Farben-Blog

Im Jahr 2020 mussten Hersteller ihre Arbeitsweise überdenken. Denn weltweit sorgte die COVID-19-Pandemie für ein Verbot von Reisen, die zur Freigabe von Prototypen notwendig sind, und verzögerte die Lieferung physischer Proben. Aus diesem Grund suchten viele Markenartikler nach Möglichkeiten zur Verwendung digitaler Farbproben, um die Produktion am Laufen zu halten, konnten jedoch nicht simulieren, wie eine Farbprobe auf einem Prototyp aussehen würde.   Die Desktop-...

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...

Obwohl Kunststoffhersteller Farbprobleme bei der Produktion jahrelang im Griff hatten, ändern sich die Zeiten mal wieder. Immer mehr Hersteller versehen ihre Produkte – angefangen von Unterhaltungselektronik bis zu Fahrzeugteilen und flexiblen Verpackungen – mit Effektlackierungen. Metallic-, Perlglanz- und andere komplexe Speziallackierungen mögen zwar schön aussehen und Markenartiklern dabei helfen, dass sich ihre Produkte im Verkaufsregal von Konkurrenzangeboten abheben, führen allerdings zu...

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...

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...

Have you seen the Academy Award-Winning La La Land, where the stars dance through the cosmos and experience alternate realities? Or the commercial, where a famous freestyle dancer slides down the street, up the walls, over the marquee and beyond, transported by his next-gen earphones? Maybe you’ve seen this Russian packaging that superimposes conflicting scales. Surrealism is bleeding into our reality, and I kind of think it’s a zeitgeist. Simply defined, surrealism strives to reconcile our dre...

If you didn’t catch my Industry 4.0: What Commercial Printers Need to Know article, you’ll want to check it out now. Today’s blog is a continuation, touching on the most interesting print color management tie-ins: PQX, iccMAX, mobile control and new materials. Here’s what on the horizon for color-managed workflows. Image courtesy of Esko.com. Print Quality eXchange PQX was a global effort developed by Idealliance, and is now moving to ISO to be issued as a standard. It ...

As we close out 2016, it’s time to look ahead to 2017 and the upcoming manufacturing trends that will influence how we do business in the New Year. With rapidly changing technology, it’s difficult to know exactly what’s coming next, but we can definitely make some predictions. Over the past year, I have interviewed many customers across a variety of manufacturing industries to learn more about their industry concerns, the design and manufacturing challenges they face, and the t...

Over the past few weeks, X-Rite Pantone has profiled some of this year’s ArtPrize Seven artists who use color as a way to express their creativity and encourage viewers to think about art differently. If you are not from the Grand Rapids area, ArtPrize is an international art competition that spans 10 miles and includes over 1,500 artists. As a leadership sponsor, X-Rite is using this event to highlight the intersection of the art and science of color in our everyday lives. Our last artist profi...