Color has the unique ability to attract and engage the eye, elicit emotion, enhance the product or environment and ultimately tempt the consumer. In fact, COLOR is the CATALYST that can spark the sale, define the space and create the magic... the mood.

Creative professionals striving in today's challenging marketplace research the trends and effectively use color in their strategies. Mindfulness to color in product selection and visual displays are highly effective methods to stimulate sales.

But to be on top of it all, gathering this latest information can be consuming. With the release of the 2010-2011 American FLORAL trends FORECAST the work is done for you! This collaborative effort by some of the most creative minds in the gift, home decor, design and floral markets is a wonderful resource to spur your creativity. It's a comprehensive overview of color, flowers and style directions for the next years.

As a lifetime students of color and trend we at Design Master were honored to participate in this forecast with several other industry collegues... Accent Decor, Hawaii Florists & Shippers Association, Oasis Floral Products and Florists' Review. We hope you find it of benefit.

click to view theAmericanFLORALtrendsFORECAST

For an overall view of DESIGN MASTER Spray Products click
2010 Color Palette.

Every day, the average American produces four and a half pounds of trash — 75 percent of which is recyclable. Recycling rules vary from town to town. To find what and where to recycle near your home click: www.earth911.com. This guide will make it easier to do the right thing.

Design Master sprays are packaged in steel cans made of at least 25 percent recycled steel. When empty, these cans are accepted in the metal bin of recycling programs, both at curbside or drop-off stations. Remember, items in the metal bin include: soda, juice, and soup cans (rinsed, but de-labeled only if requested); washed-off aluminum pie tins and foil; and bottle caps, wire coat hangers, empty (non-punctured) aerosol cans, and other scrap metal.... but NO batteries or electronics.

Searching for a new ways to present potted plants? Look to COLOR! Create new color varieties or fashion avante guard, fantasy bloomers with Design Master Color Sprays. Use the many Graffiti PetalART techniques and ideas outlined in the brochure links below to turn the commodity poinsettia into attention getters! Transfer these ideas to most any potted plant.

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Enhancing the color of blossoms is made easier with Just For Flowers. The nature of translucent dyes not only produces more natural looking results but also affords color mixing with the blossom color and Just For Flowers spray. Use the guidelines on the link below for the basics of coloring, as well as, recipes for color on color interactions.

Just For Flowers l COLOR howTO

With most paints coloring foam board can be a hassle. Usually the board curls unless you paint both sides. Design Master COLORTOOL Sprays add brilliant color to foam board without any curl. And, you only need to spray one side!

On large pieces, start spraying using the basic technique but begin at the edge closest to you and spray away from you. This method keeps a fresh edge as you spray into the overspray, resulting in a smooth finish. Add interest to the form by using complimentary colors misted along the edges for highlights.