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Color: Fashion & BeautyUncategorized
June 9, 2018

A Bit of Color Died This Week

Exuberant, Joyous, Fashion Designer Made Color Alive By Mark Woodman, Mark Woodman Design+Color llc The news of designer Kate Spade’s death is sad. Not only because of the alleged circumstances, which are terribly sad, but that we lost someone so energetic and with who it always seemed would be great fun…
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Color Forecasting
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June 6, 2018

What is color forecasting?

Color. It’s an essential part of our daily life that we often we take for granted. Color gives meaning and emotion to life, but it’s often the furthest thing from people’s minds. Believe it or not, professionals from around the world gather to chat and strategize about the ways color…
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June Color Alert
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June 1, 2018

June Color Alert®

CMG June Color Alert® A REFRESHING SIP FROM A TROPICAL DRINK On-trend Color Alert® color, Estoy Aqui, translates to “I’m Here!” Capturing the otherworldly beauty of an exotic locale it takes pink to a new level. Predicted during CMG's 2016 Asia Pacific, European, and North American meetings to emerge in 2018,…
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Color Forecasting's The Cut List
ChromaZone<sup>®</sup> WorkshopsUncategorized
May 24, 2018

All the pretty COLORS!!!

Forecasted Colors Connect Consumers with Products Traci Kloos, Director – Design / Customer Experience, Tarkett With more than 30 color design professionals, the Cleveland, Ohio, Super 2-day ChromaZone®, had many beautiful colors that did not make the cut to the final 16 in the color forecasting palette. April 24thand 25th marked…
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CMFCMFInternational SummitUncategorized
May 18, 2018

CMF Design: What is It?

CMF Designers Accentuate the Form By CMG Member, Narss Lapinid, Director of Communications, Data Driven Safety, CMF Design Consultant, and Chair of CMG's CMF Workshop Committee CMF Design: What is It? CMF Design, or Color Material Finish Design, is an emerging design discipline within design. Those who are in CMF Design…
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Member SpotlightUncategorized
May 16, 2018

CMG Member Angel Kraemer Honored at the STEP Ahead Awards

STEP Ahead Award Received by CMG Member Angel Kraemer "Do you know how rare you are as a CMG member? If only 5% of people can see the shifts in color the way I can, am I being too picky in my job? Then it hit me. No, I am…
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ChromaZone<sup>®</sup> WorkshopsCMG Events
May 15, 2018

Color Directions Take Charge in Toronto

Toronto ChromaZone®  Evolving with 20/20 Vision By CMG Members Mark Woodman and Roz Kavander From within a room of color design professionals ranging from product designers to educators and photographers to interior designers, the Toronto 2020+ ChromaZone® Color Forecasting Workshop participants delivered conversation, debate, and a bold look forward. Gleaned and edited from…
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May 3, 2018

Color Forecasting Event in Milan a HUGE SUCCESS!

GLOBAL INFLUENCES DIRECT FUTURE COLORS. Every year over 400,000 design lovers come to the city of Milan to indulge in the latest collections and ideas from world-wide designers.  For three years, Clariant Colorworks EMEA has hosted Color Marketing Group’s Milan ChromaZone®, a color forecasting workshop, on the Monday before the…
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May 1, 2018

May Color Alert®

EXCITED ABOUT BLUE?  SO ARE WE! We are exhilarated with blue's timeless simplicity, its worldly appeal, and its friendly nature. It is a rare person who doesn't like blue. And this year, with subtle variations on a theme, blue is continuing to dominate design conversations. Predicted during CMG's 2016 Asia…
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CMG Events
April 27, 2018

High Point Color Forecasting Workshop Doubles in Size

By CMG Board Member, Cindy A Green, Product Design & Development Asst. Capel Rugs On a beautiful spring day, color enthusiasts met for the High Point ChromaZone®  Color Forecasting workshop. Hosted by Universal Furniture in their Education Center, it was a day of color discussion and collaboration, but most importantly, comradery. This…
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CMG EventsConference
April 26, 2018

CMG’s President invites you to Porto

By CMG President, Judith van Vliet, Clariant Traditionally, CMG's color forecasting European Conference has always had a certain uniqueness in the eyes of our membership. May it be the diversity in climate, culture, cuisine, languages, or simply Europe’s unique history, creative souls have always been intensely fascinated by the antique continent.…
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April 19, 2018

How do you prepare for a ChromaZone®?

HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A CHROMAZONE®? CMG Board Member and Workshop Facilitator, Roz Kavander of Roz Morgan Design, is taking a break from her color forecasting preparation for the upcoming Toronto ChromaZone next month, to tell us why you should register. https://youtu.be/hcR-evizYNU Global manufacturers, brands, and marketers understand the…
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CMG Events
April 18, 2018

Design for Social Change

DESIGN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE "I use conscious design to create sustainable and ethical fashion accessories." Lula Mena Designers are using design to drive social change in our chaotic world. Your product's form, function, and color hold the power to single handedly change the world through their design. Inspire your design…
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Member SpotlightUncategorized
April 13, 2018

Member Spotlight – Shannon Maher

COLOR MARKETING GROUP WELCOMES FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S SHANNON MAHER "I took branding of the department to the next level with a unique color application." Shannon Maher You recently joined Color Marketing Group - what do you hope to gain with your membership? "I have a passion for the home…
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ChromaZone<sup>®</sup> WorkshopsCMG EventsUncategorized
April 11, 2018

The Color Mafia Comes to Boulder CO

The Color Mafia Comes to Boulder CO by CMG Member, Luana Rubin, EQuilter A good friend of mine, Futurist and Safety Lead Engineer for NASA's Orbital Debris Program Office, Dr John Bacon, has three words for this unusual tribe of color professionals when referring to Color Marketing Group members -…
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CMG EventsInternational SummitUncategorized
April 7, 2018

Join us in the city of brotherly love

FAMOUS AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, PHILADELPHIA IS THE LOCATION FOR THIS YEAR'S INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT. Just two blocks from the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and in walking distance of Love Park, the Franklin Institute, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel is surrounded…
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Uncategorized
April 4, 2018

How is color a key component of a branded experience?

How is color a key component of a branded experience? Kristie Oldham, NCIDQ, IIDA brings over 20 years of industry experience as Partner + Design and Trend Director at Richardson Design, an interior and graphic design consultancy creating strategic, meaningful brand experiences in the hospitality, retail and entertainment industries. A partner of…
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CMG EventsInternational SummitUncategorizedWorld Color Forecast
April 2, 2018

Unleash the Power of Color

PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOPS We grow in COLOR! At this year's International Summit we are offering three powerful Pre-Summit Workshops on Thursday, November 8th.  Make the most of your Summit experience and plan your travel and hotel to arrive on Wednesday, November 7th.  We foresee in COLOR! What will be the big ideas…
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April 1, 2018

April Color Alert®

REFINED AND MODERN   A statement-making color for fashion, Ginko Seed, predicted during CMG’s Asia Pacific meetings to emerge in 2018, is now in the bandwidth for a myriad of new products. A solid color influenced by its namesake Ginkgo Biloba, it depicts rich spices, earthy minerals, and gold metallics…
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A RED With a Global Impact
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March 26, 2018

A Red With a Global Impact

A Red With a Global Impact by Sandra Sampson, Simple Modern Style, and CMG's VP Communications & PR Ever question why the color red has been treasured in art history for so long? Previously on display at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, “The Red that Colored The World” exhibit…
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