CMYK is an awesome magazine that showcases student work in advertising, design, photography and illustration. The work is top-notch and selected for print by industry professionals. CMYK also features interviews, news and helpful articles. Past articles have included “15 Portfolio Don’ts For Juniors,” “The Job Climate for Juniors,” and “Internships: The New First Job.”

I eagerly await each new issue of CMYK, longingly looking into the Barnes & Nobel windows each time I pass. I totally get the work that goes into each issue, but it’s a bummer that it only comes out four times a year. I gobble the whole thing up in about ten minutes then spend the next couple of months periodically revisiting it. There’s work that makes you bristle with jealousy and work you convince yourself you totally could have done. Oh yeah. It’s an emotional roller coaster.

The latest issue (the 45th) has a whole new design, the story behind the new design, an interview with illustrator Christoph Neimann, and a “Job Hunting Survival Guide.” They’re not exaggerating the survival guide part- there’s tips on mooching samples at the grocery store and asking for directions in New York City. Great stuff.

They can turn the buildings of Fleet Street over to squatters.

They can raze Wapping to the ground and, if they like, put up a parking lot.

They can tear down the paper columns, screw the rags into balls and hurl them.

They can pulp all the newsprint and smash down the presses.

They can scrape the news from the paper and empty the magazines.

They can put an immediate end to the four-colour process and allow the ink to drain away.

They can make CMYK lose its meaning.

They can crush the puppets underfoot, banish the dancers, and drive out the street players.

They can silence the singers of the hand-me-down songs and the makers of the lore-relating music.

They can put the theatres and playhouses to the torch and have no more of their social commenting and politicking.

They can wish to alter the way of the daily cryptic clue commute and discontinue the Sunday morning supplement.

They can consign the DPS to history, and the full page, and the 25 across 4.

They can give the old commercial broadcasts thirty seconds either to get out of here or switch to Channel Click.

They can cut off the heads of the moguls and stick them on top of the BT Tower.

They can make media social.

They can itty-bitty digital it.

But creatively, from what I can see, they can’t make it any good.

I have just started this project for my art foundation called Archiving and Collections. Now, i have in some kind of arty way (otherwise known as bullshitted) my way through and now i’m looking at journeys, so like maps ect, iv gone on walks taking photos and stuff like that.

I have been looking at Robert Rauschenberg recently and i have been reading about typography and i have decided to make some posters as part of my final piece for this module.

Here is my starting point for posters, i got to this by looking at the maps and simplifying the way the roads join and link. I did this onto different colours (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) and then decided to layer them to add colour and to make it look more interesting.

CMYk Dark by chrispy_84
Create custom t shirts at zazzle

This graphic hoodie made me laugh, the fact that it takes itself out of the design and becomes the method that the graphic hoodie is produced is brilliant. I don’t know who designed this graphic hoodie but I tip my hat of to you (if I was actually wearing a hat).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW0fLlbt5iA

um vídeo legal pra quem curte serigrafia

So I need a break from class.

So I draw stuff on Photoshop using CMYK and a very dark blue. [Excuse the wobbly lines I just used my trackpad.]

Trazar un busto, o una silueta completa, para montarlo sobre un fondo distinto del original, y que quede bien, suele ser un reto, sobre todo si el personaje no es calvo o tiene una adicción enfermiza a la gomina.
La técnica que voy a describir a continuación facilitará mucho la tarea a todos aquellos que se enfrenten a este proceso por primera vez.
Antes de nada es conveniente hacer dos duplicados de la capa, en caso de que no lo hayáis hecho ya, para asegurar que el original sigue disponible. Después con la herramienta Pluma trazar el cuerpo y la cabeza. Es conveniente incluir también en el trazado todo el pelo opaco, no transparente, que sea posible.
En la imagen a a continuación podéis ver la selección resultante del trazado.

Aplicar una máscara de capa con la selección del trazado.
Aplicar una máscara de capa invertida a la capa superior, dónde trabajaremos posteriormente los detalles del cabello.
Usa la visualización de canales hasta encontrar un canal en el que el pelo se diferencie bien del entorno. Si estás trabajando en RGB y no encuentras ninguno adecuado puedes probar a crear un nuevo documento desde el estado actual en la ventana historial, e intentarlo en CMYK.

