Möglicherweise haben Markenartikler in ihrem Budget keinen Posten für Farbe, obwohl sie sich auf verschiedene Weise auf ihre Rentabilität auswirken kann. Wenn man die wahren Farbkosten kennt, kann man die Markteinführung beschleunigen, den Ausschuss reduzieren und viel Geld sparen. Bei der Kaufentscheidung spielt Farbe eine große Rolle, wenn man bedenkt, dass sich Kunden nur 2 bis 7 Sekunden Zeit für die Produktauswahl am Verkaufsregal nehmen. Um sich von der Konku...

November 12, 2024 by Cindy Cooperman

Originally published May 3, 2024 from https://canmaker.com/light-touch/ Industry stakeholders came together to explore ink and proofing standards for two-piece beverage cans. Nisa Ali reports from Manchester Leading companies across canmaking industry supply chains are considering general guidance for PantoneLIVE colours in the production of two-piece beverage cans. Following a series of seminars discussing the role of PantoneLIVE colour libraries in the design, proofing and printing process ...

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Autura Ink: Die Zukunft der Cloud-nativen Farbrezeptierung und Qualitätskontrolle Die neueste Innovation von X-Rite, Autura Ink, eine Cloud-native Lösung für die Farbrezeptierung und Qualitätskontrolle, wurde kürzlich mit dem prestigeträchtigen PRINTING United Alliance Pinnacle Award in der Kategorie Farbmanagement und Qualitätskontrolle ausgezeichnet. Mit diesem Award werden innovative neue Produkte ausgezeichnet, die die Druckindustrie durch außergew&o...

September 17, 2024 by X-Rite Color

Markenartikler investieren viel Zeit und viele Ressourcen in die Auswahl einer neuen Farbe für ihre Produkte. Wenn die Farbe nach dem Druck nicht den Erwartungen entspricht, entsteht Ausschuss durch Nachdrucke; und alle fragen sich, wo Farbfehler aufgetreten sind. Nachstehend wird ein typisches Szenario beschrieben. Ein Markenartikler wählt eine saisonale Farbe für die Produktverpackung und teilt diese Farbe dem Designer mit. Der Designer integriert die Farbe in das Design und &u...

September 13, 2024 by X-Rite Color

Originally published May 3, 2024 from https://canmaker.com/light-touch/ Industry stakeholders came together to explore ink and proofing standards for two-piece beverage cans. Nisa Ali reports from Manchester Leading companies across canmaking industry supply chains are considering general guidance for PantoneLIVE colours in the production of two-piece beverage cans. Following a series of seminars discussing the role of PantoneLIVE colour libraries in the design, proofing and printing process ...

August 26, 2024 by X-Rite Color

Durch die kürzliche Änderung der EU-Richtlinie zur Beschränkung der Verwendung bestimmter gefährlicher Stoffe in Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten (sogenannte RoHS-Richtlinie) wird die jetzige Ausnahmeregelung für den Einsatz von Quecksilber in bestimmten Leuchtstofflampen für besondere Verwendungszwecke ab dem 24. Februar 2025 abgeschafft. Diese Lampen sind in Artikel 2(b)(4)-I der REACH-Verordnung definiert. Nach diesem Datum dürfen Neugeräte mit Leuch...

February 12, 2024 by X-Rite Color

Im Januar ist das Internet voll von Meldungen über die 10 häufigsten Seitenaufrufe. Gerne blicken auch wir zurück auf unsere beliebtesten Blogs und informativen Ressourcen, um besser zu verstehen, was Sie – unsere Leserinnen und Leser – interessiert. Seit 2016 veröffentlichen wir unsere meistgelesenen Schulungs-Ressourcen und freuen uns, dass Wissensthemen wie Farbwahrnehmung, Toleranzberechnung und Spektralfotometer Jahr für Jahr dazu gehören. Nachste...

February 02, 2024 by X-Rite Color

Der ökologische Fußabdruck von Textilien und Mode ist außer Kontrolle geraten. Nach Angaben des National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), "tragen Textilfabriken weltweit zu einem Fünftel der Wasserverschmutzung bei und arbeiten mit etwa 20.000 Chemikalien, von denen viele krebserregend sind“. Stoff, der in einer Fabrik gefärbt wird. Bild mit freundlicher Genehmigung von NRDC.org.   Ein Problem, das jeden betrifft Wussten Sie schon, dass etwa 200 Tonn...

April 12, 2023 by X-Rite Color

If ensuring color consistency is part of your job description, you’ll want to learn more about PantoneLIVE. Our customers report that it helps them get products to market an average of four times faster! PantoneLIVE is an end-to-end, digital color communication ecosystem that helps everyone involved in a packaging workflow visualize and communicate color. It shows which colors are achievable, and which are not, across everything from flexible packaging to corrugated board. And, since the digital...

