I was recently interviewed by Joanne Richard for Sun Media (Canada’s largest newspaper publisher) and this article appears today in newspapers across Canada.  Thanks for including me Joanne!
Below are excerpts that include what I said about purple.  
According to the experts, expect grape things this fall.  Red-based purples verging on raspberry are popular, says colour diva [...]

I just posted an article that has a good overview of color trends that apply to any industry.  Read the trends article on Sensational Color…

U.S. News reports that “People who own emerald green automobiles…have the most positive attitude about the course of their own lives. Dark blue and silver are other colors chosen by upbeat people.”
The article goes on to say that, “Red supposedly connotes an aggressive, high-speed personality, while yellow, theoretically, is for folks with sunny dispositions. But [...]

From today’s New York Times– MADISON AVENUE is making like Little Jack Horner, pulling out plum after plum for the presumed delectation of consumers.
Examples of how plum may become the new black for advertisers and media companies include a new Plum Card from American Express, coupon inserts in Sunday newspapers under the RedPlum name [...]

Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of Pantone, Inc. and a fellow member of CMG, is quoted in Home Textiles Today as saying during her Las Vegas Market presentation, “In real estate it’s all about location, location. In color it’s context, context.”
See Leatrice’s descriptions of the Pantone 2008 home furnishings forecast…
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Pantone Color of the Year for [...]

Fashion color authority Pantone has published its Pantone View Colour Planner for summer 2009, a forecasting tool titled “Independence.”The planner details seven palettes for use in apparel, cosmetics, interiors, industrial design and graphics:

Female-ism: medium pastels with a tinge of retro glamour.
Classic-ism: almost devoid of color except for one medium blue accent.
Independent-ism: tart, bold and gregarious [...]

‘Green’ has become synonymous with the environmental movement so naturally companies around the globe are using the term ‘green’ and the color green to communicate that their practices and products are environmentally friendly.
Overuse of this color however coupled with the fact that many companies that claim to be ‘green’ do not in fact follow environmentally [...]

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UPDATE December 3, 2009: Pantone announces Mimosa as the 2009 Color of the Year. See more about this year’s color here and find even more on the sunny hue at Live In Full Color.

Pantone has selected its “Color of the Year” for 2008: Blue Iris Pantone 18-3943.
The company said the blue-purple blend combines “the stable [...]

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