Color Management

To the sign, design, graphics and art communities, color is everything. It separates good designers from bad and informs most of our design decisions. That's why it's imperative to get your colors right, whether you want to create the best output for your inkjet printer or you need to choose the best color for a CTA button in your web design. The following articles about color management represent some technical software posts as well as some fun infographics and informed opinions about the wonderful world of color.

Synchronize Your Color Workspace

April 15, 2014 Roland DGA Color Management , Software

We all know that there are many output factors that can affect color (heat, resolution, ink limit, profile, spot colors, etc.) There are also factors on the input side (occurring before you even bring a file into queue) that will influence the way the colors in a file will print. Creating a synchronized color works pace within your design software will give you the best chance of having predictable color across different design platforms and file types.

Tips for Printing Metallic

December 31, 2013 Roland DGA Color Management

Metallic ink is a great way to add pizzazz to a project, but how can you get these prints to really “pop?” Here are three tips that we think will help you achieve better results when printing metallic:

How to Obtain the Perfect Gray

August 15, 2013 Roland DGA Color Management , Software color , color management , gray , grayscale , images , ink , versaworks

One challenge many users are facing regularly is how to print neutral gray images. We have to admit, gray is one of toughest colors to achieve because it uses all four colors on the printer, and they have to be perfectly balanced. Any small variances in the ink amount can shift the color. Here are a few tips to help you achieve that perfect gray color.