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the top 5 pitfalls to avoid when it comes to colour trends

The top 5 pitfalls to avoid when it comes to colour trends

Who doesn’t get excited or even a bit curious to know what the season and annual colour trends are going to be. Even for those of us like me don’t follow trends, we love to have a little peek. And the reason we are often interested is because you can’t ignore that trends are big…

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what inspired a deep dive into colour trends karen haller

What inspired a deep dive into colour trends

Have you ever been excited to hear the latest Colour of the Year or the newest seasonal colour trend, yet once they are announced you find yourself asking the question: “What am I supposed to do with that?” If you’ve said that you’re not alone – I hear this from designers every time a new…

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dulux coty 2024 sweet embrace launch karen haller

Dulux sticks to neutrals with Sweet Embrace

It’s the beginning of the Colour of the Year season and Dulux UK is always one of the first ones out of the gate. I have to be honest here and say that I don’t follow trends but I am fascinated by how trends originate and the psychology behind our reactions and responses to them.…

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what do we think about pantones viva magenta

What do we think about Pantone’s Viva Magenta?

Pantone have released their Colour of the year for 2023. It’s called Viva Magenta but more about that colour name later. In their official release they begin by welcoming us to the Magentaverse (yes, their play on the Metaverse.) And then they go onto say… “Viva Magenta 18-1750 vibrates with vim and vigour. It is…

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