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carr.cora
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21h ago
Used to pick Pantone colors by eye, now I borrow the shop's fan deck before every job
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tara345
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2d ago
Update: My client's menu got printed with the teal plates showing up as gray, and now the owner thinks I picked the wrong color on purpose
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thompson.xena
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3d ago
Pro tip: spent $12 on a Pantone bridge guide and it saved a $900 reprint
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harperperry
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3d ago
Vent: my coworker said rich black is a myth and now I can't stop thinking about it
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gavinwood
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3d ago
Everyone blames RGB files for their color mess, but my client's disaster came from a spot color named PANTONE 185 C
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olivia_barnes97
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4d ago
TIL my red logo printed orange because I built the file in RGB at 2am
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tessawebb
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5d ago
Vent: printed 500 business cards on my home inkjet in RGB and the navy came out purple
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ericjackson
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6d ago
My old boss said rich black on small type is always wrong, now I'm not so sure
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amy_reed79
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8d ago
I used to design everything in RGB then convert, now I build in CMYK from scratch and my reds finally stopped looking like mud
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finley918
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8d ago
Pro tip: a press guy in Reno asked if my blacks were rich or just heavy, and I finally fixed my flyers
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riverk82
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9d ago
Vent: my client's navy blue printed purple on 500 business cards
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emma_young
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9d ago
Found out Adobe's rich black preset in InDesign is 75/68/67/90 and I've been sending 60/40/40/100 to my printer in Reno for 2 yrs
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lucas159
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11d ago
Print shop in Tampa ran my funeral program in RGB and grandma looked purple
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logansullivan
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11d ago
Thought my Rich Black was fine until a client held the box next to their letterhead
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keith_henderson
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12d ago
A pressman in Tulsa told me my file was fine, then he flipped the sheet over
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