Process color manual : 24,000 CMYK combinations for design, prepress, and printing

Summary: Publisher Summary 1 Revised edition of Computer Color , designed as a tool for artists, production people, printers, and designers who create computer-generated materials that will be printed on both offset and letterpress printing presses. The 24,000 CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) combinations are mapped out on color grids. Each page spread shows a grid of 2-, 3-, or 4-color combinations broken down incrementally to help insure faithful reproduction. In addition, a die-cut mask enables any color to be isolated. Written by Michael Rogondino (graphic designer specializing in educational publishing) and Pat Rogondino (an artist doing illustration and book production mainly with college textbooks). Spiral binding. Oversize: 10.75x10. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)   Publisher Summary 2 Today graphic design is done almost exclusively on screen, where colors look different than when they are printed. To help designers and the people who work with them address this critical disparity, authors Michael and Pat Rogondino have completely revised and expanded their standard manual, Computer Color (0-87701-739-5). A boon for all designers, production people, artists, and printers, Process Color Manual provides an astounding 24,000 colors that match from computer display to printed page. The standard-issue Pantone color books, by comparison, can cost as much as $175 and offer only 3000 colors! Also included with the book is a handy cardboard mask, white on one side and black on the other, that allows the user to isolate a specific block of color. This sturdy color guide partly came about due to demand from the people who have sworn by the previous edition: Chronicle Books designers. For accuracy, accessability, value, and sheer volume, Process Color Manualis indispensible to everyone who works with graphics and colors.