PANTONE Goe System for Mac OS X debuted--2058 New PANTONE Colors

The PANTONE Goe System is the first all-new color inspiration and specification system for the graphics arts industry since the PANTONE Matching System was first released 45 years ago by Pantone, Inc. Goe doesn't replace the PANTONE Matching System, Goe augments and complements it.

There are several key features in the Goe System:

• it has 2058 colors as opposed to 1114, nearly double
• the colors are constructed from only 10 base colors
• the colors are laid out chromatically for easier selection and specification
• the colors include relatively more greens and blues and more neutrals used for skin tones.

Using just 10 PANTONE Mixing Base colors ensures global consistency and will over time reduce printing costs. They are readily available globally, have uniform ink film thickness and are compatible with aqueous and UV coatings.

The PANTONE Goe System includes the PANTONE GoeGuide, PANTONE GoeSticks and myPANTONE Palettes software. The GoeGuide is in fan format and has a new color numbering system with three parts to easily identify the color. It is printed on bright white #1 grade 100 lb coated offset text. The GoeSticks are adhesive-backed color chips that make it easier for designers to place colors where they want without staples or tape. Six chips are provided for each of the 2058 colors.

The myPANTONE Palettes software is a color picker tool for matching to PANTONE Goe colors. Aside for the color picker wheel, RGB and HTML inputs there's an eye-dropper tool to pick up colors from the desktop, a color blender, a color schemes selector and a image palette builder. Pantone has set up an online community at www.myPANTONE.com for palette sharing. The software works on Mac OS X 10.3 and higher.

The complete PANTONE Goe System will be available October 1 for $499. The GoeSticks and myPANTONE Palette software alone are $369. The GoeGuide and myPANTONE Palette software alone are $129.99. Additional PANTONE libraries can be purchased for $19.99 each. [Bill Fox]