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Pantone’s Colour of 2009: Mimosa

12/05/2008
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It was just announced Wednesday that Pantone’s colour of the year for 2009 is yellow!  Pantone, which provides color standards to design industries, specifically cites “mimosa,” a vibrant shade of yellow illustrated by the flowers of some mimosa trees as well as the brunch-favorite cocktail, as its top shade of the new year. In general,…

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The Lipstick Index

12/03/2008
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The Lipstick Index is a term credited to Estee Lauder chairman Leonard Lauder who first used the term to explain the rise in cosmetic sales after the September 11th attacks. The idea being that during troubled economic tines, women are less likely to buy items such as dresses, bags and shoes and will go for…

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Food Textures & Colours

11/11/2008
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I found this site, Smitten, where you can order prints starting at a 4 x 6 size for as little as .63 cents. US of course. Most good things in the design world always seem to be in a US site. Darn. This purple potato is my favourite – isn’t it fabulous? All the colour…

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