RGB Vs. CMYK...

Here is an example of the RGB (Red, Green and Blue) colour system, and the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) colour system. RGB is additive colour (light), CMYK is subtractive colour (ink).

Colour for Print...

We have started our first brief of our first term of second year. It's titled colour for print (or Colour4Print as it says on the actual brief, but I think that the use of the numerical 4 is a mistake). Basically, we are using our summer brief collection work, and developing it into different types of colour system images whilst learning about all the different types of print systems and colour ways.

In a task last week we had to pick six images that we felt best described the basis of our collection/categorisation/investigation. I chose six photographs of type, that I had taken in Paris, UK- Windsor, and Italy. My tag line for this small selection of images was 'Taking Type for Granted'. I picked out the text in colour, orange or blue, and the rest of the image was converted to black and white. This made the text stand out from the rest of the image.









We have had two seminars about print, one about the types of printing, e.g. offset litho, pad printing, screen etc. The other was concerning colour ways, informing us about CMYK printing, RGB and the way the two differ as one uses ink colours, and the other light colours.

I have been researching the different colour systems since this seminar, there are six in total CMYK, RGB, Greyscale, Mono, Spot Colour and Duotone. Each of these uses different combinations of colour from a printer (RGB is technically a screen based colour system, as you cannot print in RGB, only CMYK).

I now have to decide which out of my six images I will choose for my final image, which I will manipulate using the six different colour systems. I am not sure at this point whether I want to use just one plain image, or try to create a composite of the six images, picking out the best bits from each (mainly the areas that show text).

The end product of this brief is a set of six double page spreads, each one is to contain my manipulated image, an example of a found image using the same colour system, and written information about the colour system; how it works, the colours it uses and the way images can be converted to the colour system.

Shopping Vs. Graphics...

I will admit to taking a little time out this weekend to do a little retail therapy. However, this excursion was not totally fruitless as far as graphic design goes. I never really noticed how interesting and graphically pleasing some clothing tags and leaflets are...

I found both these images on http://www.formfiftyfive.com/?cat=45, via Innocent Smoothies newsletter.
I love the rabbit, the simplicity of the shape combined with the cute expression, create a really interesting character logo.

The red and black illustrations are a little bit weird. I think that they are based on 'dressing up' or something. I like that they only use 3 colours, and the simple shapes that are used.

Thumbody...

http://www.formfiftyfive.com/?cat=45