A clever group of graphic design majors at Cal Poly Pomona celebrated their graduation with Pantone chip mortarboards. The students enlarged the chromatic chips and affixed them to the top of their graduation caps, forming a vibrant mosaic when they stood together.
Students have always customized their caps to stand out from the sea of black mortarboards at graduation ceremonies. These Pantone chip mortarboards are an ideal way for graphic design students, who deal with these colors day in and day out, to honor their studies and celebrate their personal interests.
Professor Ray Kampf tipped Neatorama off to these colorful customized mortarboards. The overhead images of the Pantone chip graduation caps were captured by Robby Cavanaugh, a portrait photographer based in Southern California.
Chromatic Grad Caps
Cal Poly Pomona Graphic Design Grads Don Pantone Chip Mortarboards
Trend Themes
1. Customized Graduation Caps - There is a trend among students to personalize their graduation caps, presenting an opportunity for companies to offer customization services and accessories.
2. Colorful Celebrations - The use of vibrant colors in graduation caps is becoming popular, creating a market for companies to develop colorful accessories and decorations specifically for graduation ceremonies.
3. Pantone-inspired Design - The incorporation of Pantone chips in graduation caps showcases a trend of graphic design students and professionals integrating their field into various aspects of life, suggesting opportunities for collaborations and partnerships between Pantone and educational institutions.
Industry Implications
1. Education - The trend of personalized graduation caps presents an opportunity for educational institutions to offer customization workshops or partner with companies to provide graduation cap customization services.
2. Fashion - The rise of customized graduation caps opens up avenues for fashion brands or designers to create specialized accessories and decorations catered to graduation ceremonies.
3. Photography - The visually appealing Pantone chip graduation caps provide photographers with the chance to offer specialized graduation photoshoots that highlight the creativity and uniqueness of the caps.