March 15, 2023 by X-Rite Color

When all of final production packaging comes together on the store shelf, it’s a brand’s moment of truth. Do the stand-up pouches, overwraps, and corrugated POP displays match? How close is the color to its standard? We know you spend so much time and money designing, proofing, sampling, printing, and shipping… so where does the color go wrong? Is it an issue with accuracy, consistency, or both? Package designs come together on the shelf. Here you see pouches, labels, cartons, and corrugated wit...

March 15, 2023 by Cindy Cooperman

Was passiert, wenn Sie mehr als 2.000 Markenfarben in einer komplexen globalen Verpackungslieferkette verwalten und kontrollieren müssen? Das wird ganz schön kompliziert! Obwohl es einfacher erscheinen mag, eine neue Farbe zu kreieren als Datenbanken oder Ordner bzw. Mappen mit Farb-Drawdowns nach der am besten passenden Farbe zu durchsuchen, wird es später problematisch. Denn dann ist die Bibliothek so groß, dass Sie sie nicht mehr verwalten können. Einer unserer Kund...

March 15, 2023 by Cindy Cooperman

Does your quality control program include visual evaluation? If not, it should. Using the SpectraLight QC as part of a color evaluation workflow. No matter your industry, judging color is more than just measuring samples with a color measurement device. Just because a spectrophotometer says your color is within tolerance, doesn’t necessarily mean it will look right to the human eye. To minimize customer rejects, your color control process needs to include visual evaluation in a light boo...

March 15, 2023 by X-Rite Color

Wie bei Ihnen stehen auch bei uns Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit ganz oben auf der Agenda. Bei der Entwicklung von Textilien wird der Faktor Farbe jedoch häufig außer Acht gelassen. Die Digitalisierung der textilen Lieferkette und die Anwendung von Farbmanagement in jeder Phase zahlen sich letztendlich durch höhere Farbpräzision, schnellere Produktion und weniger Ausschuss aus. Mit über 60-jähriger Erfahrung als Anbieter von innovativen Lösungen für ...

March 13, 2023 by X-Rite Color

Ganz gleich, ob Sie eine Markenfarbe auswählen, Farbpaletten für eine neue Produktlinie erstellen oder das Design für eine saisonale Verpackung entwerfen, ist die Inspiration ein wichtiger Schritt bei der Farbauswahl. Inspirationen können aus alltäglichen Orten und Situationen stammen, wie beispielsweise: Einer Party. Einem Lebensmittelgeschäft. Einer Sportveranstaltung. Und natürlich aus der Mutter Natur, denn sie hat das Talent zur Erzeugung der schönste...

November 04, 2022 by X-Rite Color

Behaupten Sie, dass Farbe eine große Rolle spielt, wissen aber nicht warum? In Wahrheit ist der Faktor Farbe eine kritische Komponente beim Herstellungsprozess. Leider müssen viele Hersteller feststellen, dass die richtige Farbwiedergabe weitaus schwieriger geworden ist. Zudem fordern ihre Kunden (Markenartikler) die Einhaltung enger Toleranzen. Und zwar aus folgenden Gründen: Fortschritte in der Farbtechnologie, wie etwa Metallic-Verpackungen, Perlglanzlacke, individuell gestal...

November 01, 2022 by Cindy Cooperman

Es gibt viele Dinge, die sich auf unsere Farbwahrnehmung auswirken. Manchmal kommt es nicht darauf an, ob das Rot, das Sie sehen, der gleiche Rotton ist, den ich sehe. Eine Scheune ist eine Scheune, stimmt‘s? Doch wenn man in einer Branche tätig ist, in der die Farbbeurteilung zum Aufgabengebiet gehört, ist es wichtig… SEHR wichtig. In unserer Blogreihe zur Farbwahrnehmung erläutern wir die zahlreichen Faktoren, die sich auf unsere Farbwahrnehmung auswirken, und wie Farbprofis sicherstellen kö...

August 31, 2022 by X-Rite Color

Bei Änderung der Lichttemperatur ändert sich auch unsere Farbwahrnehmung. Wie in unserem letzten post, erwähnt, spielt Licht eine große Rolle bei unserer Farbwahrnehmung. Heute werden wir uns mit der Farbwissenschaft in der Fertigung und Fotografie befassen. Es geht insbesondere darum, wie sich die Reflexions- und Absorptionseigenschaften eines Objekts und die Technologie zur Betrachtung dieses Objekts auf unsere Farbwahrnehmung auswirken können. Reflektierend oder nicht reflektierend – da...

