I few
months ago, I found the Pantone app in my app store. Being a graphic designer, the app appealed to
me. The expensive price tag stopped me
from downloading it. It was $7.99 and I
thought it would be a little silly to pay that much for an app, being apps are
usually only 99 cents.
About a
month ago, I received a $25 gift certificate for my app store, so I figured
this was the perfect time to try out a few apps that I have been too stingy to
try out. This first app on my list was
the Pantone app.
This is
the features that I found on the app:
When you
first open it, you can pick any color group and see it as a fan deck.
You can
then upload a pic you take with your device or one that you have already
saved. From that picture, it will pull
the most dominate colors from and find the Pantone color number. You can also swipe over the picture to pick
another color that you would want the Pantone number.
Then with
that swatch you can find other similar shades and harmony colors.
I thought
it was a pretty neat app, but I found to have no use for it on my phone and
probably would not use it on my tablet.
All my graphic designing is done on a desktop and I don’t know how I
would incorporate this with my work while it still being convenient. There are
enough websites that I could use while working on my desktop that would be more
convenient for me. There is also a possibility that I might not
be utilizing all the features of this app (I could just be stupid).
This app
could be useful if you need the Pantone color of something that you physically
have. That way you can snap a pic with
your phone and then find the pantone number.
Maybe decorators or someone with that sort of profession might find it
useful.
