davidthedesigner

pretty in pink

My Pantone Past, which is being featured in the July issue of UPPERCASE, is looking good on the proofs.

uppercase in lowercase

My pantone past will be featured in the Summer issue of UPPERCASE magazine - out this July.

i've been observed

My Pantone past gets spotted (big thanks to Jessica).

UPDATE: and here as well (big thanks to Jonathan).

that's it; it's all over

My Pantone past is complete.

(>524u) the end is within site

144 sheets scanned and not many more to go. Mind you, they do look pretty.

358 > 440

...and so it grows.

the blues and greens

For some reason TypePad won't let me post pictures today.

Anyway, 277U > 375U have joined my pantone past.

one more row: 196u > 276u

Added to My Pantone Past.

up to 195u

I bet you thought I'd forgotten all about my pantone past?

Well, I haven't.

my past is catching up with me

Because I've just passed the halfway mark. The end of the coated, through the fluorescent and metallic, and on to the uncoated. The eagle eyed amongst you may spot that there appears to be a gap: and it's probable that one or two sheets are missing (especially the metallics, as they were heavily used). Thus sheet 81 ends with 842C and sheet 82 begins with 871C.

Mind you, I bet none of you spotted the duplication of sheets 28 and 29. Twenty five years of working for the English Tourist Board meant that Reflex Blue was used almost on a daily basis. So sheet 29 is a later addition to the book (you used to be able to buy individual sheets - don't know if you still can?).

Andrew asks if there are any particular memories associated with certain colours. Well, what astounds me is just how many colour chips are missing from this book. It had a good 20 years of active service, during which time I'd probably had an equal number of people working alongside me. So not all the choices would have been made by me personally.

Mind you, Pantone 820C on sheet 78 does bring back some rather alarming reminders of certain women architects. But that's a story for another day (perhaps).