How many colors does a paint collection need?
Choose collection size through coverage, meaningful distinctions and real selection tasks rather than a headline number.
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PHOENiX Sample
Design & Presentation
Explore how sample formats, palette organization and presentation help people compare colors and make informed choices through fan decks, color charts and displays.
Testing a fan deck's usability before production
Observe how people find, compare, handle and record colors before committing a fan deck to manufacture.
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Updating a color collection without confusing the market
Plan color-range revisions with clear identities, replacement guidance and coordinated physical and digital records.
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From palette to specification: architectural color sampling
Connect design intent, physical samples, site review and approval records in an architectural project.
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Keeping color codes and artwork aligned through production
Build a controlled link between sample identity, printed information and approved artwork revisions.
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Writing a color-sampling brief that supports a reliable launch
Define audience, reference hierarchy, formats and approvals before a sample collection moves into production.
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Fan decks and color charts: designing for different decisions
Compare portable and overview-based sample formats through navigation, viewing area, use context and collection maintenance.
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Organizing a fan deck as a navigable color system
Develop page sequences, family boundaries and identifiers that make a large color collection easier to use.
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Designing retail chip displays around selection and replenishment
Balance color navigation, chip identification and maintenance in a practical retail sampling system.
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Choosing sample size for the decision being made
Use small chips, larger boards and mock-ups at the stages where each provides meaningful evidence.
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Presenting texture and special finishes in a sample catalog
Choose sample formats and viewing conditions that represent relief, sheen, direction and application variation honestly.
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