August 31, 2022 by X-Rite Color

Laut autolist.com, sind über 80 % der heute hergestellten Fahrzeuge weiß, schwarz oder grau. Das liegt nicht unbedingt daran, dass helle und leuchtende Farben schwerer herzustellen und abzustimmen sind als Grau. Sie erfordern lediglich mehr Zeit beim Inspirations- und Designprozess.   Ob Sie es glauben oder nicht, kann die Herstellung einer neuen Autofarbe bis zu fünf Jahren dauern, bis sie in einem Autohaus oder bei einem Autosalon zu sehen ist. Für Designer, Lack...

June 27, 2022 by X-Rite Color

L&E International, Ltd ist ein weltweiter Anbieter von nachhaltigen, innovativen Verpackungslösungen. Als zertifizierter Lieferant von Verpackungen für adidas, Verizon, Amazon (APASS-Anbieter in Asien), Target und viele andere Markenartikler und Einzelhändler muss L&E strenge Markenfarbstandards in vielen Ländern und Herstellungsorten einhalten. Im letzten Jahr hat sich L&E zur Anschaffung und Implementierung digitaler Farbworkflow-Lösungen von X-Rite ents...

June 06, 2022 by X-Rite Color

As the range of substrates, inks, and printing technologies has expanded, so has the challenge of maintaining color quality for brands and printers. A workflow based on digital standards is the easiest way to achieve accuracy and consistency across shifts and sites, regardless of production requirements. Adding a quality control solution like ColorCert® to your workflow can boost your bottom line even more. What is ColorCert? ColorCert is a modular, job-based solution that streamlines color ...

April 26, 2022 by X-Rite Color

Light booths provide a controlled environment for judging color under different lighting conditions. They can help visually evaluate how different types of light will affect the perception of color, evaluate the color of raw materials before and after production, and ensure different components will remain uniform once they’re assembled.   But not all light booths are the same. With NIST traceability and ISO 17025 accreditation, X-Rite offers worldwide competence in calibration, cert...

December 13, 2021 by X-Rite Color

In einer qualitativ hochwertigen Lichtkabine lässt sich am besten visualisieren, wie Farbe unter echten Lichtbedingungen aussieht und wirkt. Herkömmliche Lichtkabinen bieten gängige Lichtarten wie Tages-, Glühlampen- und Leuchtstofflampenlicht zur Simulation, wie Farbe im Geschäft und nach dem Kauf draußen und bei Wohnraumlicht aussehen wird. Inzwischen wirkt sich der vermehrte Einsatz von LED-Lampen in privaten, geschäftlichen und Einzelhandelsumgebungen auf ...

November 03, 2021 by X-Rite Color

Druck mit erweitertem Farbraum Durch immer mehr Produktvarianten und Lean Manufacturing (schlanke Produktionsprozesse) sind Druckverarbeiter und Verpackungshersteller gezwungen, schneller und kostengünstiger zu arbeiten. Für Markenartikler und Designer ist der Druck mit erweitertem Farbraum, auch Druck mit fester Farbpalette genannt, eine großartige Möglichkeit zur Spezifikation erzielbarer Farben. Druckverarbeiter und Verpackungshersteller können dadurch die Rüst...

October 16, 2021 by Mark Gundlach

Zur Farbmessung beleuchtet ein Farbmessgerät eine Probe, misst die im Wellenlängenbereich von 380 nm bis 780 nm abgestrahlte oder reflektierte Lichtmenge und quantifiziert sie als Farbmesswert. Die Farbmessung ist notwendig zur Spezifikation, Quantifizierung, Kommunikation und Rezeptierung von Farben sowie zur Prüfung der Farbqualität für farbkritische Arbeiten. Da jeder Mensch eine andere Farbwahrnehmung hat, ist die Farbmessung präziser als die visuelle Beurteilun...

August 24, 2021 by X-Rite Color

Learn about light, reflection curves, optical brighteners, and more.     Illuminants Electro magnetic radiation in the wavelength range from 380 nm to 730 nm is seen as light by our eyes. Low wavelengths show as blue light, then the spectrum continues from green to yellow, orange, and red. UV radiation is located in the range below 380 nm; the range above 730 nm is called infrared radiation. The visual impression of a colored body changes by the composition of the incoming light. ...

July 22, 2021 by X-Rite Color

Einige haben versucht, ihre Geschäfte wie gewohnt fortzusetzen. Andere wiederum haben nach Mittel und Wegen gesucht, um ihr Farbmanagement ohne Reisetätigkeit in den Griff zu bekommen. Ganz gleich wie: Wir wissen, dass unsere Kunden alles in ihrer Macht stehende tun, um ihre Geschäftstätigkeit fortzuführen und die Gesundheit und Sicherheit ihrer Mitarbeiter zu schützen Einige haben versucht, ihre Geschäfte wie gewohnt fortzusetzen. Andere wiederum haben nach Mi...

