Hot colors for spring?

[Heather Gooch]

The Pantone Color Institute, which provides color standards to design industries, offers its Top 10 shades for Spring 2009. Some of it builds upon already-popular colors: Where Fall 2008 had a lot of dark blue and purple, for example, this spring gives way to sky (oh all right, Palace)
blue and lavender.

I'm curious as to whether Indiepublic members are seeing similar trends as to the colors below in sales of their various products. Or maybe it might inspire you to cobble together a spring collection of your own. Let me know in the comments below! (Totally unscientific poll, I realize, but inquiring minds really do want to know.)

Here are Pantone's Top 10 for reference. Please note that I've just approximated the colors in HTML. In addition, your browser may display the colors slightly differently — that's why the Pantone Number is included!

Fuchsia Red: PANTONE 18-2328

Salmon Rose: PANTONE 15-1626

Palace Blue: PANTONE 18-4043

Lucite Green: PANTONE 14-5714

Super Lemon: PANTONE 14-0754

Dark Citron: PANTONE 16-0435

Lavender: PANTONE 15-3817

Vibrant Green: PANTONE 16-6339

Slate Gray: PANTONE 16-5804

Rose Dust: PANTONE 14-1307

Cheers,
Heather G.
www.positiveyarn.com

[WillOaks Studio]

Hi Heather, I've been trying to get a feeling for "Spring" too. Over at the American Craft Guide, there's a parallel discussion about color, too, that you may want to take a peek at:

http://americancraftguide.ning.com/profiles/blogs/jewelry-amp-color...

Karen

[Heather Gooch]

Karen, thanks for the link! She included summer trends, too, which is even better. And like I commented over there, I find it interesting that these bright, cheery colors are becoming popular at a time where the economy is so gloomy. (OK, so gray isn't exactly bright — but it's in the minority!)

Best,
Heather G.

[Jessi P]

Hi, Heather,

Thanks so much for posting the '09 Pantone picks! I sort of forgot about Pantone color predictions since I haven't been working as an art director/graphic designer in a while. They are such a great resource.

I've been thinking about color a lot lately. There are good reasons to go with the flow, and incorporate current hot colors. But I often find myself admiring artists who have their own palette and consistently work with that. I'm going to blog about this topic, I think. :-)

Love your blog, by the way.

Jessi
Albu Design
www.tilependant.com