Mocha Mousse<\/a> for 2025. Instead, Cloud Dancer evokes a sense of calm and relaxation, and it also signifies a desire for a \u201cfresh start\u201d.<\/p>\n![\"Pantone](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Key-Campaign-visual-2.jpg\")
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\u201cWe are living in a transitional time where people are seeking truth, possibility and a new way of living,\u201d says Laurie Pressman, vice-president of the Pantone Color Institute. \u201cCloud Dancer exemplifies our search for balance between our digital future and our primal need for human connection.\u201d<\/p>\n
Colour of the Year initially started in 1999 as a way to \u201cengage the design community and colour enthusiasts\u201d, by drawing attention to the relationship between culture and colour. It is now hotly anticipated by not only those working in creative fields, but also mainstream colour lovers.<\/p>\n
The influence of Colour of the Year can be seen in fashion, interiors and commercial design, and also provides a snapshot of the cultural mood of the moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cConversations relating to our Pantone Color of the Year selection do not take place in one isolated meeting at a specific time of year,\u201d it says on the Pantone website. \u201cIt is one long, continuously flowing conversation among a group of colour-attuned people.\u201d<\/p>\n
As with past announcements, Pantone has partnered with a number of brands to create a handful of products that showcase Cloud Dancer including stationers Post-It, Motorola, furniture maker Joybird and the child favourite Play-Doh.<\/p>\n
Pantone is also set to collaborate with a range of artists and creatives across the year, with Cloud Dancer providing a \u201cblank canvas\u201d for the creative community to interpret the colour of the year in their own way. First up is a limited edition tote bag by illustrator Emiliano Ponzi available on their website.<\/p>\n
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Cloud Dancer Post-Its, Pantone<\/p>\n
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