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CarrieMarklandStudio
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CarrieMarklandStudio
Community Beginner
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‎Dec 21, 2022
06:12 AM
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Oh my gosh so simple.. sorry! I'm going to blame it on Christmas brain
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‎Dec 21, 2022
03:29 AM
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Hi, I'm using a magic grid alignment for one text box in Adobe express. If I add another text box, it still has this effect applied - does anyone know how to turn it off please? Screenshot of the buttons I mean
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‎Apr 06, 2022
03:55 AM
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Unbelievably, I had the exact same issue (with Outfit as well!) and the solution here has just helped me too. THANKS!
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‎Feb 08, 2019
08:26 AM
Thanks Rob, I think I'm finally getting somewhere closer to getting my head round all of this. The thing I'm wondering now is - I work with lots of different huge clients and they always have in depth brand guidelines, which always stipulate colour values in RGB, CMYK and Hex etc. How can they ensure that the colour is going to be consistent with all the variation that occurs with different colour profiles and things? I guess they can't but this all just seems a bit crackers to me! I think as you say, probably going down the route of finding a CMYK set of values that the MD likes (I'm obvz going to have to calibrate my monitor, even then, going by what people have said I don't think it's going to be accurate!) and going from there. Is it ok to use online value converter tools to find RGB etc? If I'm in Europe should I use the Coated FOGRA39? That's what the guy said to do in the Lynda tutorial. I'm guessing untagged is a big no-no since three people have told me this so far lol Failing that I might have to go buy a tin of Dulux and just hand paint all our business cards
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‎Feb 08, 2019
07:09 AM
Hi NB Thanks again. Not gonna lie - pretty confused right now with all the different information and stuff! I think what I def will do is get a (not too expensive) monitor calibrator. Beyond that.. not really sure yet - all I know is that the company is going to suggest taking the least expensive route for sure (whatever that is). Maybe if I approach this in a slightly different way and ask you guys: What is your process for when people come to you and ask you to build the colour palette side of things for a brand identity? I'm not talking about the brand discussion bit, I mean the actual technical bit. What's your starting point? A Pantone card or something else? There must be a simpler way of coming up with a brand palette from scratch (which is what I think is being suggested) Thanks
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‎Feb 08, 2019
04:09 AM
Hi NB Thanks for the reply. I can't see them paying for Pantone special colours either [i.e. special ink in addition to the CMYK] on press, so its not going to work for you as its intended to, Pantone is ALL about special ink on the press.
 So - don't use Pantone as a starting point? I'm confused as getting mixed answers on this. Its unforgivable that you’ve done colourmanagement training and not yet come across the screen calibration because decent screen calibration is the bedrock of colourmanagement. Ha OK! kinda strong, but I know what you're saying! I did come across it in my training, I'm saying I just haven't done this myself yet (working for a small business, as I mentioned and it will involve them paying for some kit) Thanks for the help on the other stuff, so it sounds like I could potentially set a colour space for that old EPS, and once my screen is calibrated, use that to show the boss and get his thoughts. Carrie
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‎Feb 08, 2019
03:38 AM
Hi Rob, Abambo Thanks again for your thoughts. It's continuing to be complicated! So if I've understood correctly, sounds like my best bet would be to start again essentially, and somehow get hold of maybe a Pantone Colour card thing, or something printed that the MD does like, then take it to a printers(?) to get a Lab reading? Then convert to CMYK for all the vector assets etc, and go from there to find RGB and whatnot. It doesn't seem like the original designer set specific colour values in terms of Pantone shades or whatever (I've checked), and if there's absolutely no way to get a sense of the colour from that EPS untagged CMYK then I guess I'm stuck! Do you guys do that for all brand colours? Or just when it's a bold or heavily featured brand colour sort of thing? I have to establish the rest of the brand palette too after this! And also it seems like I should probably get hold of a screen calibrator too. Darn! What do you think?
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‎Feb 07, 2019
07:16 AM
Thanks Neil, this is all really helpful, appreciate your thoughts I've got some more questions though and I'm going to list them out to help my melting brain ha! I should think we'll only be working with process colours as we're a small business and I can't see them forking out for Pantone printing, yes! Is it still going to be possible to establish our 'brand colours' though? Yeah I assumed 'untagged' was a bad thing, but what do I do if the logo EPS file I inherited was set to this? I have other JPEGs in varying colour spaces and one PDF, so is it better to work from any of those? I've got one JPEG that is US web coated SWOP v2 if that is any good (assuming not!) We work with various printers and also send files onto third parties where how they print the document is entirely unknown - so in this instance, which colour space would work if I were to start again? One training vid I did on Lynda suggested 'Coated GRACol 2006’ is a great standard CMYK.' but I don't know what to believe! I'm not sure we actually have anything printed where the MD would love how the red appears. Is it worth me perhaps getting some different versions of our logo with various red values printed properly so he can see, pick one and start from there? Maybe printing all of the various logo files I've inherited perhaps All the training I've done so far has made mention of calibrating your monitor (which I've admittedly never done!) Is it worth me investing in a colour calibrating device that won't break the bank do you think? Thanks and sorry for more questions! It's bewildering (but fascinating!)
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‎Feb 07, 2019
06:42 AM
Thanks Abambo for taking the time to answer my question. I've asked our MD if the designer who made our logo gave any colour guidance at the time. In any case it would be fine to deviate from whatever she set anyway - as you say it's more important getting a colour that the MD is happy with for future use, rather than trying to achieve a specific set of values But just to go back to what I have currently as I know he's happy with the look of some of these assets... I have an EPS file of the logo, some JPEG files of the logo, and one PDF of the front of the business card. All in different colour spaces - so just to clarify, it's not really any use using any of these to determine the correct colour? From what you are saying, is it more a case of sitting down with our MD and sussing out how he wants the colours to look printed on a colour card, rather than showing him on a screen using RGB/CMYK values? Only thing I'm thinking is that being a small business, I'm not sure they will fund me buying a Pantone card! I want to get this right though is the thing!
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‎Feb 07, 2019
05:49 AM
Hi there I'm a graphic designer for a very small company and I'm the only one - so have had to learn everything as I go find out stuff for myself rather than learn from someone else higher up as it were. I'm qualified and three years into the job, but what's blowing my mind lately is colour management. I've done three colour management courses on Lynda and read a whole book so the theory is going in, but I find in practise, it's a bit bewildering knowing what to do! So my issue is - I would like to ensure I've got a brand identity and a set of brand assets (namely logos) for our company and get rid of the cr*p, but colour at the moment is driving me a bit nuts. I've inherited some logos as a starting point, and over the years I've exported the files or used them within different programmes like ID and AI, but as I've learned more and more, I'm realising there's a big discrepancy with how the colours display. I understand a lot more now about different colour profiles, gamuts, CMYK and RGB and that each display shows colours differently and all that jazz - what I need now is in real, practical terms - what do I do to get the best colour out of what we have in order to get a decent set of values etc? The brand features a very strong red. The earliest version of a logo I have from the previous designer is an EPS from 2013 so I guess this is the basis from which to gather the info of what this red should look like. But what should I do to get this? I've got it open in AI and not sure whether to use the Digital Colour Meter, if so which mode? Or the eyedropper tool in AI? If I click on the shape with red fill, the values I get are: R: 188 G: 34 B: 47 and C:18.36 M: 96.88 Y: 80.08 K: 8.59. The colour profile of the file is untagged CMYK. Should I keep the file in CMYK as it's vector? If so, are those CMYK values right? I use a Macbook pro 15-inch retina Sorry if any of these seem silly questions - it's what happens when you have to muddle your way through I guess
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