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1 day agoYou read that white: Pantone's 2026 Color of the Year is 'Cloud Dancer'
Pantone selected Cloud Dancer (PANTONE 11-4201), a lofty white, as the 2026 Color of the Year symbolizing calm and quiet reflection.
Circa 1450, the creative community was jolted. The printing press had just been invented in Europe. Scribes, typically monks who had spent lifetimes perfecting the spiritual art of hand-copying manuscripts, saw their specialized skills suddenly rendered obsolete. Yet in short order, the disruptive innovation democratized knowledge, enabled the Renaissance, and created entirely new creative roles for editors, typesetters, printmakers, and illustrators.