Una vez que hayas encontrado el canal correcto emplea un ajuste de niveles para contrastar el canal y después haz una selección en el mismo.

Emplea la selección para dibujar el pelo en la capa superior, la que está completamente enmascarada. Utiliza primero un pincel muy suave de forma que vayas desenmascarando el pelo poco a poco.

La capa resultante debería tener el aspecto que veréis en la imagen siguiente. Es importante comprobar el pelo sobre fondos de diferentes colores para ver que funciona correctamente.

Una forma de solventar posibles problemas es duplicar la capa con la selección del pelo y ponerla en modo multiplicar, si creáis un grupo y metéis dicha capa dentro podéis aplicar una segunda máscara de capa, de manera que podáis fundir aquellas zonas donde el pelo no se mezcle adecuadamente con el fondo.
La imagen que os muestro a continuación ya esta preparada para un montaje.

Para que este tipo de montajes funcione es importante seleccionar una foto con muy buena calidad. Imágenes por bajo de un par de miles de píxeles de lado os darán muchos dolores de cabeza aún cuando el fondo sea homogeneo.

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Prisma Graphic has the following services and capabilities.

Equipment List

Electronic Prepress

• (1) Magnus 800 Platesetter with 5 Autoloader/Cassettes
• (1) Creo Trendsetter Spectrum Platesetter
• (9) Mac Work Stations
• (9) PC Work Stations
• (6) PREPS Imposition Stations
• (2) Prinergy JVX 10.4 Ripping & Trapping Systems
• Prinergy Stochastic Screener
• Prinergy – PDF Workflow
• Kodak – FM Staccato Screening
• Canon Color ImpoProofer Automated
• 2-sided proofer with Color Management
• Canon ImagePrograf Contract Color Proofer with Kodak Color Management
• Epson Inkjet Color 9900 Proofer 44”
•  (2) Sherpa 2-Sided Proofers
• HP DesignJet 5500 Proofer
• Pictoral Proofer (11” x 17” max)
• Multiple CD/DVD Burners
• Rimage Premium CD/DVD PlexWriter (6 Unit) High-Speed
• Eversmart Pro2 Flatbed Scanner (11.5” x 17” original input)
• X RITE PlateScope (Plate Quality/Process Control)
• X RITE Spectrodensitometer (Proofing, Plating, Press Profiling Process Control)
• Eye One Color Calibration System
• Profile Maker Pro (Color Profiling system)
• Complete Up to date Software and Font Library
• All files archived on DAT and DVD
• Mirrored 3T Raid Dell Servers & Gigabit Speed Network
• E. Quix & High Speed Network Server
• FTP Server
• (2) CIP3 Servers
• Kodak ColorTune Proofing Server
• Prinergy 1.6 Remote Proofing Server
• Kodak InSite – Customer Job Interface 

Bindery

• (2) Heidelberg Cylinder Press; Sheet Size: 22 x 30”
• Brausse – 22 1/2 x 29” Die Cut, Emboss and Foil Stamp
• Kluge EHD – 14 x 20” Die Cut, Emboss and Foil Stamp
• Baum Lawson MPU, 47” Paper Cutter (Micro-cut)
• Polar 52” EMC Paper Cutter (Micro-cut)
• (2) Saber^® 54” Cutter w/ Baumann Jogger
• Mueller Martini Saddle Stitcher   10 Stations w/ Cover Feeder & 3-Knife Trimmer
• (2) Mueller Martini Saddle Stitcher   6 Stations /Cover Feeder w/ 3-Knife Trimmer
• Perfect Binder 18”
• Rollem TR, 35” Perforating & Scoring
• Rollem TR, 40” Perforating & Scoring
• MBO B26S Perfection Folder 26 x 40”; 32-Page
• MBO B23 Folder 20 x 26”; 8-Page
• MBO B32 S Perfection Folder 32 x 40”; 8-Page
• Stahl Folder 30 x 40” 16-Page Folder
• Kluge Pocket Folder Gluer w/Final Fold Ability
• Challenge Paper Drill, 5-Hole
• (1) Auto Shrink Wrap Packager
• (3) Semi-Auto Shrink Wrap Packager

