Hola MaHigh-School - August 2017

Entertainment -
14 August 2017 - (CNN) The Purple One now has a new
shade to call his own.
The estate of Prince and the Pantone
Color Institute on Monday unveiled a new
purple color in honor of the late superstar
singer who died last year at the age of 57.
Love Symbol #2 is inspired by Prince’s custom-made Yamaha
purple piano and will be the official color for his brand.
“The color purple was synonymous with who Prince was and will
always be,” Troy Carter, entertainment advisor to Prince’s estate,
said in a statement. “This is an incredible way for his legacy to
live on forever.”
Pantone has long been the authority on color trends and design.
Since 2000, the corporation has released a “Color of the Year”
that influences design and marketing. Laurie Pressman, vice
president of the Pantone Color Institute, said in a statement that
it was an honor to help develop Prince’s hue.
After his death from an opioid overdose in April 2016, purple
tributes to him cropped up around the world.
Victoria Finlay, author of “The Brilliant History
of Color in Art,” told the Los Angeles
Times after Prince’s death that purple “is
the color of royalty and of the church.”
“Purple is a branding color, a very special
color,” Finlay said. “Not many people use
it.”