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1692 Color Guide Predates Pantone, Faces AI 'Destruction'

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A 900-page guide to color, created in 1692, predates the Pantone system by centuries. This historical document offers insights into color theory and design principles from an earlier era. The author notes the depressing trend of the AI industry seeking out such publications only to scan and subsequently destroy them. AI

RANK_REASON The item discusses a historical document and a speculative claim about AI industry practices, not a verifiable event.

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1692 Color Guide Predates Pantone, Faces AI 'Destruction'

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · teacherjasonthailand ·

    # book # colourtheory # paint # design # history https://www. openculture.com/2026/10/a-900- page-pre-pantone-guide-to-color-from-1692.html To know that the # A

    # book # colourtheory # paint # design # history https://www. openculture.com/2026/10/a-900- page-pre-pantone-guide-to-color-from-1692.html To know that the # AI industry is deliberately seeking out these kind of publications, only to scan and then destroy them, is depressing

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