Pantone Extends PANTONE PLUS SERIES with Two Indispensable Guides for Two Distinct Customers
June 21 2011 - 12:01AM
Business Wire
Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global
authority on color and provider of professional color standards for
the design industries, today announced two new guides that extend
the popular PANTONE® PLUS SERIES.
PANTONE PLUS SERIES DESIGNER FIELD GUIDE
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The PANTONE PLUS SERIES DESIGNER FIELD GUIDE is a multi-function
version of its PANTONE PLUS SERIES FORMULA GUIDE that includes
wider color swatches and tear-out chips of all 1,341 PANTONE Solid
Colors – combining portability with versatility. The PANTONE PLUS
SERIES STARTER GUIDE is a sampler of select colors from each of the
PANTONE PLUS SERIES Color libraries, designed to introduce students
or anyone new to design to the creative flexibility and ease of
using the PANTONE Color System.
“With the two new additions to the PANTONE PLUS SERIES, we’ve
created the perfect companion for seasoned design professionals and
an ideal color resource for students just starting down the path of
design discovery,” said Giovanni Marra, director of corporate
marketing at Pantone. “The DESIGNER FIELD GUIDE offers the largest
chips of any PANTONE Guide for superior color visualization and,
with its tear-out chips, is the ideal resource for designers and
color professionals in the studio or on the go.”
Marra continued, “The STARTER GUIDE introduces both students and
new designers to Pantone with a selection of market-driven colors
from our most popular color guides.”
DESIGNER FIELD GUIDE
The 1,341 PANTONE PLUS SERIES Color Swatches in the DESIGNER
FIELD GUIDE are twice the width of traditional PANTONE Guides for
better color inspiration, visualization, specification and color
matching. Available on both coated and uncoated text-weight stock,
the GUIDE features tear-out chips that can be attached to artwork
and files to ensure precise communication across a designer’s
workflow.
PANTONE COLOR MANAGER Software, available free of charge with
the purchase of the DESIGNER FIELD GUIDE, lets designers update
their favorite design applications with all PLUS SERIES Color
Libraries. Additionally, creatives can convert spot colors to CMYK
simulations based on loaded ICC profiles. Each DESIGNER FIELD GUIDE
also comes with a protective BUILT® neoprene carrying case.
STARTER GUIDE
Featuring 543 PANTONE Colors, the STARTER GUIDE contains
selections from all PANTONE PLUS SERIES Color Libraries including
PASTELS & NEONS (coated/uncoated), PREMIUM METALLICS (coated),
CLASSIC METALLICS (coated) and Solid Colors (coated/uncoated).
Similar to other PANTONE PLUS SERIES GUIDES, colors in the
DESIGNER FIELD GUIDE and the STARTER GUIDE are chromatically
arranged for intuitive selection and are printed using a uniform
ink film thickness that makes them easier for printers to match on
press. The GUIDES also feature a color index to locate specific
PANTONE Colors and a lighting evaluation tool to instantly show
whether current lighting conditions are suitable for color
evaluation.
PANTONE PLUS SERIES
A modern evolution of the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®, the PANTONE
PLUS SERIES offers designers and printers new features and
capabilities to fulfill their creative desires. Enhancements
include the chromatic arrangement of colors for more intuitive
selection, an expanded palette of spot colors, the addition of new
premium metallics and a broader range of neons.
Pricing and Availability
The DESIGNER FIELD GUIDE (coated/uncoated) and the STARTER GUIDE
will be available for purchase on June 30 from the Pantone website
at www.pantone.com or PANTONE Resellers worldwide. DESIGNER FIELD
GUIDES can be purchased individually on coated or uncoated stock
for U.S. $99 or as a coated/uncoated set for U.S. $169. The STARTER
GUIDE can be purchased for U.S. $49. Once users are ready to
upgrade to a complete PANTONE PLUS SERIES Color Library, registered
STARTER GUIDE owners are eligible for a trade-in rebate of U.S. $25
toward the purchase any PLUS SERIES Product.
Every PLUS SERIES purchase includes COLOR MANAGER Software, free
of charge, upon registration. For more information on PANTONE PLUS
and workflow support, please visit www.pantone.com/plus.
About Pantone
Pantone, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, has
been the world’s color authority for nearly 50 years, providing
design professionals with products and services for the colorful
exploration and expression of creativity. Always a source for color
inspiration, Pantone now offers paint and designer-inspired
products and services for consumers. More information is available
at www.pantone.com.
About X-Rite
X-Rite, Incorporated, is the global leader in color science and
technology. The company, which now includes color industry leader
Pantone, develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative
color solutions through measurement systems, software, color
standards and services. X-Rite’s expertise in inspiring, selecting,
measuring, formulating, communicating and matching color helps
users get color right the first time and every time, which
translates to better quality and reduced costs. X-Rite serves a
range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography,
graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles,
dental and medical. For further information, please visit
www.xrite.com.
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Pantone LLC © Pantone LLC, 2011. All rights reserved.
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