Tony Neary Design

Still one of my favorite projects, creating the Crusher logo for these guys (originally the Red Claws)🦞

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Hello design world. PANTONE just released the color of the year, Cloud Dancer. What are your thoughts?

From Pantone:
"A Whisper of Tranquility and Peace in a Noisy World
Introducing Pantone Color of the Year 2026, PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer, a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection. A billowy white imbued with serenity, PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer encourages true relaxation and focus, allowing the mind to wander and creativity to breathe, making room for innovation.

With its expansive presence, PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer invites a space where function and feeling intertwine to build atmospheres of serenity and spaciousness, providing a refuge of visual cleanliness that inspires well-being and lightness.”

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Certainly, it does invite the notion of maybe too simple, too clean, and not much of a point of view at all. After all, is it just a flavorless off-white?

I have to say, I dig it. More than anything, I love the notion of it. The idea of quiet and a refuge from the noise feels pretty needed right now.

And being the silly designer-illustrator at heart that I am, I had to create this little dude just for fun. Lighthearted and simple - that’s how I see this color of the year.

What do you think of the Pantone color of the year?

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