When I used to work in-house, we (meaning, the book editors and the book designers) spoke of PMS** colors all the time. I even knew some of them by heart (as in, "I thought these headings were supposed to be PMS 287 like the others!"). I don't know whether graphic designers still do that, or whether everything is done differently now that it's all digital. But I still love looking at those PMS charts. I just asked Andy to determine exactly what color my eyes are. I had thought maybe PMS 363, but he went with PMS 370. They do change a little every day, sometimes depending on what I'm wearing.
*Everyone get the reference?
**Pantone Matching System
The charts are fun, but you can't really go by the online ones, just because everyone's monitor is different. If only the actual books weren't so darned expensive!
Posted by: KUchick | March 27, 2007 at 04:22 PM
I look forward to reading your blog each day! As a former in-house copy editor for a publishing company and a current magazine editor, I, too, speak PMS. When I started working as an editor, after years in the field as a sales rep, I thought the attention to detail, the splitting hairs between colors, was going to kill me. Nearly seven years later, however, I am immersed. I find myself dreaming in more vivid color. Have you seen the new Pantone site (www.pantone.com)? You can buy notebooks and other paper products, as well as house paint in Pantone colors?
Posted by: Jennifer | March 27, 2007 at 10:25 PM