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Dear Xymara Reader

Dear [user name], It's time to celebrate! The third edition of our award-winning online magazine, INMYX has now been launched and celebrates design in all its myriad forms!

The year's end is upon us and we at XYMARA.com are also celebrating the launch of our electronic holiday cards, designed by the lovely and talented Alison Ann Martin and animated by our wonderful web developers. With our e-card, you can send your seasonal greetings to friends and family electronically, either by e-mail, or by MMS.

Think of celebrations, and you think of the magical sparkle of glitter and the warm glow of candles. Glow, shimmer, sparkle and shine were our watchwords at a few recent shows we've visited, including the L.A. Auto Show, Material VisionandK 2007. We were also pleased that we've had our first few video reportages embedded into our reviews - see if you can find them!

What's fresh? What's new? What are the latest trends? Have your say on XYMARA.com! We will be collecting trend impressions and thoughts from our visitors at our next big show - the Passagen in Cologne - and then publishing our interviews with you in our interviews section over the duration of the event. Come visit our installation at the Spichern Höfe, right in the city center!

It's a time for celebration everywhere in the world and Roslyn Collins brings us the Asian perspective this month.

All our best wishes for the season of celebrations!

Le Vin Chin
Editor-in-Chief
XYMARA.com



Color Trend Research
EXCLUSIVE to the Ciba® XYMARA™ Newsletter: In-depth studies on the science, art and philosophy of color and design.
Do-It-Yourself

News
What's new and what's happening in the world of effects? We provide information on design trends, market players, novel products and innovative technologies.
Celebrate, with INMYX 3!
Spread Seasonal Joy With XYMARA.com's e-Holiday Cards!
ColorSpace - the visual web-based palette

Designers' Corner
All about design, from inspiration to concrete examples, via interviews with designers and features on events and trends.
Personal magic - the art of Alison Ann Martin
Design Trends in Asia - Nature, Harmony and the Embrace of the New - An Interview with Roslyn Collins
Ciba Brings Sparkle, Color and Appeal To The K Show

Events
Where to go to find inspiration - or to meet your network of contacts? We highlight the most influential design shows, trade shows and press events.
Review of Material Vision - "Small But Worthwhile
Preview of Passagen 2008 and the IMM Cologne 2008 - Cologne's designs on 2008
Review of the Los Angeles Auto Show - Green Trends for the Future, Innovations for the Environment
Review of Young Designers Meet The Industry

INMYX
Highlights from XYMARA.com's companion online magazine
A Colorful Rebellion


EVENTS

Do-It-Yourself

In our time of heightened environmental sensibility, the demand for sustainable products has become ubiquitous. After years of mass-production fueled by the need for plentiful, uniform, inexpensive goods - and the ensuing desire for personalized products that was met by artificially-generated options for customization - we are now at the point where it becomes inevitable that sustainability is only reached by simply producing what we really want and need. The most basic way of achieving that goal is by Doing-it-yourself.

Color Trend Research December 2007 (PDF 420 KB)


EVENTS

Personal magic - the art of Alison Ann Martin

Last Friday saw the release of the Ciba® XYMARA™ animated holiday greeting cards, which you can download, personalize and send by e-mail or MMS to all your friends and family.

Read full article on www.xymara.com

Design Trends in Asia - Nature, Harmony and the Embrace of the New - An Interview with Roslyn Collins

"A truly dynamic market." "Customers embrace change quickly." "Very colorful."

Read full article on www.xymara.com

Ciba Brings Sparkle, Color and Appeal To The K Show

What's new in visual effects? What are the latest technologies which offer novel solutions for "Color and Appeal"?

Read full article on www.xymara.com


NEWS

Celebrate, with INMYX 3!

INMYX 3 is now onlineINMYX 3 is now online and we invite you to CELEBRATE with us!

Read full article on www.xymara.com

Spread Seasonal Joy With XYMARA.com's e-Holiday Cards!

A special treat for all of our visitors!

Read full article on www.xymara.com

ColorSpace - the visual web-based palette

ColorSpace - the visual web-based paletteFinding exactly the right color has become quite a bit easier with the newly launched ColorSpace web application on the Ciba® Imaging & Inks website and Paints & Coatings website. Use your mouse to move through a 3D palette and find just the color you are looking for - ColorSpace provides palettes for paints & coatings as well as imaging & inks.

Read full article on www.xymara.com


EVENTS

Review of Material Vision - "Small But Worthwhile

"Klein aber oho," was Ramona Rockel of form Magazine's verdict, "Small, but worthwhile." And, indeed, Material Vision at the Messe Frankfurt was a small, but fascinating show.

Read full article on www.xymara.com


Preview of Passagen 2008 and the IMM Cologne 2008 - Cologne's designs on 2008

One city where there is absolutely no room for the January blues is Cologne.

Read full article on www.xymara.com


Review of the Los Angeles Auto Show - Green Trends for the Future, Innovations for the Environment

Los Angeles has a lot to offer. As the creative center on the West Coast of the United States, the attractive California metropolis is home to and experimentation space for the dreams of designers, artists, actors and seekers of innovation. Innovation is, therefore, always on the agenda.

Read full article on www.xymara.com


Review of Young Designers Meet The Industry

On October 25-26 the first Young Designers Meet The Industry (YDMI) event took place in Berlin.

Read full article on www.xymara.com





 A Colorful Rebellion
As much as fixed-gear riding is about pure joy, it is also a rebellion against cookie-cutter life and set rules. It is about bending the rules, disobeying traffic laws, wearing no helmet, using no brakes in the streets.

Read full article on www.xymara.com/inmyx
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Le Vin Chin
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