So graphic designers everywhere are in an uproar over this divorce, because we’re the ones left footing the bill from two companies with a monopoly on the industry. Being able to select Pantone colors in Adobe’s software has always been important, especially for print designers. I also decided to do some more research on it as well.įor decades-since the 1980s-graphic designers have relied on Pantone for consistent color output in printing, using their spot or CMYK swatchbooks and selecting the colors from within the Adobe programs. I had heard about this earlier but wanted to wait and see how this would play out. Stay tuned to find out what you need to know, how this will affect you and what you can do about it. In this episode of Design Domination, I am talking about the color chaos in the graphic design industry-specifically the Adobe-Pantone breakup.

How to Add Swatches With the Free Version of Pantone Connect.

How to add new Pantone colors to an older PDF file with Enfocus PitStop.

How to back up the Pantone color library files.

Project BBCG-a Better Brand Color Guide.

Pantone indesign