December 15, 2020 by X-Rite Color

The Pantone Color of the Year announcement is always exciting. Not only does it set the stage for upcoming trends, it also provides brand owners and designers critical guidance for marketing and product development. However, those who are charged with manufacturing products and packaging with trending colors (like 2021's Ultimate Gray and Illuminating) know it doesn’t “just happen.” It takes time and effort to incorporate new colors. Whether you work in paints, plasti...

December 14, 2020 by X-Rite Color

The Pantone Color Institute just announced PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray + PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating as the Pantone Color of the Year 2021. According to the Pantone Color Institute, PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray + PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating, a marriage of color conveying a message of strength and hopefulness that is both enduring and uplifting. Illuminating is a bright and cheerful yellow sparkling with vivacity, a warming yellow shade imbued with solar power. Ultimate Gray is emblematic of...

December 14, 2020 by X-Rite Color

Recently we had the opportunity to sit down with Laura Guido-Clark, a consumer products designer of color, material, and texture. She has been dubbed an “Experience Consultant,” which reflects her interest and study of human reactions to the look and feel of new products.   Photo by Laura Flippen. We asked Guido-Clark to speak with us because we also appreciate the importance of color in our lives.   Q. What inspired you to pursue a career in color? A. When I wa...

September 01, 2020 by X-Rite Color

As the industrial plastics market grows increasingly competitive and demands more sustainable practices, manufacturers need new ways to formulate and produce accurate color faster, with less waste. Digital color standards are one of the most effective tools to bridge this gap. They also enable color work and communication from remote locations.   With digital color standards, brands and designers can set clear expectations with supply chains. In turn, suppliers can achieve color goals wit...

July 31, 2020 by Tim Mouw

In einem hart umkämpften Marktumfeld suchen Markenartikler und Verpackungsdesigner nach Möglichkeiten, damit sich ihre Produkte im Verkaufsregal von Produkten der Konkurrenz abheben. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Farbe, sondern auch um Veredelungsmöglichkeiten, wie Folien, Effektlacke, Oberflächen mit weicher Haptik usw. Auch Designer verwenden immer kräftigere Volltonfarben, fluoreszierende und irisierende Farben – nicht nur beim konventionellen (analogen) Druck. Dig...

June 04, 2020 by Ray Cheydleur

No matter the industry, our customers are all working toward the same goal: Achieve accurate color and keep production moving. Even in the best conditions, color data can be a challenge to capture and share. COVID-19-related travel bans and social distancing guidelines are making it harder than ever.    Today we’ll share three easy ways to remotely share color data so you can achieve your color goals without shipping physical samples or making onsite visits. The Benefits of Digit...

April 30, 2020 by Tim Mouw

Umfasst Ihr Programm für Farbqualitätssicherung auch visuelle Beurteilung? Die Beleuchtung spielt eine große Rolle bei unserer Farbwahrnehmung. Sie kann Ihnen dabei helfen, zu prüfen, ob die Farbe Ihres Produkts akzeptabel ist und unter allen denkbaren Lichtverhältnissen nach dem Kauf konstant bleibt.     Für viele unserer Kunden ist die visuelle Farbbeurteilung noch wichtiger, da sie die Farbprüfung und -freigabe an einen anderen Ort, wie etwa in das Home-Office oder eine andere e...

March 27, 2020 by X-Rite Color

G7® is a proof-to-print process control method that allows you to reliably and efficiently match the visual appearance of the output from multiple printing devices. It works by defining the gray balance and NPDC curves in conjunction with the traditional method of measuring tonal value increase (TVI/dot gain) for each color. G7 can be applied to any type of printing, regardless of the type of ink or printing method, including all types of digital, offset, flexo, gravure printing.   It&r...

February 27, 2020 by Mark Gundlach

Appearance is more than just color. It’s an all-inclusive look at everything inherent to an object, including texture, gloss, transparency, translucency, and special effects like sparkle and shimmer. When viewed from different angles or under different lighting conditions, appearance effects can change our perception of color. That's why it’s important to control both color and appearance throughout design and development.  Durable goods brands use appearance effects to captur...

February 20, 2020 by X-Rite Color

Obwohl es den Digitaldruck schon seit vielen Jahren gibt, befindet sich die Branche derzeit in einem dramatischen Wandel. Positiv ist, dass die Digitaldrucktechnologie mit länger haltbaren Druckfarben arbeitet und höhere Zuverlässigkeit, längere Drucklebensdauer, Kosteneinsparungen und Effizienzsteigerungen bietet. Doch aufgrund dieser Veränderungen müssen Druckdienstleister ihre Arbeitsweise anpassen, um wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben.   Laut Allied Mar...

