Previous installments in this series:
Part 1 of 3 - 2012 Trend Watch: Soft Themes
Part 2 of 3 - 2012 Trend Watch: Colors
Part 3 of 3 - 2012 Trend Watch: Fonts
2012 Color Schemes: Merlot | Purple | Platinum | Yellow | Navy
Ok, you may or may not know that I am an "ink on paper" girl. I spent almost 15 years as a print production manager before taking CT-Designs full-time. While I respect the pillars of the printing industry, I don't care what Pantone® ends up selecting in 2012 as the "color of the year." I executed and looked at dozens and dozens of invitation suites last season and I don't remember a common thread of "honeysuckle." Seriously. Someone point me to a relevant Pinterest board if I've missed something... Perhaps in fashion and the home industry this trend was felt, but for weddings, I'm going to say not so much.
I do know the following:
- More and more brides are selecting some form of cranberry, wine or purple for their invitation suites.
- I thought the refreshing splash of yellow, marigold, sunburst, etc was going to make a quick appearance and then head out the door, but she is not going anywhere and should officially be considered the new chocolate.
- Platinum, pewter and slate grey has become the new complimentary color, much like champagne used to be.
- And navy... Well, navy continues to appear in wedding palette after wedding palette, and its not restricted to nautical themes... I've seen it paired with yellow, platinum, white, green, etc. Look for it again in 2012.
BREAKING NEWS: As I am going live with this blog, turns out Pantone HAS selected and announced their color of the year for 2012, and it is shockingly NOT on my list... Say hello to "Tangerine Tango." Really?
You can read the full article on Pantone's Page
Oh well, I'm standing behind my 2012 color palette, I know these colors are HOT! What do YOU think?
