Colour is a universal language. It can influence mood, create atmosphere, and lift the spirits. Every year Pantone, the company that calls itself “the global authority on colour”, announces the colour of the year. It is a colour forecast for the consumer and we often see how fashion, marketing and design industries are influenced by the predicted colour trends. The Pantone Colour Institute begins global research early in the spring, looking for recurring patterns or colours in daily life situations. The process now takes nearly nine months. Pantone states that the Colour of the Year is actually “…a colour snapshot of what we see taking place in our global culture that serves as an expression of a mood and an attitude.” Beside Pantone...