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Remember when color swatch books were the only way to pick a palette?
Honestly, I was helping my sister pick colors for her cafe sign this past weekend. I dug out my old stack of physical Pantone books from a box in the garage. Tbh, flipping through those felt totally different from just clicking colors on a screen. It made me realize how much slower and more careful you had to be when that was your only option. Ngl, I kind of miss the weight of the book and seeing the colors in real light. She ended up picking a palette I never would have found on a digital wheel, which was pretty cool.
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violak957mo ago
Physical swatches probably trigger memory in a way screens can't, like how a paint chip might remind you of your grandma's kitchen.
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quinnbutler7mo ago
You mentioned physical swatches triggering memory, and man, that hits home. My entire memory system now is just a messy chain of kid stains. Flipping through a paint deck, every warm yellow just reminds me of smashed banana, and the nice blues all look like laundry detergent. Who needs a color theory degree when you have three toddlers as your muse? Guess my old Pantone books would just be a sad catalog of pureed carrots and marker mishaps now.
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