Inside Pantone, the Company That Turns Color Into Money
Pantone, known for its color-of-the-year announcement, doesn’t actually sell paints or colors. So how does it make money? WSJ visited the company’s factory to learn how it revolutionized printing and monetized color. Illustration: Preston Jessee
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Pantone Colour of the Year 2021
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Pantone Reveals Inventive and Transformative 2022 Color of the Year
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The Pantone Color of the Year “Conspiracy,” Explained
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Pantone picks deep purple 'Ultra Violet' as color of year
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Meet Pantone, The Company That Owns Almost Every Colour You Can Imagine
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The Adobe and Pantone Color Apocalypse: Frequently Asked Questions — Userlandia
Pantone's Peachy 2024 Color of the Year Is Officially Here
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Meet Pantone's 2022 Color of the Year
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Fashion buyers and designers - here's how your current Pantone Colour Standards could be harming your business - VeriVide
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Thanks Pantone, this is a fun new obstacle to paywall quick color reference information. : r/graphic_design
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Inside Pantone, the Company That Turns Color Into Money
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Adobe Removing Pantone Colors: What Graphic Designers Need to Know
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Pantone is going subscription - News - Graphic Design Forum
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The Complete Color Harmony, Pantone Edition: Expert Color Information for Professional Results: Eiseman, Leatrice: 9781631592966: : Books