
# unicol 0.3.0

**unicol** (v0.3.0) was published [on CRAN](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=unicol). [2024-05-01] 

This version adds new color palettes and improves package maintenance.

The **unicol** package currently provides **269\ color palettes** from **116\ institutions**. 


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## Major changes 

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- New color palettes: 
    - [Aalto University](https://www.aalto.fi/fi) (Finland): 
    [`aalto_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/aalto_1.html), 
    [`aalto_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/aalto_2.html) 
    - [Aarhus University](https://www.au.dk) (Denmark): 
    [`aarhus`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/aarhus.html) 
    - [Lund University](https://www.lu.se) (Sweden): 
    [`lund_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/lund_1.html), 
    [`lund_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/lund_2.html), 
    [`lund_3`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/lund_3.html)
    - [Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg](https://www.uni-halle.de) (Germany):
    [`uni_halle`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/uni_halle.html)
    - [University of Bangor](https://www.bangor.ac.uk) (Wales, UK): 
    [`bangor_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/bangor_1.html),
    [`bangor_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/bangor_2.html),
    [`bangor_3`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/bangor_3.html),
    [`bangor_4`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/bangor_4.html)
    - [University of Bergen](https://www.uib.no) (Norway): 
    [`bergen_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/bergen_1.html), 
    [`bergen_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/bergen_2.html), 
    [`bergen_3`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/bergen_3.html), 
    [`bergen_4`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/bergen_4.html) 
    - [University of Copenhagen](https://www.ku.dk) (Denmark): 
    [`ku_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/ku_1.html), 
    [`ku_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/ku_2.html) 
    - [University of Gothenburg](https://www.gu.se) (Sweden): 
    [`gothenburg`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/gothenburg.html) 
    - [University of Helsinki](https://www.helsinki.fi) (Finland): 
    [`helsinki_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/helsinki_1.html), 
    [`helsinki_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/helsinki_2.html), 
    [`helsinki_3`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/helsinki_3.html) 
    - [University of Magdeburg](https://www.ovgu.de) (Germany): 
    [`uni_magdeburg_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/uni_magdeburg_1.html),
    [`uni_magdeburg_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/uni_magdeburg_2.html),
    [`uni_magdeburg_3`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/uni_magdeburg_3.html)
    - [University of Oslo](https://www.uio.no) (Norway): 
    [`oslo`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/oslo.html) 
    - [University of Stirling](https://www.stir.ac.uk) (Scotland, UK): 
    [`stirling_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/stirling_1.html),
    [`stirling_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/stirling_2.html),
    [`stirling_3`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/stirling_3.html) 
    - [University of Stockholm](https://www.su.se) (Sweden): 
    [`stockholm_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/stockholm_1.html),
    [`stockholm_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/stockholm_2.html) 
    - [Uppsala University](https://www.uu.se) (Sweden): 
    [`uppsala`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/uppsala.html) 


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- Corrected or updated color palettes: 
    - [Columbia University](https://www.columbia.edu) (USA): 3 new color palettes 
    ([`columbia_1`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/columbia_1.html),
    [`columbia_2`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/columbia_2.html),
    [`columbia_3`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/columbia_3.html)) replace the former 
    [`columbia_v0`](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/reference/columbia_v0.html) palette    


Color palettes are linked to their [online documentation of the current GitHub development version](https://hneth.github.io/unicol/dev/).

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## Minor changes 

- rename colors and color palettes (for consistency and simplicity)

- replace logo image 


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## Details 

- improve documentation and examples


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The development version of **unicol** is available at <https://github.com/hneth/unicol/>. 


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# unicol 0.2.0

**unicol** (v0.2.0) was published [on CRAN](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=unicol). [2023-09-15] 

This version adds and updates color palettes, but also improves consistency, simplicity, and fixes some bugs. 

The **unicol** package currently provides **236\ color palettes** from **102\ institutions**. 

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## Major changes 

- New color palettes: 
    - [Aberystwyth University](https://aber.ac.uk/en/) (Wales, UK): `aberystwyth_1`, `aberystwyth_2`  
    - [Cardiff University](https://www.cardiff.ac.uk) (Wales, UK): `cardiff_1`, `cardiff_2`
    - [Macquarie University](https://www.mq.edu.au) (Australia): `mq_1`, `mq_2`
    - [Maynooth University](https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie) (Ireland): `maynooth`
    - [Ohio University](https://www.ohio.edu) (USA): `ohio_uni_1`, `ohio_uni_2` 
    - [University College Cork](https://www.ucc.ie) (Ireland): `ucc_1`, `ucc_2`
    - [University College Dublin](https://www.ucd.ie) (Ireland): `ucd` 
    - [University of Auckland](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en.html) (New Zealand): `auckland_1`, `auckland_2` 
    - [University of Groningen](https://www.rug.nl) (Netherlands): `groningen_1`, `groningen_2` 
    - [University of Lisbon](https://www.ulisboa.pt) (Portugal): `uni_lisbon` 
    - [University of Otago](https://www.otago.ac.nz) (New Zealand): `otago` 
    - [University of Nottingham](https://www.nottingham.ac.uk) (England, UK): `nottingham_1`, `nottingham_2`, `nottingham_3`
    - [University of Wollongong](https://www.uow.edu.au) (Australia): `wollongong_1`, `wollongong_2` 
    - [Willamette University](https://willamette.edu) (USA): `willamette` 

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- Corrected or updated color palettes: 
    - [Humboldt University Berlin](https://www.hu-berlin.de) (Germany):
    `hu_1`, `hu_1_digital`, `hu_2`, `hu_3_accent` (previous palettes are now `hu_1_2022` and `hu_2_2022`) 
    - [Trinity College Dublin](https://www.tcd.ie) (Ireland): `trinity_2` has been corrected 
    - [UCLA](https://www.ucla.edu) (USA): added `ucla_4` for creating color gradients 
    

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## Minor changes 

- rename many color palettes (to improve simplicity, reduce redundancy)

- classify palettes by country/region 


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## Details 

- fixed bugs and re-structured code

- updated meta-data and online documentation


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# unicol 0.1.0

R package **unicol** (v0.1.0) was published [on CRAN](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=unicol). [2023-08-16] 

The **unicol** package initially provides **202 color palettes** from **86 institutions**. 


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