Introducing
the SwatchMate Cube - a novel colour capturing tool.
Place the Cube onto a surface and it will instantly
capture its color, displaying it wirelessly on your
paired smartphone.
It's
that easy.
Penguin's
Lab has partnered with co-founders Djordje and Rocky
to create this new tool to enable everyone to not
only see, but measure colour.
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Born out of a
desire to make renovating easy, SwatchMate is designed
to match any color to your favorite paint brands.
But as a side-effect
of inventing something that does this, we've realised
the possibilities are endless...
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designers can digitise their client's existing colour
themes...
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artists can 'capture' inspiring colour off any surface...
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brand managers can ensure consistency of colours across
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We also wanted
to make sure the Cube would work with image editing
software, such as Photoshop. So we designed it to work
as a Photoshop add-in, turning the Cube into a real
life eyedropper tool, the first ever of its kind. |
SwatchMate
Cube never started life off as beautiful as it is
now though. Initially a university engineering project,
the Cube has gone through multiple design iterations
since its beginnings as a research paper to evolve
into a series of prototypes which proved the underlying
concepts.
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One of our
earlier prototypes showing a Dulux branded paint match
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Testing a
prototype for accuracy at Penguin's Lab
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We've had many
people test our SwatchMate prototypes for us.
These people include
interior designers, letter printers, DIY renovators,
painters, hotel chains and fashion stores. We'd like
to extend a warm thank you to those who have been
involved.
The feedback we've
received has allowed us to improve the product as
we go. The great news is, everyone involved in our
testing program has told us that SwatchMate is an
accurate tool. In fact, some design firms such as
The Hungry
Workshop and Alexa
Nice Interior Design have already used SwatchMate
prototypes in their client work flow.
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We
still need to take the next leap of faith: to manufacture
the final product.
To
get this final step started, we launched our
own KickStarter project in early November.
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