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2020 Color Trends From Shutterstock
Every year we anticipate a color of the year from Pantone, but, I also discovered that the color of the year crosses over to other industries like Shutterstock. Shutterstock appreciates how essential color is to design, marketing, and everything in-between after all we constantly look for the best image or background to use in our designs. To come up with their colors of the year they sorted through customer downloads and analyze color pixel data from those images. This year Sutterstock’s three bold, saturated hues to trend in 2020 are Lush Lava, Aqua Menthe, and Phantom Blue. To find out more about these colors go to, https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/trends/2020-color-trends.
An extra bonus that you will discover in the article are the hottest color trends of the year from around the world.
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GymValet: Gym Sanitizing System
That “killer cardio” class at the gym might take on a new meaning for people worried about COVID-19. Exercise is a prescription for good physical and mental health, but how can gym staff keep up with cleaning and sanitizing?
The answer lies with the GymValet. Brainchild of Dr. Bruce Sherman, this product was designed here in the Design Interface studios. It minimizes germ growth in gyms by making it easier and more convenient for exercisers to sanitize fitness equipment. We’ve been manufacturing the GymValet for Dr. Sherman for over 15 years and recently received big orders from gyms in China. Order yours now to keep a safe and clean gym environment! ~ Anna
2020 Women In Design Conference
IDSA is holding an event, Women In Design, to disrupt decades-old patterns of inequality by establishing a new, more inclusive and balanced design industry. Listen to designers who represent different practices including industrial design, UX, service design and more.
I attended the 2018 Women in Design Conference in Chicago and it was empowering to talk and network with other woman designers. I highly recommend it!
-Anna
Keyshot Brings Designs to Life
Keyshot is a powerful program used to create 3D renderings, animations and interactive visuals. The models can be customized with different environments, interactive labeling, texture mapping, physical lighting, and animations. Using Keyshot to visualize the product or packaging can help sell to the customer and make the product “come to life.” Contact us for a Keyshot rendering or animation of your new products.
-Anna
2019 Well Done Products
These are some products we think were well done in 2019.
- A) The LARQ Bottle is the world’s first self-cleaning water bottle and water purification system. It uses UV-C LED light to eliminate up to 99.9999% of bio-contaminants from your water and bottle.
- B) The Xbox Adaptive Controller is a unified hub for devices that helps make gaming more accessible for gamers with limited mobility.
- C) The Burst toothbrush is an innovative toothbrush with a 2 minute timer, made out of charcoal bristles, and the most affordable in the market for it’s features.
- D) GE Sol Connected Smart Light Fixture works with Amazon Alexa is a modern design that fits into any home with smart features.
– Anna
2020 Pantone Color Of The Year
Classic Blue, instilling calm, confidence, and connection. “A timeless and enduring blue hue, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue is elegant in its simplicity. Suggestive of the sky at dusk. Imprinted in our psyches as a restful color, it brings a sense of peace and tranquility to the human spirit, offering refuge. Aiding concentration and brings clarity, re-centering our thoughts. A reflective blue tone, Classic Blue fosters resilience,” said Pantone.
For over 20 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design.
To read more about the PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue and the Pantone Color Institute go to: https://www.pantone.com/color-intelligence/color-of-the-year/color-of-the-year-2020.
Fowler’s Mill Website Redesign
Check out the new Fowler’s Milling Co. website at www.fowlermill.com. We redesigned and launched it after seven months of hard work and dedication. It’s more visually appealing, easier to navigate, and responsive on all platforms (desktop, laptop, tablets and smart phones). Kudos to Chas Foster at Foster Technologies for his web development.
You can find delicious baking mixes like apple crisp, pumpkin bread, or my favorite, blueberry muffins. Also available are specialty items like gift boxes and baskets, syrups or jams. And just in time for the holidays, Sugar Cookie Mix and Gingerbread Cookie Mix. ~Carla
100% Recyclable Shoes
Adidas has invented a new running shoe made entirely of a single material that uses no glue or solvents in its construction. The idea is called Futurecraft.Loop and evident in its name is the goal of creating a closed recycling loop where the user buys a pair and uses them for a few years, then returns them to Adidas for processing. They are currently in beta-testing and expected to hit the market in 2021.
More details are on the Adidas website.
