![]() ![]() The Pantone Matching System (PMS) and The Fashion, Home + Interiors (FHI) System are the two colour systems that Pantone currently employs. In contrast, print and packaging designers require vibrant colours that stand out on the shelf. For example, fashion designers require more whites, blacks, and neutrals in their palettes. In addition to that, different artists have different needs. The pigment remains the same, but the way light reflects off fabric and paper is different. ![]() There is a need for separate colour systems due to their reflective and absorptive properties. When a design hits the production stage, the PMS allows designers to "colour match" specific colours independent of the equipment used to create them. Pantone Guides or Pantone books are made up of many small, thin cardboard sheets printed on one side with a series of linked colour swatches and bound into a compact "fan deck." The colours are assigned a code according to the Pantone Matching System. This approach to printing made the company profitable, and Pantone was born. In the 1960s, Lawrence Herbert, a recent Hofstra University graduate, had systematised and simplified the company's stock of pigments and production of coloured inks. The Pantone Book is essentially a dictionary but for colours. Colour discrepancies are handled by consulting the universal colour authority, the Pantone Book. With so many moving parts and different sets of eyes, uniformity can be challenging. The shades and hues that an artist wants have been communicated to the manufacturer and the supplier in commercial production chains. Colour can also differ by the material on which it is applied. What may be a crimson to one person may be a vermilion to another. Colour is perceived differently by each individual. ![]()
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