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October 27, 2022

CMG Swatchbook – ChromaZone Workshops

2010's:  2011:  For decades, Color Marketing Group forecast color at two annual Conferences, with Consumer Colors forecast at a spring event, and Contract Colors in the fall. However, this process was physically taxing for the participants, who had to pull all-nighters in order to complete the steering by the end…
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October 13, 2022

CMG Swatchbook – The Economical Impact

2000's:  2001: The 2000's were a difficult time for CMG, and the world. The 9/11 attacks had an immediate negative effect on the US economy resulting in significant unemployment. The association community at large was adversely impacted by the economic challenges, and CMG experienced a serious decline in membership. In…
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Color Alert 2022
October 1, 2022

October Color Alert®

OCTOBER COLOR ALERT®  With their kisses of dark red, Afetividade and Fervor are passionate, seductive and powerful with intimacy. These two pure reds present subtle differences in their amount of chroma and two sides of passionate red, a gentler side and an intense side. Though originating in two regions of…
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September 22, 2022

CMG Swatchbook – CMG Logo Update

1990's:  1998: Color Marketing Group unveils its new logo and vision statement, which is intended to better reflect the wide range of CMG members as well as the breadth of the color spectrum. The President at that time, Melanie Wood, CMG, noted, “CMG has modified its logo to represent a…
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September 21, 2022

RAL K6 Box – The Versatile Design Tool

DESIGN COMPETENCE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL - THE RAL K6 BOX RAL K6 Box with all 216 RAL CALSSIC colours RAL CLASSIC is a global benchmark for colour communication. With its 216 shades it represents a unique colour collection of the highest relevance that is used across all sectors. The…
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September 16, 2022

Visiting Tucson for our International Summit – here’s what you can’t miss!

“Tucson is the weird capital of the world”… Courtesy of CMG Member, Leatrice Eiseman   ... that’s what Jodie Foster said in the 70’s film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’.  Tucson’s visitors’ bureau posted that quote on its Facebook page—taking it as a compliment and point of pride.  It might…
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Guest SpeakersInternational SummitUncategorized
September 13, 2022

Color in Animation and Games at this year’s International Summit

COLOR IN ANIMATION AND GAMES AT THIS YEAR'S SUMMIT   Blizzard Entertainment, a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software, has been creating universes for millions of players around the world.  As Cinematic Director Supervisor for Blizzard, Brian Horn is accustomed to working with color to evoke creativity and emotion. …
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September 8, 2022

CMG Swatchbook – Technology

1998:  Embracing the technology available at the time, CMG offers audio cassette tapes of its design trends to its members. For $15, the tape provided information on trends applicable for the end of the millennium, with ideas around how to interpret design trends, generate exciting ideas, refine product lines and…
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Color Alert 2022
September 1, 2022

September Color Alert®

SEPTEMBER COLOR ALERT®  “Blue skies, smiling at me, nothing but blue skies, do I see.” And if that blue sky isn’t overhead, bring it to life in other ways! A wall (or ceiling!), chair, or perhaps a dress or mobile phone cover. No matter how a blue sky is mimicked,…
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August 31, 2022

New Members Save 15%

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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Color Alert 2022
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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