New Orleans, LA - As part of ColorMetrix' sponsorship of the EXTREME Color Management Conference I will be in New Orleans the rest of this week (9/14-9/18). The week is actually comprised of 3 conferences; starting with a G7 Summit all day Monday; then a day and half of EXTREME the second day of … [Read more...]
Kuler is not cooler – by Michael Jahn
Michael Jahn, a JimRaffel.com reader replied to me via email about a previous post and I found his comments enlightening about how scary the world of color has become for those of us in the graphic arts that have to actually print this stuff. So, for the first time ever (I think) a guest … [Read more...]
Virtual Proofing – Oh Boy!
I believe virtual proofing is at the same cross roads ink jet proofing was around 2001. I am both hearing and observing information that provides growing support in my own mind for this position. First, I am not going to name any names in this post. Why? Because gut feelings and intuition are … [Read more...]
kuler – Another Big Company Reinvents Spelling
A while ago I ran across a cool Adobe Labs web application called kuler. I guess it is geared more to the design community, but if you love color (note C O L O R not k u l e r) like I do you will have fun playing around with it. (Oh, I suppose colour would be OK as well.) If you have never … [Read more...]
X-Rite colormunki
More than just a few of you have been asking for my thoughts and comments about the recently announced X-Rite colormunki. Because X-Rite has clearly positioned this device for the Photography and Design markets, for now we at ColorMetrix are taking a wait and see position. Rest assured I have … [Read more...]
#69 IDEAlliance Proofing Summit in Review
Recently I attended the IDEAlliance Proofing Summit held in conjunction with the Publishing Business Conference and Expo at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. During the one day summit I managed to take three pages of notes focused on the meeting’s key topic of Virtual Proofing to the … [Read more...]
#67 Metamerism: Hard copy vs Monitor
The most visited post on JimRaffel.com in 2007 is #16 written October 2005 and addressing metamerism. Because of the popularity of this post I have decided to revisit the topic. I will start with some basic terminology and definitions. Then, I am going to present a real world example we are … [Read more...]
65-2: New Media vs. Old Media at a Trade Show
As a member of the new media I would like to thank the SGIA show management for their recognition of the shift that is occurring in the way people gather news and information. While JimRaffel.com is not listed among the 22 most popular blogs in the world we do a pretty good job reaching those … [Read more...]
#65: Color in the Specialty Graphic Market & SGIA Live
I will be attending the SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) conference and expo in Orlando next week. As I reviewed the conference sessions and expo web-site it became clear this would be a great opportunity to get back to writing for JimRaffel.com. Since GraphExpo I have been busy with … [Read more...]
#61: Get Over Your Measurement Fear
Fear lies clearly in the path of all roads to success. In order to succeed at anything in life one must first get past the fear associated with the task. Think back to the days when you were learning to throw and catch a baseball. Throwing was no real problem was it? No fear there. Now think … [Read more...]