Prince’s signature purple enshrined with custom Pantone shade, Love Symbol #2
The Pantone Color Institute has partnered with the estate of the late pop icon Prince to create Love Symbol #2, a standardised custom colour designed to honour the singer and his love of purple.
While Prince was known to covet all shades of the purple spectrum, Pantone colourists drew inspiration specifically from his bespoke Yamaha piano, which he was planning to take on tour before his death in April last year.
It was the 1984 film and soundtrack Purple Rain – as well as Prince’s scene-stealing motorbike – that arguably cemented the singer’s proclivity for the latter end Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
