting, color sampling and a lot of other industries. To top it off, new 112 colors launched in 2016 have been added to the guide to keep you updated with the latest colors.

Here are some of the features of the Pantone Formula Guide GP1601N that make it one of the best:

Features for the top colors:

Solid colors on coated paper that make the colors look bright and make them stand out.

The colors are arranged chromatically for easy classification and identification.

Index present at the end of the guide for easy access.

Fan like packaging that makes the guide portable and easy to match colors.

Ships with a free light indicator tool that measures the ambient lighting condition and tells you whether the lighting is suitable for color evaluation or not.

A total of 1867 colors included in the guide.

Specs for the top colors used:

2 guides: Pantone Coated-C and Pantone Uncoated-U

A total of 1867 colors

No of colors on a page: 7

Size of each page: 1 5/8” X 9 ¼” (4.12 cm X 23.5 cm)

Ships with a protective cover to protect the guide from dust, water etc.

These features do make it look like a good deal, right? Well, the color guide is not the only thing you’re getting. The Pantone Color Manager Software, which had to be purchased separately earlier now comes with the Formula Guide. What’s it used for you ask? The Color Manager Software lets you get right to color sampling digitally. You can incorporate all the colors available in the guide for design and sampling purpose which makes the job a whole lot easier.

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Outstanding Colors within Colors, Standards You must Use

Why do we find the Sunset so magnificent? Have we ever thought about it that why does a field of green grass calms us down and we feel peace within? It is the magic of color, my friends. Colors play an essential role in our lives and we are too busy to stop and think about it. Imagine a Red Rose appearing all monotonous just black and white to your vision. That thought itself gives me goosebumps. Colors are said to have a psychological effect on our perception, emotions, and feelings. We all feel alarmed with the blue siren on the top of the ambulance. We find it very pleasant to take a walk in the moonlight with our loved one and few say it’s romantic. The

deep blue color of the sea looks refreshing to us and we are compelled to take a swim in it. Scientists say that it is the color of the food that makes a delicacy more delicious, imagine your pizza being served to you without its original color and I am sure your brain would not accept it to be delicious. That is the effect and feeling that the color conveys to our brain and we feel it connected somewhere deep in our heart. Colors are the requisite thing which brings gratification to our lives.

Talking about colors we are here to talk about the colors and shades that are used in our day to day life for printing in the print media for various things. It is very cardinal to use the right color and right shades at the right places to make things and product look showy. And to help with this we have the Pantone. Pantone is the system for matching colors with the help of various shades. This system helps us in various ways. It especially helps people who don’t want to waste time behind matching various colors and creating shades of their own. This system brings to us a variety of vast colors to play with and it’s all available under a single system.

Benefits of Pantone:-

•    It saves time

•    Has a vast assortment of colors and shades

•    Easily available

It is not a big surprise that the market consists of a large number of guides which help professionals deal with colors. There are uncountable brands offering their expertise in the field but there are scopes of improvement in each of them or should I say none of them are perfect. It was the perfect timing for the Design info to come up with the Pantone Formula Guide which is creating a huge difference in the market and stands at the top of the wish list for professionals indulge in designing, color consulting and color intelligence.

Design info brings you the ultimate system the Pantone Formula Guide Solid Coated & Uncoated. It is one of the best-selling color formula guides and it gives wings to your creativity. It is must-have tool for the professional who is working in the field of color consulting and color intelligence. It is the latest color tool guide and has been enhanced by the diligent specialist of the brand.

The tool brings an absolute range of 1867 colors and shades to choose from. These colors compose of both primary and accent colors which are easy to work with and these colors work evenly with each other and it is too easy to create new colors or graphics. These colors are printed on substance paper and that helps a lot in the printing purpose. The color codes in the book are well denoted by numbers and come with ink formulations. This helps the user to get the accurate color. This guide by Design Info can be used by the various industries like paper printing, plastics, pharmaceuticals and chemical testing industries and it is quite capable of handling all the tantrums regarding colors and shades.

This system serves its own benefits too. The colors are included in both the coated and the uncoated paper which helps in differentiating the colors and its effect when used. The colors are arranged well in the guide in a chromatic arrangement which helps in easy identification of the different color families. The guide is handy and the colors are well arranged in a fan-like design which comes in handy for the users for color matching. It also has a light indicator toll which evaluates the intensity of light whether or not the light is suitable for color matching.