Presses (Web, Sheetfed & Digital)

• M-130 Heidelberg 38 inch, 5 Color Heatset Web with Color Control System CCS Loop
• Combo Folder – Sheeter – Pattern Perforator    Maximum Sheet:  22.75 x 38 inches, Maximum Image Area:  22.5 x 37.5 inches
• Color King 36 inch, 2 Color Web Press / Combo Folder  Maximum Sheet:  22.75 x 36 inches, Maximum Image Area:  22.5 x 35.5 inches
• Akiyama 40 inch, 5 Color Perfector with Color Control System CCS Loop Maximum Sheet:  28 x 40 inches,  Maximum Image Area: 27.5 x 39.5 inches
•  (2) Akiyama 40 inch, 6 Color w/ Aqueous Coater,  Maximum Sheet:  28 x 40 inches,   Maximum Image Area:  27.5.  X 39.5 inches
• Mitsubishi 28 inch, 6 Color w/ Aqueous Coater,    Maximum Sheet:  20 x 28 inches,    Maximum Image Area:  19.5 x 27.5 inches
• Ryobi True 2 Color (Best for Registration and Solids),  Maximum Sheet:  12 x 18 inches,  Maximum Image Area: 11.5 x 17.5 inches
• (2) AB Dick 2 Color Replicator,  Maximum Sheet:  12 x 18 inches,  Maximum Image Area: 11.5 x 17.5 inches
• Halm Jet 2C Color Perfector Envelope Press,    Maximum Sheet:  13 x 18 inches, Maximum Image Area: 11 x 17 inches
• HP Indigo 5000 4 Color Press   Maximum Sheet:  12 x 18 inches,  Maximum Image Area: 11.6 x 17.2 inches
• C6500 Digital 4 Color Copier/Press,   Maximum Sheet:  12 x 18 inches,  Maximum Image Area: 11.6 x 17.2 inches

Fulfillment

• Pick and Pack
• Package and Distribution
• On-line Customized Inventory Management
• Cycle Count

 Mailing Services

Our Mailing Department offers a fully integrated service, which
is completely in-house, and configured to suit any requirements.
These services include data acquisition and management, CASS
certification, NCOA service, DPV validation. Prisma can customize
any mailing program to satisfy the needs of our clients.

 Dokshop.com (Web-to-Print Solution)

A unique business-to-business product that enables users to order,
personalize, proof and manage print materials online.  Its parameter-
based programming allows customization with various user options
and controls. Each site can be specifically tailored to fulfill any client’s
needs.

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 Offset Printing Services:

•  Sheetfed: Medium Quantity Print Runs
•  Jprint 5C Perfector Press with Color Control System CCL
• Sheetfed: Large Quantity Print Runs with our new Control System CCL
•  Heatset Web: Large Quantity Print runs with Color
• Open Web: Short and Large Print runs

  Digital Printing:

•  Including Variable Data
•  Indigo Short Quantity Print runs, Up to 12”x18”, Including Variable Data with Inline Finishing
•  Konica Minolta Quantity Print runs, Up to 12”x18″
•  41”X72” Large Format-Short Quantity Print runs

•  State-of-the-Art Computer Hardware,
•  Software & Color Correction & Image Manipulation
•  Hi-res Canon Kodak Proofs
•  HP Ink Jet & Laser Proofs, Sherpa Digital Proofs
•  Prinergy Ripping & Trapping
•  Prinergy –FM Segundo Stochastic Screening
•  Kodak Remote Proofing
•  Kodak-FM Staccato Screening
•  Prinergy PDF Workflow
• SSL Secured FTP Site
• Direct-to-Plate Magnus 800

  Design & Production 

•  Outside agency support
•  Supplement In-house Creative Staff
• Develop Original Concepts 
• Follow Existing Corporate Graphic Standards