January 23, 2020 by Ray Cheydleur

Wenn es um unsere Farbwahrnehmung geht, lassen sich unsere Augen täuschen. Das liegt zum Teil an unserem „bescheidenen Gehirn“, das eine ungeheure Fülle von Informationen bestmöglich verarbeiten muss. Es kann auch mit unserer genetischen Veranlagung und Umgebung zu tun haben. Fakt ist: Jeder von uns hat eine andere Farbwahrnehmung. Die größte Auswirkung auf unsere Farbwahrnehmung hat auf jeden Fall LICHT.  Ohne technisch ins Detail zu gehen, hier nur ei...

January 06, 2020 by X-Rite Color

Over the last few years, we have heard a lot about the circular economy and omnichannel marketing. While each is a trend in their own right, they are quickly converging on the print industry. To be successful in 2020, commercial printers will need to offer a wide range of print capabilities while demonstrating a commitment to sustainability and reducing waste.   The Importance of Circular Economy and Omnichannel In a circular economy, the goal is to eliminate waste and maximize the con...

December 19, 2019 by Ray Cheydleur

Virtual reality has re-imagined the art of apparel and footwear design. 3D design programs like MODO, KeyShot, CLO, Browzwear, Optitex, and Lectra augment the creativity of color and material designers to virtually construct patterns and render realistic 3D garments.  This is exciting technology for brands that want to reduce waste for a greener footprint and accelerate design to keep up with fast fashion. However, designers are notoriously tactile. They need to touch, feel, and gain a...

October 24, 2019 by Bruce Wright

With so many requests for innovative bases, transparency, and special effects, formulating color for paint, coating, and plastic applications can be a challenge. To keep up, formulation software needs to be innovative, too. We recently launched version 10 of our Color iMatch formulation software, and it is our smartest version yet. It allows you to select cost-reducing parameters, such as lowest cost or fewest colorants, and will determine the best formula for your application. It work...

July 10, 2019 by Rich Knapp

Like geographic coordinates – longitude, latitude, and altitude – L*a*b* color values give us a way to locate and communicate colors. What’s the history of L*a*b*? In the 1940’s, Richard Hunter introduced a tri-stimulus model, Lab, which is scaled to achieve near uniform spacing of perceived color differences. While Hunter’s Lab was adopted as the de facto model for plotting absolute color coordinates and differences between colors, it was never formally accepted as...

October 08, 2018 by Tim Mouw

Haben Sie jemals etwas in einem Geschäft gekauft und zuhause dann festgestellt, dass es überhaupt nicht zu Ihrer Einrichtung passte? Das liegt nicht an der Farbe, die sich geändert hat, sondern vielmehr an Ihrer Farbwahrnehmung. Zur Farbsteuerung muss man in der Lage sein, sehr kleine Farbunterschiede zu vergleichen, ihre Auswirkung zu ermitteln und zu verstehen, wie man mit dieser Auswirkung umgeht. In dieser dreiteiligen Blogreihe befassen wir uns mit den zentralen Komponenten für die Toleran...

March 01, 2018 by Tim Mouw

The Pantone Color Institute just announced PANTONE® 18-3838 Ultra Violet as the Pantone Color of the Year 2018! This news is always exciting because it sets the stage for upcoming trends for everything from housewares to fashion to packaging design. In fact, we have already seen shades of Color of the Year used in packaging and graphic design by forward-looking brands in the CPG, luxury, and beauty worlds as well as by personalities and artists seeking to stand out. Part of butt...

December 11, 2017 by Mark Gundlach

If you work behind a paint counter, you know customers can surprise you with interesting and unique objects to color match. Many samples are relatively easy to measure, but when a customer shows up with a curved baseboard panel, a square of shag carpet, or a plush toy, things can get a little tricky. A few years ago, we learned just how challenging it was for our retail paint customers to color match unique samples. We took in a bag with textured and multi-colored items and asked the person behi...

December 04, 2017 by Tim O'Rourke

Kürzlich haben wir einen Blog-Artikel dazu geschrieben, inwiefern sich das Erscheinungsbild auf die Farbe auswirkt. In diesem Artikel beleuchten wir einige Merkmale, die sich auf die Wirkungseigenschaften eines Objekts auswirken, wie Textur, Glanz, Transparenz und Spezialeffekte, und erklären, warum es so wichtig ist, das Erscheinungsbild frühzeitig im Design-Workflow zu beschreiben. Während 3D-Programme jahrelang versucht haben, optische Aspekte zu berücksichtigen, hat...

November 29, 2017 by Thomas Meeker

You think you’re doing everything right, but your color isn’t consistent. Why? Through the years, designers have used many tools to help them specify color. Color swatches, style guides and product prototypes have been effective, but with the advent of the digital world, these physical tools are no longer enough. To be efficient, designers need to be SPECIFIC. X-Rite Pantone President Ron Voigt recently published an article in MediaPost that explains why. To be effective, designers n...

