Pantone Promises An Inspiring Rebirth In 'Greenery' For 2017 -- Trump Or No Trump

The Pantone Color Institute, self-appointed as the 'global color authority', has declared Pantone 15-0343 known as 'greenery' as Color of the Year for 2017.

“We know what kind of world we are living in: one that is very stressful and very tense,“ said Leatrice Eiseman, the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “This is the color of hopefulness, and of our connection to nature. It speaks to what we call the ‘re’ words: regenerate, refresh, revitalize, renew. Every spring we enter a new cycle and new shoots come from the ground. It is something life affirming to look forward to.”

Having reviewed the Trump administration's new list of cabinet members, I'm not exactly sure what kind of renewal Eiseman speaks of -- since it promises to be one hell of a four years of lost rights and the end of progressive values on a national level. 

Eiseman continues, in typical fashion director speak: 

When the Pantone team started noticing the creeping preponderance of green, there was a sense that perhaps it reflected what was regarded earlier this fall as the possibility of a new beginning with the first female president. But in the wake of Mr. Trump’s victory and the dissension it highlighted, Ms. Eiseman said, green “could have an even more significant meaning.”

“This particular green is an unusual color: a combination of yellow and blue, or warmth and a certain cool,” she said. “It’s a complex marriage.” Read on at New York Times.