Blogs Jan 3, 2011 at 12:07 pm

Color of the Year

Mary P. Traverse
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Not bad as far as pinks go, I guess, but not quite "a brave new color for a brave new world," as their copy writers would have us believe.
Aaron Huffman on January 3, 2011 at 12:14 PM Report this
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so sad for erica.
Shena Lee on January 3, 2011 at 12:14 PM Report this
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I prefer to think of it as "FCKH8" pink...
Canuck on January 3, 2011 at 12:17 PM Report this
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Good eye, Canuck! And apropos of messagewear, I got my IGBP t-shirt (fucking finally, just in time to wear to NO family holiday gatherings until MLK Day Brunch), and I have to say the particular purple it is, is really very nice.
gloomy gus on January 3, 2011 at 12:27 PM Report this
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It just looks like pink to me.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on January 3, 2011 at 12:27 PM Report this
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Typical designer contempt for the hard job of the copywriter, Mr. Huffman. Harrumph.
leek on January 3, 2011 at 12:32 PM Report this
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Screw pantone. In 2011 like just about every year of my life, my 2011 color is hunter green. Why? Why not.
Joe Szilagyi on January 3, 2011 at 12:33 PM Report this
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Is this for coated or uncoated stock? Must I assume coated?
wisepunk on January 3, 2011 at 12:33 PM Report this
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Can't I just buy a bunch of Pantone sheets and put that on the walls of my house instead of paint? That way when next year's color comes out I can just pull last year's off!
Bruce Garrett on January 3, 2011 at 12:46 PM Report this
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Looks like pepto pink to me.
nixor on January 3, 2011 at 12:48 PM Report this
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@6: On the contrary! I have nothing but respect (and sympathy) for someone who's forced to come up with hundreds of words about the color pink. I'm guessing the writer probably sees the humor in this, even if his/her overlords at the Pantone Color Institute do not.
Aaron Huffman on January 3, 2011 at 12:54 PM Report this
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@11: It IS pretty great. Hidden snark is one of the few pleasures of the copywriting life.
leek on January 3, 2011 at 1:03 PM Report this
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Nope.
venomlash on January 3, 2011 at 1:05 PM Report this
14
For the rest of year, I will refuse to tip waitstaff, in honor of Mr. Pink.
Urgutha Forka on January 3, 2011 at 1:06 PM Report this
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No way, gus! I can't believe you got your shirt! I think mine has been submitted as an offering to the Canadian Postal gods, or something... I am sad, though, on your behalf, that you didn't get to wear it to any holiday events. Xmas Chez Canuck was a glitter fest this year: Purple and lime green sparkle covered ornaments hanging from light fixtures, mmm, those purple shirts would have fit right in. Am rockin' the STR8 against H8 bumper sticker, though...
Canuck on January 3, 2011 at 1:09 PM Report this
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That is soooo 1986.
very bad homo on January 3, 2011 at 1:12 PM Report this
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Heck, I painted my egg-carton caterpillar that exact color in second grade, then added googly eyes and lime-green antennae made of pipe cleaners spiraled around a pencil. Am now looking to see what color(s) I presciently used in my third-grade artwork.
rob! on January 3, 2011 at 1:20 PM Report this
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I prefer Puce to Honeysuckle, thank you.
Josh Bomb on January 3, 2011 at 1:33 PM Report this
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@9 - Good plan.

@10 - My thoughts exactly.
prenks on January 3, 2011 at 1:41 PM Report this
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<insert comment about how Pantone can't be accurately represented on a computer screen>
w7ngman on January 3, 2011 at 1:49 PM Report this
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Fuck you, Pantone.

In other news, a guest at my NYE party was wearing slacks this color. I wonder if he knew something....
veo_ on January 3, 2011 at 1:49 PM Report this
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Canuck, I hope yours arrives soon. If I recall correctly, we ordered the first day Dan announced it. Like, years ago...
gloomy gus on January 3, 2011 at 2:04 PM Report this
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Mmmmmmmm.... Pepto Bismol.
spiderplanet on January 3, 2011 at 2:14 PM Report this
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It's ugly. I shall be unfashionable this year, and only hang out with other unfashionable people.
Gus on January 3, 2011 at 2:36 PM Report this
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@20 or in CMYK either.
wisepunk on January 3, 2011 at 2:45 PM Report this
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The NY Times reports this as a trend for ...bathrooms. Already lived through that once, never again.
westello on January 3, 2011 at 3:56 PM Report this
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Fingers crossed, gus. I think we also managed to order them just before the trendy additional styles came out, no? Ah well, I plan to trim out the neck a la Flashdance circa 1982 anyway...
Canuck on January 3, 2011 at 4:20 PM Report this
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If this color is supposed to "lift our spirits" in "times of stress" why is it called "PMS" 18-2120?

Also, aren't most honeysuckle flowers white or yellow?

This is a bad omen, people!!
PetiteXL on January 3, 2011 at 5:12 PM Report this
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@28: Mostly, yes, they are. But I've seen pink ones also. Unfortunately, they're a much lighter shade of pink.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on January 3, 2011 at 5:18 PM Report this
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Would Steel Magnolias consider that color "Blush" or "Bashful" ?
Candida on January 3, 2011 at 6:26 PM Report this
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It seems very ... vaginal.
Geni on January 4, 2011 at 1:07 PM Report this
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Don't know what the "18-2120" part signifies, but it's pink enough to give me PMS.
RonK, Seattle on January 4, 2011 at 1:58 PM Report this

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