Blog das Cores

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Seja na escolha de cores para uma marca, criação de paletas para uma nova linha de produtos ou projeto de embalagens sazonais, a inspiração é uma etapa fundamental da seleção de cores. A inspiração pode surgir de lugares normais, do dia a dia, por exemplo: Uma festa. O mercado. Eventos esportivos. E, claro, ao ar livre. A Mãe Natureza tem o dom de criar as mais belas paletas de cores. “As cores para o outono/inverno 2022...

O gerenciamento de cores tem causado uma explosão de oportunidades para tintas novas e interessantes em uma variedade de substratos, como papel, tecido, cerâmica, transparente, entre outros. Para garantir a manutenção de cores precisas ao executar trabalhos com esses novos aplicativos, você precisa criar um perfil de impressora para cada combinação de impressora, tinta e substrato. A X-Rite oferece as ferramentas certas para tornar a criaç&at...

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...

Impressão de gama estendida A variedade cada vez maior de produtos e as demandas de fabricação enxuta estão forçando os convertedores a trabalharem mais rápido e economicamente. A implementação da impressão de gama estendida, também conhecida como impressão com paleta de cores fixas, é uma excelente maneira de os proprietários de marca e designers especificarem a cor viável e de os convertedores reduzirem o tempo de configuração de impressão, produzirem lotes menores e aumentarem a eficiência...

As pessoas frequentemente perguntam como a X-Rite recebeu seu nome e como nos tornamos líderes na arte e na ciência da cor. É realmente uma ótima história - uma que se concentra em inovação, empreendedorismo e determinação. O que há em um nome? A X-Rite foi fundada em 1957 por um grupo de engenheiros e empresários que tinham o desejo de iniciar um negócio baseado em inovação. Os membros fizeram uma t...

Flexible film does a lot more than protect goods on the store shelf. When done right, film packaging design can capture attention and increase product sales. But measuring color on film substrates can be challenging, even for the most sophisticated converter. Here's what you need to know to successfully control print color on flexible film. Does your film exhibit interference? When you measure flexible film with a traditional 45°:0° spectrophotometer, the way you position the instr...

Controlling color on cylindrical-shaped items like cups, cans, and tubes is a challenge because it’s hard to properly align the measurement device with the sample. Many printers and manufacturers cut a piece from the finished product and lay it flat to take a measurement. While this method works, each sample takes time to cut, wastes product, and risks the safety of the employees who are cutting the samples.  A Faster, Safer Solution X-Rite’s Cup and Cylinder Fixture works ...

When you think of Albert Munsell, do you think of dirt, food and electrical wires? The United States government does. Munsell Color Standards are used for more than just design and Fine Art. They’re also used to ensure safety and reliability, and to maintain compliance with federal regulations. Today we’ll look at some of the government agencies and trade associations that rely on Munsell’s exacting standard color codes. French Fries, Anyone? From tomatoes to pumpkins, Munse...

Tim Mouw is our Manager of Applications Engineering & Technical Support for the Americas. Tim is so knowledgeable about the impact of color in many industries, and his stories always intrigue us. Tim has authored many X-Rite Pantone blogs, including: What is metamerism, and why should you care? Effective ways to measure reflective surfaces What’s sabotaging your sustainability efforts? 5 color evaluation pitfalls to avoid Why is controlling color so hard? We recently sat down with him to...

If you use eXact with BestMatch™, the answer might be yes. BestMatch helps you determine if you can achieve a closer match to a specified color by adjusting ink on press. Formulating ink for a press run can be tricky because there are many things that go into it. The vehicle, colorants, and solvents are just a few of the things that impact ink quality, and whether it comes from your ink supplier or you mix it yourself, ink can vary in thickness or concentration. With BestMatch, you can confirm t...

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...

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...

Each year the Printing Industries of America selects the most innovative graphics arts solutions to receive the 2015 InterTech™ Technology Awards. This year, the X-Rite eXactTM spectrophotometer with Scan Option was among the recipients of this prestigious award. Today we’ll take a look at the top features that make the eXact with Scan Option a star with offset litho, flexo, and digital printers. X-Rite eXact is the only device that measures for optical brighteners for both inks and substrate...