Comments on: How paper can critically affect the colour of your printed product http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/ Graphic and logo designer based in Edinburgh, UK, with a passion for logo design. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:47:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: David Airey http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-95939 David Airey Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:43:55 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-95939 Andy, Dinner, Aaron, Mat, Lelia, I'm not too late to say thanks, am I? Oh boy. Sorry for the delay! I don't think I was as quick on the draw back at the start of 2007. Andy, Dinner, Aaron, Mat, Lelia,

I’m not too late to say thanks, am I? Oh boy. Sorry for the delay! I don’t think I was as quick on the draw back at the start of 2007.

]]> By: Lelia Katherine Thomas http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3318 Lelia Katherine Thomas Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:22:17 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3318 I think the key is to see if you like the design on different mediums, period, not to see if the design looks the absolute same from one medium to another, because it won't, as you point out here. My flatmate is a photography student and has one of the fancy-schmancy printers and has calibrated his screens to work with photo colours. Even so, no printed photo is exactly like its screen version. I think the key is to see if you like the design on different mediums, period, not to see if the design looks the absolute same from one medium to another, because it won’t, as you point out here.

My flatmate is a photography student and has one of the fancy-schmancy printers and has calibrated his screens to work with photo colours. Even so, no printed photo is exactly like its screen version.

]]> By: Mat http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3263 Mat Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:54:20 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3263 That's fascinating.. I had no idea. That’s fascinating.. I had no idea.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3251 Aaron Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:54:09 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3251 I work in corporate communications / marketing so I do a fair bit of this. Generally I leave managing the print to the designers and only once have I been unsatisfied. And that was my fault really as it was a new designer and I didn't specify exactly what kind of stock I expected. I used another designer in Brighton recently who even sent me a book of paper examples with the same design printed on them, so I could see how the stock affected the colours and choose accordingly. I work in corporate communications / marketing so I do a fair bit of this. Generally I leave managing the print to the designers and only once have I been unsatisfied. And that was my fault really as it was a new designer and I didn’t specify exactly what kind of stock I expected.

I used another designer in Brighton recently who even sent me a book of paper examples with the same design printed on them, so I could see how the stock affected the colours and choose accordingly.

]]> By: Dinner http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3243 Dinner Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:52:50 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3243 Well said. Our teachers said that before choosing which print shop to have out stuff printed at we should have them print out samples so we can see how certain inks will be printed on different kinds of paper. Every printer will print differently, so it sucks when the designer gets crap about something the client knows nothing about. Well said. Our teachers said that before choosing which print shop to have out stuff printed at we should have them print out samples so we can see how certain inks will be printed on different kinds of paper. Every printer will print differently, so it sucks when the designer gets crap about something the client knows nothing about.

]]> By: Andy http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3237 Andy Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:23:19 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-paper-can-critically-affect-the-colour-of-your-printed-product/#comment-3237 Blimey, i diddnt know that paper could effect the way the final product turns out. You learn something new every day! -- Andy -- allsortgroup.com Blimey, i diddnt know that paper could effect the way the final product turns out.

You learn something new every day!

– Andy –
allsortgroup.com

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