Transcending ALLIMAGES COURTESY THE AUTHOR Colors for Fall Diverse and Adventurous Colors for Fall 2014 from Pantone By Jennifer Foy his year’s fall color palette seems to relate to an obsession with the past combined with the “spirit of the present.” In the Spring 2014 Pantone T Palette, the majority of the hues reflected and held light, such as bright shades like Celosia Orange, Freesia Yellow and Hemlock Green. The Fall 2014 Pantone guide offers colors that can refresh your product offerings including wearables, décor, promotional items and gifts. “This is a season of untypical colors—more reflective of the imagination and ingenuity, which makes for an artful collection of colors and combinations not bound by the usual hues for fall,” noted Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “There is a feminine mystique that is reflected throughout the palette, inspired by the increasing need for women everywhere to create an individual imprint.” The Pantone Fall 2014 Palette consists of: PANTONE 18-3224 Radiant Orchid PANTONE 19-3955 Royal Blue PANTONE 16-1107 Aluminum PANTONE 18-1550 Aurora Red PANTONE 14-0837 Misted Yellow PANTONE 19-2047 Sangria PANTONE 15-3207 Mauve Mist PANTONE 18-1421 Cognac PANTONE 19-4037 Bright Cobalt PANTONE 18-0322 Cypress Radiant Orchid: The Color of the Year, Radiant Orchid, is a flexible shade of purple. A positive color for 2014! Cognac: Dark shades of brown with a luxurious shine to it comes to mind for this color name. A fitting hue for fall and a great alternative from the usual dark colors for a background of a product design. Try mixing Cognac with Bright Cobalt or Mauve Mist. Aluminum: The grays of winter might be cool and light, but this hue seems more along the lines of a warm neutral. Try Aluminum with Sangria or for more contrast, use with Misted Yellow. Sangria: An almost burgundy hue that is reminiscent of the beverage. This rich jewel tone will be a strong bet for color this fall. Try pairing the Sangria hue with Cypress from this Pantone palette. Royal Blue: A dignified hue that “provides more complexity and excitement than the average navy,” as noted by Pantone. For a tri-color design, try Royal Blue with Aluminum and Cognac. Pantone’s Fall Misted Yellow: Dark yellows are popular in trends for gifts and 2014/Winter 2015 décor. This color may be influenced by the leaves changing colors Color Palette. in the fall season. Use Misted Yellow with Aluminum or Cognac. 32 a-e-mag.com • A&E AUGUST 2014 AEAug.indd 32 7/1/14 10:14 AM Transcending Colors for Fall Diverse and Adventurous Colors for Fall 2014 from Pantone By Jennifer Foy his year’s fall color palette seems to relate to an obsession with the past combined with the “spirit of the present.” In the Spring 2014 Pantone Palette, the majority of the hues reflected and held light, such as bright Sangria and Cognac are seen (and you In this single image, look and you might see some Pantone colors, such as T can almost taste it) in this photo. Misted Yellow, Royal Blue, Aurora Red, Bright Cobalt, Aluminum and Cypress. shades like Celosia Orange, Freesia Yellow and Hemlock Green. The Fall 2014 Pantone guide offers colors that can refresh your product offerings including wearables, décor, promotional items and gifts. “This is a season of untypical colors—more reflective of the imagination and Aurora Red: While it may surprise you that there’s no orange pumpkin shade ingenuity, which makes for an artful collection of colors and combinations not in this Pantone palette, Aurora Red is a deep orange-red. It’s not a bright shade, but bound by the usual hues for fall,” noted Leatrice Eiseman, executive director Aurora is not one color to overlook. When using Aurora Red, pair it with Bright Cobalt of the Pantone Color Institute. “There is a feminine mystique that is reflected for a strong color combination. throughout the palette, inspired by the increasing need for women everywhere Mauve Mist: A light lavender shade that almost feels like a gray with lavender to to create an individual imprint.” it. An alternative to gray but can be used in many different ways. Try pairing it for a contrast color combination with Cypress. The Pantone Fall 2014 Palette consists of: Cypress: This tone is a great green that has more of an olive tone rather than PANTONE 18-3224 Radiant Orchid the typical dark forest green that can become so common—and so very dark during PANTONE 19-3955 Royal Blue this time of year. Suggested color combinations of Cypress with Cognac and Misted PANTONE 16-1107 Aluminum Yellow for a feeling of fall. PANTONE 18-1550 Aurora Red Bright Cobalt: Another medium to dark hue of blue, but it’s different from Royal PANTONE 14-0837 Misted Yellow Blue (which has more red in its color formula). A tweak to the classic Cobalt hue PANTONE 19-2047 Sangria but still a strong color. For a color combination that pops, try Bright Cobalt with PANTONE 15-3207 Mauve Mist Radiant Orchid. PANTONE 18-1421 Cognac Now you have an idea of what colors to switch out for your online or retail store PANTONE 19-4037 Bright Cobalt displays, but what about patterns and ways to use these colors? I’ve put together six PANTONE 18-0322 Cypress (FREE) patterns that you can download for resale use (i.e., copyright free). These pat- terns include chevron stripes, polka dots, horizontal and vertical stripes of varying Radiant Orchid: The Color of the Year, Radiant Orchid, is a flexible shade of thicknesses, a fall leaf pattern, and a clover circle design. All files are in flexible for- purple. A positive color for 2014! mats for you to manipulate in CorelDraw or Adobe Photoshop. Find these patterns Cognac: Dark shades of brown with a luxurious shine to it comes to mind at www.unisub.com/patterns. for this color name. A fitting hue for fall and a great alternative from the usual dark colors for a background of a product design. Try mixing Cognac with Bright About Pantone: Pantone LLC is considered to be the global authority on color and The Color of the Year, Radiant Orchid, Cobalt or Mauve Mist. provider of professional color standards. The PANTONE Fashion Color Report Fall 2014/ along with Aluminum and Cypress make Aluminum: The grays of winter might be cool and light, but this hue seems Winter 2015 features the top colors for fashion/décor and gifts for fall 2014, and is a well-balanced color combination. more along the lines of a warm neutral. Try Aluminum with Sangria or for more available for free download on the Pantone website. All color names, etc. are copyright contrast, use with Misted Yellow. of Pantone Inc. For more information, visit www.pantone.com. Sangria: An almost burgundy hue that is reminiscent of the beverage. This rich jewel tone will be a strong bet for color this fall. Try pairing the Sangria hue Jennifer Foy has over 15 years of experience using Adobe Photoshop. She has with Cypress from this Pantone palette. received a Master’s degree in Design and Advertising from Syracuse University and Royal Blue: A dignified hue that “provides more complexity and excitement a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications from the Ringling School of Art than the average navy,” as noted by Pantone. For a tri-color design, try Royal Blue and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Her years of teaching experience include numerous with Aluminum and Cognac. software and design classes in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign for colleges Misted Yellow: Dark yellows are popular in trends for gifts and in Atlanta, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky. Jennifer is currently working as the décor. This color may be influenced by the leaves changing colors Creative Director and Universal Woods with the Unisub and Chromaluxe brands. in the fall season. Use Misted Yellow with Aluminum or Cognac. Jennifer can reached by email at [email protected]. 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