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August 31, 2022
New members receive 15% OFF Full Individual or Limited Membership Color Marketing Group is celebrating 60 years of color forecasting. This November 10-12, we will gather in Tucson AZ at our International Summit to celebrate, network, share color knowledge and hear the revelation of our 2024+ CMG World Color Forecast™. …
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August 29, 2022
Material for Inspiration at this year’s International Summit
MATERIAL FOR INSPIRATION AT THIS YEAR'S SUMMIT At the heart of everything we do lies a desire to motivate designers to use materials creatively and to place materials at the heart of the design process. In this workshop you will be challenged and encouraged to think about materials from…
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August 25, 2022
CMG Swatchbook – Online Color Design Community
1997: Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, CMG employs eight professional staff members who administer a $1.5 million budget. CMG strengthens its marketing strategy and global reach by establishing its presence on the internet at colormarketing.org. Over the next year, a password protected “Member Gateway” is added to the public website allowing access…
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August 24, 2022
Introducing Color Marketing Group’s Board Candidates for the term 2023-2025
Introducing our Board Candidates for the term 2023-2025 We'd like to thank our four candidates for volunteering to run for upcoming positions on our Board of Directors. Board members are CMG veterans who have volunteered their time, and whose leadership and vision has been recognized by their peers. Voting…
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August 22, 2022
Ethical and Sustainable Color at this year’s International Summit
ETHICAL AND SUSTAINABLE COLOR AT THIS YEAR'S SUMMIT Guest Speaker, Laura Peryman will discuss the concept of ethical and sustainable color followed by a live exhibit to help us understand what color is made from, and how it fits into the circular thinking/economy framework. The exhibit will feature 8…
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August 9, 2022
CMG Swatchbook – Colors Current®
1990: After decades focusing on the forecast of colors two years out, Colors Current® Workshops are implemented for both Consumer and Contract markets to discuss near-term and best-selling colors. These workshops were tailored to the members responsible for the application, rather than the creation of color for their products. Participants…
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August 1, 2022
August Color Alert®
AUGUST COLOR ALERT® The most recognized color of nature, eco-consciousness, sustainability, and the planet, green holds its own as a symbol of growth and life. Kermit the Frog, singing “It ain’t easy being green,” realized ultimately, that it’s beneficial, fun, and easy being green. A toned yellow-influenced green, Fronda is…
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July 27, 2022
CMG Swatchbook – FUTUREfest
1987: CMG celebrates its 25th silver anniversary with a National Meeting themed FUTUREfest: a glimpse into the future of color, fashion, retail, architecture, leisure time, and lifestyles envisioned for the year 2012. A speaker from McDonnell Douglas spoke about the future of civilian space travel, and the implications for color…
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July 25, 2022
Radical Innovation
SUPERCHARGE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH OUR PRESUMMIT EVENTS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. RADICAL INNOVATION Has your organization had an innovation plan in the past but it just didn’t give you the results you expected? Maybe you tried some design thinking exercises, put in a fun conference room complete with markers, white…
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July 18, 2022
The Ongoing Evolution of Color Thinking
SUPERCHARGE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH OUR PRESUMMIT EVENTS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. THE ONGOING EVOLUTION OF COLOR THINKING Fritz Horstman will deliver a 30-minute presentation situating Josef Albers’s use of color in the ongoing evolution of color thinking from Newton and Goethe up until today. A 90-minute hands-on workshop…
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July 14, 2022
CMG Swatchbook – International Exchanges
1986: CMG looks abroad for international exchanges of color information with other like-minded organizations, taking its first step with The Colour Group of the United Kingdom. In 1989, Dale Russell, Executive Director of The Colour Group U.K., is hosted as an honored guest at CMG’s meeting in Scottsdale, AZ. This…
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July 13, 2022
Color Confidence
COLOR CONFIDENCE WORKSHOP PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT OCTOBER 21-23, 2022 “Color isn’t a ‘thing’. Since color is physiological and psychological, it’s important to challenge all the senses and how they influence each other.” Guest Contributor, Alicia Keshishian, Chroma-licious, Executive Committee member, Color Marketing Group Color is a powerful tool.…
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July 6, 2022
Leatrice Eiseman’s Master Class on Color and Design
Leatrice Eiseman’s Master Class on Color and Design Leatrice Eiseman is an author, speaker, color/design consultant, spokesperson and educator. She is executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, director of the Eiseman Center for Color information and Training and a long standing member of Color Marketing Group. Lee will be…
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July 1, 2022
July Color Alert®
JULY COLOR ALERT® “My future’s so bright, I need to wear shades.” Thumbing one’s nose at the rampant negativity that is so prevalent is a powerful way to move forward. It’s leaving the past behind and moving forward in a bold fashion. Despertar, translated as “awakening” in English, is an…
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June 23, 2022
Experience something new at this year’s International Summit
COLOR BEYOND will encourage you to think about more than color, trends, and forecasts. We've replaced our legacy workshops with new and collaborative events designed to heighten your connections and broaden your perspective. In our hands-on workshops you'll explore materials and how they relate to CMG's directional color stories and their impact…
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June 22, 2022
CMG Swatchbook – Design Directions
1985: Recognizing the integral relationship between color and design, in the early 1980s CMG formed the Design Directions Committee. It was charged with keeping members appraised of design directions and the influence of design and style trends in color selections. It was considered a supplement to Color Directions, not a…
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June 14, 2022
Introducing 100 New NCS Standard Colours
For the first time since 2004, NCS Colour are launching new, standard colours, going from 1950 to 2050 colours. NCS Colour are adding 100 new NCS Standard colours in the low chromatic colour area to offer their users more options and greater control when working with these colours. Low chromatic…
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June 8, 2022
CMG Swatchbook – Consumer and Contract Color Forecasting
1981: CMG’s western regional meeting examined the ingredients of successful color merchandising for the Contract market. Recognizing that there are significantly different color directions for Contract and Consumer markets, the program is instituted on the national level. Previously, there were two national meetings a year, with the Spring Meeting having…
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June 7, 2022
NCS Colour Trend Forecasting
NCS COLOUR TREND FORECASTING 2023 - A Year of Re-Nual NCS Colour Trends 2023+ gives unique insights into international drivers for colours, materials, and finishes, that are applicable cross-industry. The forecast is developed by a team of internationally renowned experts within their fields. As a result, the forecast offers relevant…
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June 1, 2022
June Color Alert®
JUNE COLOR ALERT® Aggressive, self-assured, no-nonsense. Get ready to turn colour on its head. Born of gaming culture and cyberpunk, the roots of Punk Purple are from Color Marketing Group’s 2020 Asia Pacific meetings. As predicted, the hue is emerging in 2022 as a strong colour statement. It is a…
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