 CD/DVD Duplicating

•  Data Duplication 
• Thermal Label Printing

Bindery

• Folding 
• Scoring 
• Perforating 
• Stitching 
• Perfect Bind 
• Die Cutting 
• Embossing 
• Foil Stamping 
• Gluing
• Drilling
• Mounting
• Sequential Numbering

  DOKSHOP: Online e-Commerce Website

• Pre-approved Products
•  Brand consistency
• Static and Dynamic Fields
• Instant Online PDF ApprovalView Order Status and History
• Customizable Shipping

State-of-the-Art Warehouse Facility

• Product Inventory Storage
• Clearly Labeled Product with Scannable Bar Codes

 Fulfillment  

• Computerized Pick & Pac
• Build Kits of Various Configurations Requirements
• Bulk or Custom Packaging to Fit your Unique
• Ship to Single or Multiple Locations

Mailing, Shipping & Receiving

• CASS Certified Mailing Services
• Database Management
• Inserting
• 1st Class, Standard Presort
• Bulk Mail with FedEx Overnight
• 2-day or Ground Shipping
• Common Carrier

Contact Prisma Graphic for a quote on all your printing, design and mailing needs.

Why printing?  The ways printing helps your company prosper.

   At one time or another we all have taken printing for granted. Perhaps because print has been the world’s number one communication medium for so long, we tend to overlook its impact and power. That oversight could be detrimental to the success of a marketing campaign, a product launch or a branding initiative trying to make connections. Consumers trust print, feel comfortable using it and are unable to fast forward past it. Electronic content comes and goes and when it’s gone, your message disappears with it. Print, on the other hand, is there for the long run.

 According to a recent survey by the Magazine Publishers of America 24% of readers will pass along an interesting article to someone else, 23% will save it for future reference and 13% will visit a relevant website; giving advertisers double and triple bonuses on their marketing investments.

This magazine is dedicated to the persuasive power of print and how it continues to evolve and play an important role in the marketing mix. Along with several informative articles throughout, we have included the advantages of using print. We hope you find this blog informative, inspiring and ultimately beneficial to your marketing efforts.

 Sincerely,

The Prisma Graphic Team

No, I couldn’t let you be, dear blog. I tried writing an anonymous blog, but what fun was that? I’ll be back for business. No, probably not very frequently, but I’m here, I’m open. It’s been a very rough 11 months without you, but I don’t blame you.

What else is new? A pile of crazy and bizarre things have happened, with little specks of goodness in between.

• I have graduated from Portfolio Center
• I made it into CMYK’s Aspiring Artist’s edition
• I was awarded a scholarship from one of the most amazing firms, Leo Burnett
• I have worked on a variety of different projects with different clients, some wonderful, some causing health problems
• I’ve gotten to talk to some very big people and firms and received positive, constructive and very negative feedback

It is rough out there, I fall a lot, but I carry a spatula and keep getting back up.

Making the Most of Marketing Dollars, Planning & Prepress Addressed

Although it seems fairly straight forward, there are many decisions leading up to and within each print project that directly affect its bottom-line and overall impact. Proper planning and specific attention to detail can save thousands of dollars. Working with a reliable and knowledgeable print solutions representative is a great start; a partner willing to provide practical solutions to make the most of your marketing dollars.

 The options to save during planning are endless with a little creative flexibility. And, below are just a few examples.

 Removing bleed on an 8.5 x 11 flyer allows for 10, rather than 8, to print at a time and on the same parent-sized sheet; paper is normally 30 to 50% of the total job cost.

 Think about using a self-cover format for multiple-page products. Removing the heavier cover eliminates the cost of an extra press form and may allow the project to fold in-line; every off-line process adds to the bottom line.

When preparing for a direct mail project consider the following:

•            Processing the mailing list(s) in advance will establish the actual quantity needed and potentially reduce waste by 7% or more.

•            Sticking to a maximum finished size of 11.5 wide x 6.125 tall, and staying under 3.3 oz, can save roughly $0.12 per piece in postage; a $2,400 savings with just 20,000 mailers.

•            Fugitive glue dot closures can be applied during the folding process for a small set-up fee, while the wafer seal application adds $17 to $20 per thousand in each direction; new USPS regulations require closures on all “open” sides.

