This was originally posted on JimRaffel.com on Jan. 9, 2007. It has been revised for this blog. You can view the original here. At the close of 2006, ColorMetrix CEO Jim Raffel presented three proofing New Year’s resolutions, which he promised to expand upon in 2007. Resolution #1 stated that printers should “increase productivity by […]
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Normalizing color with measure parties and outside the box R&D
In late November and early December of 2011, our resident marketing and project management guru Shelby Sapusek and I participated in what we termed “Measure Party 2.0.” When we include Measure Party 1.0 and 3.0, a total of seven people from four different companies have participated in measuring almost 500 color swatches with a half […]
Twitter Tennis with Michael Josefowicz
One of our goals this year is to let the voices of those in the print industry be heard. We have plans to do this in a number of ways. We’re calling it Exclusive Engagement. We were fortunate on Jan. 4 to get into an impromptu conversation with Michael Josefowicz (pictured) on Twitter. Like most […]
What should my color bar look like?
This was first published on JimRaffel.com on Nov. 3, 2005. It has been re-purposed for ColorMetrix. Client: “What should my color bar look like?” Us: “What is the meaning of life?” Honestly, the second question might be easier to answer than the first. The answer to the color bar question can be both simple and […]
A lesson learned from USA Today: It’s not just about color
Note: This post has been re-purposed for ColorMetrix.com. It was originally posted by ColorMetrix CEO Jim Raffel on his personal blog on Sept. 12, 2011. We’ve condensed it down for the purpose of this blog, but if you’d like to read the original, click here. We at ColorMetrix are obviously fans of color and color […]
ColorVerify launches at Graph Expo and SGIA
ColorVerify, a product co-developed by ColorMetrix and Mutoh America Inc., launched at Graph Expo Chicago in mid-September. We are pleased to announce the continuation of the launch of this exciting color process control system at SGIA Expo 2011 in New Orleans Oct. 19-21! ColorVerify is a two-part system that includes ColorVerify, an on-printer color checking […]