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Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit's avatar

Really cool post! Color... um... *colors* everything we do, so it's great to get more understanding. I once interviewed a woman (years ago) whose job was to figure out the most likely color of the year for Pantone and everyone else. One thing she told me is that trendy colors are not trendy at all. They are selected by various industries years before you see them in paint or on new cars or anywhere else.

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Mike Searles's avatar

Wow. Interesting. Thanks, Maryan.

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Elizabeth H. Cottrell's avatar

This was fascinating! And the color test was also amazingly accurate for me — blue my favorite — my second favorite “brown” but I would have called it more adobe. I love the Southwest colors and have incorporated them into my rebranded website. You’re spot on about book covers!

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Mike Searles's avatar

Glad you found it interesting.

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Lori Wangler's avatar

The psychology of color is so fascinating! Thanks for the test. Pretty close to spot on! Thanks, Mike

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Mike Searles's avatar

That's great, Lori. Thanks.

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Chantal Vienna's avatar

Ouch that test hit me right in the kisser🥲

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Mike Searles's avatar

It can happen like that. Hope your kisser isn't too bruised.

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Chantal Vienna's avatar

I'm alright Mike, thank you for your concern 🤗 the truth is definitely shared in the unconscious and luckily I read what I already know about myself. The need to transform this 'stuckness' is very accurate and exactly what I'm working on in real life - and on Substack!🌞

Grateful that you shared this!

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Mike Searles's avatar

Glad to hear it, Chantal. "Every day in every way, I'm gettiing better and better."

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Chantal Vienna's avatar

Right on!

Keeping track!

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