Color Consultants & Trainers
Side Note: Before I go any further I need to get this off my chest. Shelby and I are business partners, but we are also friends and joke with each other. A. Lot. So, I really wanted the title of this article to be "Shelby Sapusek: She's (more) Certifiable!" She's also the editor on this team, so it remains to be seen if this paragraph makes the cut. Earlier this month Shelby Sapusek, a partner in this business, earned …
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I just finished looking at my friend Chris Brogan's resource page about blockchain technology (the underlying technology layer of bitcoin), and it made me think about how and why I learn. I'll start with the why; because it is easier for me to answer. I learn because my job is to teach and do. In order to teach and do color management at the highest level, I myself have to maintain a skill set that is up to date with …
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When we're doing color management consulting and training, we frequently print test images like the one shown with this post. We print a test image when we are in the process of establishing a baseline for color quality. The goal is to know if we've achieved a known good print condition by assessing the images visually and the control targets by measuring and evaluating against industry specifications. Which came first - …
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One of the most powerful yet, misunderstood and under-utilized features of most inkjet RIP software is the named spot color matching functionality. To see just how easy this feature can be to use, take a few minutes to check out this SGIA Tech Tip by Ray Weiss before reading further. In the video, Ray discusses creating "Thanksgiving Orange" as a custom spot color. In order for future prints to match that color, the …
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