Sites you didn’t know existed – International Colour Authority

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Colour is vital to organisations across the world. Whether involved in interior design, fashion, manufacturing or a host of other activities, colour is a pre-eminent factor in establishing whether a product will or will not sell. ICA colour forecasts, 24 months ahead of the retail selling season, are now available online with Pantone© and NCS notations to ensure colour accuracy when communicating on the Internet.

via What We Do | International Colour Authority.

No, really, this is what they do. This information is not cheap, either – a subscription for Autumn / Winter 2011 – 2012 will cost you 250 pounds (sterling) or you can get two seasons for 400 pounds.

Who said colour wasn’t important?

Strange Random Colour Quote:

There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another. – Edouard Manet

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TV Ads for Sherwin Williams Paint

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Arugula. Kiwi, Gusto Gold, Laudible Lime, Leap Frog, Cardinal Red. With Sherwin Williams swatches as our muse and medium, we were asked by our friends at McKinney to explore a world made of color, literally. The first in a multi-spot campaign, “paint chips” introduces viewers to this clever concept, taking us on an unexpected, variegated journey.

Poppy Flower, Poinsettia, Stolen Kiss, Electric Lime. For our second spot in the Sherwin Williams paint chiwe campaign, we turn our lens on a colony of busy bees out for a sun-drenched, afternoon adventure.

Production Co: Buck – Agency: McKinney – Producer: Josh Eggleston – GCD: Ellen Steinberg – Copywriter: Jenny Nicholson – Art Director: John Hagerty

Strange Random Advertising Quote:

In general, my children refused to eat anything that hadn’t danced on TV. – Erma Bombeck

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