Colorguides.net Newsletter
January 2006.

Designing with Pantone® colors


Website Specials

New Products & Announcements

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Designing with Pantone Colors

Designing web pages and web graphics?

If so, you might think that you are limited to the 216 colors in the web safe palette.
By simply installing Pantone colorist 2.0, you can incorporate the 1,114
Pantone solid colors in your web graphics. More subtle pastels, more hues, more selection.
Pantone colorist software acts as a plug in for the design programs you use.
For example, in Dreamweaver and Fireworks, when you click on the color picker, the colorist interface comes up, allowing you to select any of the 1,114 Pantone solid colors with just the click of your mouse.
More information on Pantone colorist software

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Can't find just the right color in the Pantone solid palette?
Try the Pantone for fashion and home color palette on your next design project.
By incorporating the fashion and home palette (contains 1900 colors) in your designs, you will greatly expand your color selection.This color palette is arrange chromatically, which is especially helpful when looking for either pastel, muted, or similarly hued colors.
More information on the Pantone for fashion and home color palette

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Web Site Specials

Colorguides.net is featuring the following products during January and February:

PANTONE ® solid chips 3 Book set
#GP1204
This three-book chips set includes six perforated chips for each solid Pantone color, making it easy to select, specify and communicate color on coated, uncoated, and matte stocks.
Regular Price: $299.00.
On sale now for $269.00
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PANTONE "Designers" formula guide, coated, uncoated, matte
#GP1202
These guides are an essential tool for graphic designers, pre-press professionals and printers. Its simple design provides a convenient and portable reference that can accompany you at client presentations or on press. This three-guide set contains 1,114 Pantone colors on coated, uncoated, and matte stock.
Regualr Price: $120.00
On sale now for $108.00
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PANTONE Tints
#GP1205
The new PANTONE tints has been re-engineered with larger tint area, brightened and more durable stock, and thin and thick rules of each color. This four-volume fan guide set features tint effects on coated and uncoated stock, with 10% to 80% tints of 1,114 PANTONE solid colors.
Regular Price: $249.00
On Sale now for $224.00
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PANTONE color bridge coated
#GGS201
The NEW color bridge replaces the "solid to process guide". The color bridge is a great tool for viewing Pantone solid colors when reproduced in CMYK. This new book features updated CMYK screen tint percentages, improved process matches, brighter coated paper, as well as RGB and HTML values for the Pantone solid colors. .
Regular Price: $119.00
On Sale now for $107.10
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New Products and Announcements

Pantone announced the release of a new monitor calibration tool, called the huey. The Pantone® huey is designed for calibrating and profiling all types of monitors – LCD and CRT. Each individual package includes a huey measurement device (emission only colorimeter) with ambient measurement capabilities, and software for monitor calibration.The huey makes monitor calibration quick, easy, and affordable.
$89.00
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