November 17, 2017 by Cindy Cooperman

Appearance is more than simply color. It’s a comprehensive look at everything inherent to each unique material we come in contact with, including texture, gloss, transparency, and special effects. Each of these characteristics plays a part and has an effect on overall appearance and understanding in relation to a single material. Objects may have several elements that affect appearance, such as the material’s surface texture, construction, overall geometry and micro-surface. The environ...

October 24, 2017 by Thomas Meeker

Color is our perception of reflected light across the visible spectrum. When light hits an object, it absorbs some rays and reflect others. The color of light that reflects back into our eyes is the color we perceive. The more light an object absorbs, the darker it appears. With black, very little light is reflected. Pure black in the presence of light wasn’t achieved until 2014 when Surrey NanoSystems announced the invention of Vantablack. This high-tech artificial substance absorbs 99....

October 13, 2017 by Mike Huda

Have you ever sent out a job that passed your inspection, only to have the customer reject it for out-of-tolerance color? You recheck the data and the instrument says the color passed the agreed tolerance… why is the customer saying it doesn’t? We get a LOT of these conflicting measurement calls in technical support. The solution is simple – document a color control program that clearly defines how to assess color, then make sure everyone (including your customer) follow...

September 08, 2017 by X-Rite Color

I spent a few years working in Paris, where the Seine River has played a pivotal role in the shaping of the city’s personality. As I stayed longer and got to know the city and its people better, one of the things that became clear to me was that the Seine River physically separated two distinct cultures of the city. Image courtesy of www.aparisguide.com The left bank, including the Latin Quarter, Montparnasse, and Sorbonne, is all about creativity, design and ideation. The right bank is more sop...

August 01, 2017 by X-Rite Color

In an effort to better understand YOU, YOUR business, and YOUR color challenges, we’re inviting you to be a part of the new X-RITE LAB. Our research and design teams are asking for YOUR input as we look for new and exciting challenges to solve. The X-RITE LAB is a group of professionals who are interested in voicing their color challenges and emerging as thought leaders. Regardless of industry, role, or years of color knowledge, we’re looking for individuals whose professional goals resonate wit...

June 30, 2017 by Shoshana Burgett

Did you read our blog: Are You Using The Right Tolerancing Method? If not, check it out. Today we’re taking the topic one step further to investigate how tolerances are chosen in different industries. A pass-fail tolerance is the amount of color variation that is considered commercially acceptable. In part, tolerances are driven by customer expectations. While color tolerances are very tight in the automotive, plastics, and paint & coatings worlds, they can be much less strict in other...

May 02, 2017 by Mike Huda

Consistent color is a journey. A few weeks ago I blogged about the most common pitfalls people run into when starting a color program… Wrong lighting Less-than-perfect color vision Inaccurate physical standards Inconsistent device color measurement …And introduced some inexpensive color tools to help overcome them.   But the journey doesn’t stop there. Even if you’ve been successfully managing color for years, advances in inks, dyes, and substrates are introducing new challen...

March 13, 2017 by Shoshana Burgett

At X-Rite Pantone, we love color, and we’re passionate about helping you get yours right. That’s why we offer a full-service training program, staffed with Color Experts from many of the industries we serve. From beginner to advanced, lowest investment to highest return, we offer a variety of options to teach you everything you need to know to be successful. Are you new to color, wondering where it fits in your business objectives? Do you already have a color workflow, but ...

February 09, 2017 by X-Rite Color

If you’re a commercial printer who wants to improve color quality and consistency and stay current on industry trends, you need to be aware of Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 can mean different things to different people, but it generally refers to the fourth industrial revolution, which incorporates trends in automation, data exchange, smart systems, and the Internet of Things. Image courtesy of Christoph Roser at AllAboutLean.com. Today I’ll explain what Industry 4.0 means for co...

January 24, 2017 by Ray Cheydleur

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A time to reminisce… to celebrate our successes, and to explore areas that may need a little more attention in 2017. If color accuracy is on your list of things to improve, this article is for you. We’ve compiled a list of the blogs our readers found most helpful and interesting in 2016, so you can start working toward your goal of more accurate color in the New Year. Did your favorite blog make the list? Top 10 X-Rite Blogs of 2016 ...

December 13, 2016 by Tim Mouw

If you’re a commercial printer who wants to improve color quality and consistency, this blog is for you. X-Rite color management solutions for print and packaging deliver excellence in quality control, formulation and automation. Ray Cheydleur is a printing industry veteran of more than 20 years, a standards guru, and our Portfolio Manager for Printing and Imaging Products. Passionate and very knowledgeable about color, he has a talent for helping printers improve their color quality and c...

