Even before the year 2011 ends, there are already numerous write-ups circulating online to inform fashion-conscious people about what is in trend for the next year. Aside from the hottest styles of outfits, color palette is also among the important things that the public, especially the embroidery digitizers and other garment designers, look forward to.
The color palette creates a significant effect to the overall design. Though in designing, color is considered to be very subjective; the saturation or hues of the colors are still one that defines uniqueness or exclusivity of a design.
Several companies already forecast the hottest colors palette for 2012. Aside from Tangerine Tango, which the Pantone announced its 2012 Color of the Year, the Sherwin-Williams – an American Fortune 500 company engaging in general building materials industry also named red, blue, green, and neutral as among the hot color trends for this year. These colors, which are mostly inspired by Mother Earth, could be used effectively for interior designing, quilting, and even when embroidery digitizers create remarkable logos or designs for fashionable apparel.
Red is a lively and festive color. In Chinese color, it signifies good fortune and passion. The color is also the best pick especially if the embroidery digitizer or apparel designer wants to create a blend of raw emotions ranging from the deepest passion to the softest femininity.
Blue is said to be one of the coolest color. It inspires the color of sky, ocean, sleep, and twilight. For Christians, blue also symbolizes the Virgin Mary. Ancient Egyptians likewise used the “stone of Lazhward, which is blue, to represent heave. Therefore, if the embroidery digitizer or designer wants to portray feelings of inspiration, sincerity, and spirituality, no wonder blue is the most ideal shade.
Green is deemed the best color to represent nature, fertility, and life as it contains the powerful energies of nature, growth, at the same time the desire to expand. The color likewise symbolizes self-respect and well-being. For embroidery digitizers, green are also among the safest colors they could in a design.
Neutral Colors, which include the shades of black, silver, gray, and brown, are among the hues that never go out of the trend. These colors are make good backgrounds and serve to unify diverse color pastels ranging from vivid brights to faded neons to shade of sugary sweet sorbet. Many embroidery digitizers also make use of neutral colors if they want to create a primary focus on a design.
*Note: images obtained using Google Image Search
*Note: images obtained using Google Image Search