Since we have to wait until next year, 2012, for the Pantone Balls,  (UPDATE: The Pantone balls are now available)  here’s a fabulous alternative for Christmas ornaments designed to make designers drool.

The Designer’s Balls

The CMYK Balls are baubles designed by Veinticuatrodientes are a set of four ornaments in the four process colors used for printing – Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black – and labeled as such. Glossy plastic and 7cm in diameter, the ornaments are available as a set.

THE DESIGNER’S BALLS
4 Christmas balls CMYK
1 Cyan
1 Magenta
1 Yellow
1 Black

Glossy Plastic
7 cm each

Sorry, these are no longer available at Vientrocutrodientes (and thei site is no longer safe to explore, so I have removed the link);

These were once available for purchase here

all images courtesy of Vientrocuatrodientes. (this site is no longer)