Pantime is a student project by James Beattie of Bedford College, UK
(thank you Jeffrey Tribe)
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Pantime is a student project by James Beattie of Bedford College, UK
(thank you Jeffrey Tribe)
ok… there is WAY too much “hey, lets PANTONE-ize common,everyday objects and then bask in our perceived cleverness!” going on.
Oct 31st, 2008 / 4:32 pm
Maybe so, but this looks damn nice and I wouldn’t mind having a clock like this on my wall as a decorative object, although telling the precise time might be sort of difficult…
Oct 31st, 2008 / 5:05 pm
Tian Harlan did this with the Chromachron in the 70s, I’m assuming its a “homage”…
Nov 1st, 2008 / 10:52 am
what decided where 12 o’clock was on the color wheel?
does it match up with Chromo(tm)?
http://protein.co.uk/chromo/
Nov 1st, 2008 / 5:17 pm
Pantone reference 012 (yellow) determined that it appeared at 12 o’clock. There is no reference to Chromo/Chromachron.
Nov 1st, 2008 / 8:31 pm
I’m no artist, but this clock is beautiful and I would love to buy one! :-D
Nov 5th, 2008 / 11:49 am
I would note that the same color scheme works very nicely for the year.
I had this idea a while ago, and was amazed to discover there were 24-hour clock mechanisms out there. But I never built one.
I also mapped music’s circle of fifths to the color wheel, with C at yellow, G at orange-yellow, etc. If you gave your clock a corresponding set of chimes, those with perfect pitch would always know the hour….
I also had the idea of using the old kind of drop-leaf digital clocks for this purpose. And then I thought about putting little paintings on each leaf.
Too many ideas, too little time.
Well, let me know if these are ever for sale.
Nov 5th, 2008 / 2:07 pm
It reminds me of a concept I did for a design challenge earlier this year…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78145641@N00/2253714651/
Nov 9th, 2008 / 2:50 pm
Lovely!
Reminds me of the ‘Colour-Time’ watches and clocks by Tian Harlan in the 70′s 80′s.
http://seeseebe.blogspot.com/search/label/timepiece
Nov 20th, 2008 / 7:33 am
I think this is an excellent piece of design. I would love to have one if it was ever made into a working clock! I find it hysterical that some people can be so critical (some of the comments above)…probably just jealous that they didn’t come up with the idea themselves.
Jan 25th, 2009 / 4:15 pm
I found your by googling my own Swiss Miss box clock that I made. I love your design! my site is newyorkclocks.etsy.com
Feb 24th, 2009 / 6:03 pm
where can I buy it?
Jul 24th, 2009 / 3:21 am
well im the guy how made it.. and it took forever.
Sep 10th, 2009 / 9:03 pm
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
Nov 2nd, 2009 / 5:20 pm
I think this clock looks great! I don’t know about it’s practicality as an actual clock because it’s a little hard to see with all the colors, but for an art piece on the wall it’d be great. I really like the color wheel type thing!
-Sylvia
art Gallery Scottsdale
Nov 24th, 2010 / 7:53 pm
Great work james! I love it! I would like to buy it.
Sep 18th, 2012 / 5:22 am