At the University of Washington, a color vision expert by the name of Jay Neitz and his neuroscientist wife Maureen Neitz believe they might have found a way to cure color blindness. Through their company, Colorvision Molecular Genetics, they have introduced some gene therapy to spider monkeys, who typically have red-green color blindness. They believe […]
Join us for our Color Control Myths & Mysteries lighting webinar with GTI
Have you ever had a customer complain or refuse to pay because you didn’t match their brand color to their satisfaction? On Friday, Feb. 14, we will partner with GTI Graphic Technology to present a free webinar entitled Color Control Myths & Mysteries: Lighting and Viewing. During the webinar, we’ll take the mystery out of […]
Why are oranges and blues so prevalent in the movie industry?
What do these movie posters have in common? Do you see the common colors? Have you ever noticed how often oranges and blues show up in movies, trailers and posters? About a year ago, a Stanford University masters student by the name of Edmund Helmer posted a very interesting examination of the use of color […]
What if your holiday lights had 16 million color options?
The holidays are here and we bet some of you have already dragged out the boxes of holiday lights, have gone through the inevitable untangling process and have spent hours on a ladder hanging strand after strand along your home’s roof gutters. What color are those lights this year? Blue? White? Multi-colored? What if your […]
Where does the name Reflex Blue come from?
In a recent Color Control Myths and Mysteries educational webinar, one of our attendees asked us where the name of the color Reflex Blue came from. We thought this was an excellent question. If you’re in the printing industry, you’ve no doubt seen the Pantone Reflex Blue swatch. But Reflex Blue did not originate with […]
See ColorVerify with G7 Method demonstrations at SGIA this week!
The ColorMetrix team is headed to Orlando this week for the annual SGIA Expo. SGIA Expo has a focus on specialty printing and imaging technology and we are excited to announce we have some new technology to share! We have worked with our partner Mutoh America to implement the G7 method into our ColorVerify software […]