November 10, 2016 by X-Rite Color

K 2016 begins today in Düsseldorf and runs through October 26th. As the #1 trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries, it’s a huge event featuring industry news, product demos, and networking. We’ll be in Hall 8b / Stand H65 showcasing our end-to-end X-Rite Pantone workflow solutions to help rubber manufacturers, compounders, masterbatchers, and converters get consistent color in a plastics workflow. Don’t miss your chance to speak with our color experts! (Here...

October 18, 2016 by X-Rite Color

In color production, mistakes can happen anytime, anywhere… during specification, formulation, manufacturing, assembly, quality control, or (unfortunately) all of the above. Every mistake adds up to wasted time and materials, and stacking errors across a production workflow can get expensive very quickly. How can you stop this error stack from happening? If your job requires you to get color right, spectral data should be your best friend. One of our favorite eLearning courses to help customers...

October 06, 2016 by Mark Gundlach

X-Rite Pantone® brings together the art and science of color to empower brands and packaging converters to deliver on design and color intent for their packaging. Last week we were in Atlanta at HOW Design LIVE 2016, introducing a few new tools that can help designers achieve color fidelity. HOW is a more than just a conference for designers and brands – it’s an inspiration-packed, global creative gathering of the industry’s best. This made it the best place for us to showcase Panton...

May 25, 2016 by Cindy Cooperman

Sind Sie schon jemals mit zwei schwarzen Socken aus dem Haus gegangen und haben erst am Arbeitsplatz festgestellt, dass ein Socken dunkelblau ist? Wenn ja, sind Sie dem Metamerie-Effekt zum Opfer gefallen. Metamerie ist ein Phänomen, das auftritt, wenn zwei Farben unter einer Lichtquelle gleich, doch bei Änderung der Lichtart unterschiedlich aussehen. Metamere Farbpaare sind recht üblich, insbesondere bei neutralen Farbtönen, wie Grau-, Weiß- und dunklen Farbtönen ...

May 02, 2016 by Bruce Wright

You’ve probably heard of popular detectives like Sherlock Holmes and high school sleuth Nancy Drew, who have gained notoriety by solving the toughest crimes. With so many color mysteries out there, we thought it was time to do some investigating of our own in the mysterious realm of color. In our Color Detective blog series, we’ll be tackling some of the biggest mysteries in color, starting with this red ball… Which isn’t actually red. The ball on the left is not green...

April 06, 2016 by X-Rite Color

Which of these swatches would you call bright red? PANTONE FASHION, HOME + INTERIORS Color Specifier pages Speaking the language of color isn’t like giving someone your phone number and expecting they’ll remember it. Our minds just don’t process color like that. While vague color descriptions are sufficient for many people – “Turn left at the blue house” or “choose the reddest strawberries” – if you work in an industry where color is important, you need to know how to speak a much more spe...

March 24, 2016 by Mike Huda

If you work in an industry where color accuracy is important, you know that lighting plays a huge role in how you perceive color. A light booth is a crucial part of any visual evaluation program. It can help you verify whether the color of your product is acceptable, plus ensure it will remain accurate in every lighting condition after purchase. When parts are manufactured at different factories, a light booth should also be used to make sure they continue to match under any lighting condition o...

March 11, 2016 by Tim Mouw

Using a blend of art and color science, Pantone and X-Rite are making it easier for women around the world to choose the best foundation for their skin type. Back in December we blogged about how the CAPSURE Cosmetic spectrocolorimeter and the CAPSUREme mobile app are revolutionizing the way women buy makeup. Today we’ll visit the X-Rite Cosmetics Lab for a behind-the-scenes look at how we build these custom skin tone product databases so manufacturers can take advantage of CAPSURE Cosmetic and ...

February 24, 2016 by Matthew Adby

The Color Management Group is a blend of certified consultants and resellers who provide products and services to many industries around the world, including graphic arts, photography, textile, and printing and packaging. CMG members have years of experience and a long list of industry certifications. They also have a reputation for providing fast and effective solutions to help businesses of any size implement color management, process control, and standardization. The Color Management Group wa...

February 03, 2016 by X-Rite Color

January is a popular time for “Top” lists. The Top 100 Songs. The Top 20 News Stories. The Top 50 Travel Destinations. We’re looking back too, and blog readership is one area we find very interesting. Today we’ll share the Top 5 Posts of 2015, what we think they say about you – our blog readers – and how we plan to continue these popular conversations in 2016. New in 2015: The X-Rite Pantone Customer Center at our corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a great place to see our produ...

January 11, 2016 by X-Rite Color

Pantone®, an X-Rite company, recently announced a pair of complementary shades as its 2016 Color of the Year:  PANTONE 15-3919 Serenity and PANTONE 13-1520 Rose Quartz. The PANTONE Color of the Year announcement is always exciting because it sets the stage for upcoming trends. The Color of the Year selection process is very thoughtful and a lot of consideration is given to the color choices. To arrive at the selection each year, Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institut...

