Maybe I geek out over small things, but I am SO excited about this year’s ‘color(s) of the year’. Pantone‘s release of their color of the year influences  trends in a number of different spheres of influence. From design and advertising to textiles on the runway, you’ll be seeing a lot of this year’s paring.

For those of you who don’t know, Pantone was founded with the intention of solving problems associated with color matching in the graphic arts realm. You know, to get a standardized view on color. What started as a means of convenience and efficiency has turned into the world’s leading source for color information. Each year, their team releases a color, or colors, of the year that will influence a variety of industries such as interior design, graphic arts, advertising, film, fashion, and education. Pantone has described their yearly selection of color as “a color snapshot…