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Graphic Designer Creates Vintage Large Format Graphics For The Movie Saving Mr. Banks

January 29, 2014 By Digital Print Media Editor

Graphic Designer Takes Viewers Back in Time in Disney’s New Movie, "Saving Mr. Banks" — Image Credit: http://news.cision.com/roland-dga-corporation/r/graphic-designer-takes-viewers-back-in-time-in-disney-s-new-movie—saving-mr–banks-,c9515520

Martin T. Charles of Santa Monica-based SagaBoy Productions is an award-winning graphic designer and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts. He has created graphics for Hollywood hits such as 42, Miami Vice, and Seabiscuit. His latest work was featured in the Disney film Saving Mr. Banks, which included more than 2,000 square feet of printed graphics were produced and installed to create the film’s vintage backdrops

“When a movie is set in the past, I always get a history lesson,” Charles said. “As a designer, it’s a challenge to recreate the look and feel of the times through research. This time, we were talking about 1907 flashbacks from a 1960s storyline. What a diverse period!”

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Pantone Color of the Year 2014

January 22, 2014 By Digital Print Media Editor

Last month, Pantone® revealed the Color of the Year for 2014, PANTONE 18-3224 Radiant Orchid. This color is described as expressive, exotic, and blooms with confidence and warmth.

pantone-color-of-the-year-2014 — “An enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health. It is a captivating purple, one that draws you in with its beguiling charm” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. Photo Credit: Pantone®

Pantone® carefully chooses a special color every year by “combing the world looking for color influences.” Their website states that everything from the entertainment industry, traveling art collections, popular travel destinations, and the availability of new textures and effects (to name a few) play a role in the decision.

Pantone Color of the Year – Past 5 Years