“Since web geeks think in pixels and RGB, itís a daunting new world to head into unequipped. Over the years across quite a few print jobs by now, Iíve had to learn by trial and error. As someone used to thinking in RGB, Iíve looked high and low for a good resource to turn to for help in converting that knowledge to CMYK. This may not be that resource, but I figure Iíve amassed at least the beginnings of a how-to on the subject. Consider it non-authoritative, but hopefully useful. Most of the knowledge contained within applies to Photoshop, mainly because Iíve had the most trouble with it.”
The Yellow Ruth
“I had lunch yesterday with Beth Tondreau; and as it usually happens when meeting a designer at their studio, I found myself waiting for her to get that one last file out. In this case, it was a PDF file of a cookbook cover. Making small talk, I asked her if she was familiar with The Gourmet Cookbook; to which she instantly replied, ‘The yellow?’ Yes. That notorious yellow.”
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Color tools for the design impaired
“Iíll be the first to admit that Iím not a designer, just a programmer and writer. So I need a bit of help with things like choosing color schemes for a site. Fortunately, there are a number of tools that make that easier. Darrenís post today about one of them reminded me that Iíve been collecting links to color tools for years, and itís about time I rounded them up into one place.”
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Adam Polselli’s 2005 Color Forecast
“About a year ago, I had the self-righteous idea to ‘forecast’ the in colors of 2004. What I thought most people would simply brush off as ‘some random designer’s questionable hunch’ wound up being quite a hit, and after many emails from supporters hoping for a 2005 edition, I decided to assuage their request.”
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Building Your Color Managed Workflow
“Getting started with virtual color proofing is easier than ever. Once, virtual color proofing required many different hardware and software devices, constant intervention and fine tuning. Today, digital technology has refined the process.”
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COLOR IN MOTION
“An animated, interactive experience of color communication and color symbolism.”
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Skin Color Charts
“The images below are from the book How to Paint Skin Tones by James Horton.† I believe it is currently out of print.†What follows below are links to the acrylic paint charts that show a dark and light value group for each of three basic divisions of human skin color:†Pale, mid-toned and dark.”
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colorcell.org
“This is an experimental website about colors. Colorcell wants to find the most popular color combinations.”
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Where’d Ya Get That Color Scheme?
“Design inspiration can come from anywhere, anything, and at anytime. One of my personal favorites is photographs. They’re perfect for scoping out fresh color schemes. I’ve done some scoping of my own, and have derived the following color schemes from a few of my own photographs. Use the colors themselves, or simply be inspired to create your own. Enjoy!”
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Conversion from Pantone to RGB and Hex HTML
Just what it says: A very large table showing all the conversions.
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