December 11, 2015 by X-Rite Color

If accurate color is a must in your world, then you know the importance of color measurement instrumentation. Spectrophotometers are used in many industries to identify, formulate, measure and communicate color. They can compare samples and standards to identify even the smallest differences. From concept through formulation and production, spectrophotometers are an invaluable part of any color-managed workflow. But have you ever stopped to think how these devices were developed? Today we’ll tak...

November 16, 2015 by X-Rite Color

The trick to color success isn’t just selecting the right tools. You need to know how to use them. Even the most expensive spectrophotometer won’t be helpful if you don’t know which aperture size to choose during setup or which tolerancing model to follow. Since color workflows are specific to industry, products, and color needs, it’s not possible to establish one single process that works for everyone. That’s where X-Rite Color Experts come in. Whether you need hel...

November 09, 2015 by X-Rite Color

As ArtPrize Seven comes to a close, I wanted to thank everyone involved in this year’s event, including the artists, visitors, venues, volunteers, sponsors and event organizers, for making this such a colorful and engaging art experience. It brought excitement to our community, and inspired visitors from around the world. As a leadership sponsor and Grand Rapids-based company, X-Rite Pantone was honored to be such a big part of ArtPrize Seven, an art event like no other. Much of the X-Rite Pant...

October 12, 2015 by X-Rite Color

ArtPrize hired Grand Rapid’s own Conduit Studio to design theme ideas for this year’s event. Together, they selected Celebration of Color to highlight the importance of color in our everyday lives, and to inspire visitors to explore and discuss the creativity of the event. Last week, X-Rite Pantone contributed a guest blog for ArtPrize that walked through the process to select the color palettes  that would define each neighborhood and give the event a unified feel. Today we’ll link art and scie...

September 24, 2015 by X-Rite Color

Artist Anne Lemanski was pleased to be accepted into ArtPrize Seven. Her 12 painting series titled Blue Go-Go is a beautiful piece, full of the imagery of science and nature. At 42 inches wide and 54 inches tall, it draws the viewer deep into a deliberately frenetic space that uses color and photos to explore the relationships between man, nature, and the world we inhabit today. Anne created her masterpiece during a ten week residency at McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, North Car...

September 17, 2015 by X-Rite Color

X-Rite Pantone is excited to announce that we are a leadership sponsor of this year’s ArtPrize®. ArtPrize is an international art competition that fills three square miles of downtown Grand Rapids with inspiring creations each fall. It’s a show like no other – art is displayed both indoors and out, anyone can enter, and it’s free and open to the public. The science of color Our partnership with ArtPrize is a natural fit for X-Rite Pantone. The event, which takes place September 23 – Octo...

September 08, 2015 by X-Rite Color

FLEXO Magazine just published a study conducted by Clemson University, Sun Chemical, and X-Rite that verifies that PantoneLIVE Dependent Standard Targets can be achieved with 98% accuracy. This is big news for the many brand owners, designers, prepress professionals, printers and converters around the world who rely on PantoneLIVE to communicate and accurately produce their color. The focus of PantoneLIVE is to protect brand colors and ensure production consistency across everything from flexibl...

August 31, 2015 by X-Rite Color

Viele Unternehmen investieren viel Zeit und Geld in Farbmessgeräte und Software, lassen jedoch außer Acht, welche Rolle die Lichtverhältnisse bei der Lieferfreigabe ihrer Produkte spielen. Bei sachgemäßer Verwendung können Spektralfotometer und Farbmanagement-Software Ihnen sagen, ob die Farben innerhalb des Toleranzbereichs liegen, und Glanz und Metamerie-Effekte (siehe Erklärung zu Metamerie unten) berücksichtigen. Trotzdem ist es noch möglich, da...

July 21, 2015 by X-Rite Color

From laundry soap to paper to socks, it seems that manufacturers everywhere are trying to achieve the brightest whites, and consumers are certainly buying in. These companies use chemical dyes called OBAs to make their whites “whiter” and stay ahead of the competition. OBA stands for optical brightening agent. You may also have heard it called FWA (Fluorescent Whitening Agent), optical brightener, fluorescent dye, or even just whitener. An optical brightening agent is a special type of dye that ...

July 20, 2015 by Greg Stehn

As we’ve talked about in previous posts, proper lighting conditions are crucial for evaluating color. The best way to know you’re seeing color accurately is to evaluate your samples in a quality light booth. But what if you don’t have a light booth available? Pantone has solved this problem with its LIGHTING INDICATOR Stickers. They’re economical, easy to use, and the second best way to find out if your viewing conditions are right for color evaluation. Here’...

July 06, 2015 by Shoshana Burgett

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