![]() I mean, Pantone makes money off designers specifying their colors for a print job.Īlready, Pantone gets money from the sale of their color swatch books too.īut how is it any different than going into Home Depot or Lowe’s or a paint store to pick up some of those printed paint swatches that you take home until you are ready to buy one of them? What Designers Can Expect With the Pantone ChangesĪll app versions before August 2022 will continue to have all previous Pantone Color books pre-loaded and available. Pantone was unable to actively update the library to correct any changes to the color data or to update it with new colors.īut what I can’t understand is that being able to choose Pantone colors is like free advertising for them. Adobe refers to the Pantone licensing as simply “adjusted” and that “Pantone decided to change its business model.” Graphic designers everywhere are saying this is all about greed. Why Are Pantone Colors Being Removed From Adobe Software? Many designers question how Adobe can continue to charge what they do for their Creative Cloud subscription since they’ve removed an important feature from it. Others say that the free plugin doesn’t allow you to do what it says it should. Some have commented that it doesn’t work on Macs with the M1/M2 processors. ![]() ![]() Many say the extension doesn’t even work, it keeps crashing or refuses to load, and that the UX is horrible. I must have had to hit the “Load more reviews” 10 times to get to any that didn’t have a one-star review. The Pantone Connect download page has been inundated with angry graphic designers, giving it a one-star rating and sharing their thoughts on this situation. There is a free trial available, but it’s only a measly seven days. The price of Pantone Connect went up 150% between August and November. It gives graphic designers access to more than 15,000 Pantone colors.Īs of right now, the cost for an individual subscription is $14.99 per month or $89.99 per year USD, which is a 50% discount when you pay for the year up front. Pantone Connect is available as an Adobe Creative Cloud extension, website or mobile app. So Pantone has jumped on the subscription bandwagon, like everyone else, much to our dismay.Ĭreative Cloud already costs a lot, and now this. If you want to have access to all of the Pantone color books after that date, you will have to purchase a premium Pantone Connect license and install a plugin using Adobe Exchange.
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