 Once the final specs are established, a second place to prevent additional costs is in the final file set-up and content review stages. Utilizing each software application correctly and carefully reviewing projects before file release are critical steps in this process. Below are just a few examples of ways to retain cost controls.

 Using a document size larger than the actual trim size of the piece, forgetting to include 1/8″ bleeds or building multiple-page products in spreads, rather than single pages, can all add considerable time and costs in to the prepress process.

 Correctly specifying inks, throughout software utilized, has never been more important. Using PANTONE’s COLOR BRIDGE® profiles to establish your 4-color process builds will ensure color accuracy and avoid second and even third rounds of color proofs. To download free support tools, including the latest color libraries and PANTONE® Color Bridge Tutorials visit www.pantone.com. You will be asked to create a user account, then you can click on the “helpCenter” in the menu bar to select the “Color Library Updates” page.

 Running a quick spell check and having an “outside” set of eyes review the overall content, before final file release, will also help avoid costly mistakes. Discovering grammatical and layout issues beforehand will help to keep projects on track and on budget.

 To find out more about minimizing costs or about proper file set-up, please contact a Prisma Sales Representative, or Kyle Cardinal by calling 800 379-5777 or emailing  kylec@prismagraphic.com.

I didn’t know that were a site which has capability to converting colors. I was creating a color zones file which is a certain color corresponded with certain value or ranges. I had a difficulty when the zone files is in CMYK pattern and mspaint is in RGB pattern.

Thus I have to converting CMYK pattern to RGB, and so the file zones created. I posted the link here so I can easily access it instead of bookmark in my browser.

Color conversion (RGB / CMYK / HSV / YUV / …) | web.forret.com

Good Job for Peter Forret of this cool tool site! Thank You!

Here are the Spring 2010 colors as forecast by PANTONE.

Click image for larger size, or get the PDF version.

For more information on the PANTONE color reports, see my earlier post, or visit PANTONE’s website (http://www.pantone.com).

I used Adobe’s web service, kuler, to convert the CMYK numbers to RGB (for PowerPoint). Garr Reynolds has a new post on his blog about using kuler to create color schemes.

You can take one of your favorites from the Spring 2010 list of colors and have kuler help you create lots of different color schemes. 

To learn how to customize colors, search “change color theme” in PowerPoint Help.

Peace and Good Presenting!

Lee

Pantone Ink.

♥

Pantone announced

Mimosa

as colour of the year 2009.

Sources: Photoshop, Colourlovers.com, Wikipedia.

Si no os lo había dicho antes PhotoShop es una herramienta inmensa. Sus posibilidades son tan grandes que aún llevando más de una década trabajando a pleno rendimiento con ella aún es capaz de sorprenderme por las posibilidades que ofrece. Un ejemplo de esto el uso de la visualización de canal para ayudarnos mejor a ejecutar un proceso, en este caso una silueta pero bien podría ser una selección de color o un balance, etc…

En muchos casos es imprescindible ‘tirar’ de trazados para hacer una silueta, y habitualmente hay zonas de la imagen que es difícil dilucidar a simple vista si son sombra u objeto, iluminación o reflejo. Si sientes la tentación de darte de narices con la pantalla para ver mejor es que necesitas isolar algún canal.

Al visualizar un sólo canal haciendo invisibles todos los demás enseguida verás que aparecen los detalles que antes eras incapaz de distinguir. Si ves que un canal no te funciona prueba con otro hasta que des con el que te de una mejor visualización.

Como podéis ver en la imagen (izquierda), los contornos de la barra del bar de esta limusina se pierden debido a la escasa iluminación se la zona. Al visualizar únicamente el canal Azul (derecha) los detalles de la bandeja y contornos de la encimera son más visibles.

En muchas ocasiones las fotografías traen motas, manchas, pelos, u otros elementos que no se distinguen fácilmente a simple vista. Antes de empezar a retocar es conveniente ver los canales por separado para hacerse una idea del estado en que se encuentra la imagen

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El negro sienta bien, como dicen en Men n Black, millones de personas no pueden estar equivocadas. Después de esta afirmación sin sentido voy a intentar darle alguno a mis palabras.

