Jul 31, 2017 | G7, The Loupe
I found the following article about printing standards in my latest edition of Graphic Arts Magazine (yes, paper based and delivered and therefore eagerly read). I find printing company owners don’t always find printing standards a positive idea. “It...
Jan 19, 2017 | G7, Proofing, The Loupe
Expanded Gamut CMYK (XCMYK) is a four-color printing method, a dataset, and an ICC Profile. Offset printing has made terrific strides in both quality and repeatability in the last number of years. Press-side instrumentation now enables us to read L* a* b* values for a...
Mar 10, 2016 | Colour Acuity, Pantone
Those of us in the business of colour printing have long been aware of Pantone. Now owned by X-Rite, Pantone has published colour guides for many years to allow printers to mix a small number of inks by weight to make an astonishing array of colour possibilities. Over...
