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...
Mar 4, 2016 | Colour Acuity
When I started in the printing industry many, many moons ago, I remember being tested for colour-blindness. Luckily, I passed with “flying colours” as I was so excited about my career choice at the time. And when hiring staff for my own company 16 years...
Feb 4, 2016 | Display, Signage
There is a certain joy in dimensionally large projects, and we have been blessed with some great opportunities to participate in a number of these. It is satisfying to view a well designed trade-show booth or impressively large art installation or signage. Here are a...
Jan 17, 2016 | Monitor Calibration
In the early days of colour management, the promises of better colour and greater colour predicability were not always kept by vendors of calibration devices and software. Everyone had different approaches and “secret sauce” so that they could corner the market....