Uno de los procesos más sencillos pero también más valiosos es ‘empastar los negros’. Bueno, puede que el termino empastar no sea el más adecuado, de cualquier manera el objetivo es que el negro en la imagen final no parezca lavado o un marrón sucio. Es el ‘penúltimo retoque que harás’. Hay varios modos de ajuste que pueden valer para este objetivo, los dos más simples son las capas de ajuste de nivel, curvas y color selectivo.

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Ce billet fait suite au billet sur la conversion de Jpeg CMJN en Jpeg RVB.

Les outils Adobe génèrent souvent des PDF CMJN (ou CMYK).

Voici comment générer un aperçu ou une vignette d’un tel PDF avec ImageMagick sous Ubuntu (applicable à d’autres Linux).

Tout d’abord, installez les paquets imagemagick et icc-profiles :

sudo apt-get install imagemagick icc-profiles

Le paquet ImageMagick installe la commande convert tandis que le paquet icc-profiles installe les profiles icc et icm dans le répertoire /usr/share/color/icc.

Ensuite, vous n’avez plus qu’à taper la ligne de commande suivante :

convert -colorspace cmyk \
        cmjn.pdf[0] \
        -profile /usr/share/color/icc/ISOcoated.icc \
        -profile /usr/share/color/icc/sRGB.icm \
        -resize 56x56 \
        rvb.jpg

Et voilà !

Notes :

• contrairement à la conversion de Jpeg à Jpeg, la conversion à partir de PDF requiert l’option -colorspace,
• le [0] permet d’indiquer la page du PDF à convertir, ici la première page,
• l’option -resize 56×56 permet de redimensionner le résultat à 56×56, cette option gardant le ratio d’aspect l’image finale sera au maximum de 56×56 mais pourra être plus petite.

Domenica prossima 8 Novembre allo Skatepark Comunale di Castelfranco Veneto si terrà una raccolta fondi per proseguire i lavori dello skatepark mai terminato. Qui di seguito il comunicato ufficiale con tutte le info:

Strange é lieta di presentare un Benefit a favore dello Skatepark di Castelfranco Veneto.
Oltre a ringraziare da subito tutti gli sponsor che hanno supportato questo progetto, vi comunico che anche voi pubblico e skater, sarete diretti promoter di questo Benefit. Come?
Semplice. Tutto l’incasso del servizio bar verrà devoluto per l’acquisto di legna per le nuove strutture. Inoltre Flame Shop porterà un gazebo dove potrete acquistare skateboard stuff, shoes ecc. a buon prezzo. Un percentuale dell’incasso totale sarà devoluta allo Skatepark di Castelfranco.

Ora le info generali del Contest:

STRANGE WITH BENEFIT è un evento pensato per riattivare la scena di castelfranco e per sollecitare il comune a terminare i lavori per completare il park con le strutture mancanti.
NON DOVETE MANCARE

CONTEST BEST TRICK 100 euro di montepremi + materiale

ore 11:00 apertura park
ore 12:00 apertura iscrizioni + banchetto con panini e bevande
ore 14:00 inizio contest

per info 3337760761 o listentomartinazzo.wordpress.com

indirizzo skatepark:

Via Valsugana (attaccato alla COOP)

Castelfranco Veneto

Noi saremo lì a sbraitare, skateare, bere e vendere a super sconti di tutto! Passate a trovarci.

Locandina home made fatta da Montagner e foto mia. Veramente c’é CRISI!

Love

Lomography Diana F+ Qing Hua com toque especial da designer e ilustradora Dorophy Tang, com elementos vintage e traços claramente chineses, claro…

Diana F+ Glow e Diana F+ CMYK, ambas fazem parte da linha de câmeras da década de 60. 

O nome CMYK significa Ciano, Magenta, Amarelo e Key (Preto), cores que foram a inspiração para o modelo, e seu nome, segundo a CR, pronuncia-se “Efe Plus Smeek”…

E não esquecendo a Diana F+ Glow, a maior qualidade dela é que é ótima para light painting, só precisa ter imaginação…