20 Nov
2004
20 Nov
'04
8:20 a.m.
>>>> "Vintage" == Vintage
Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com> writes:
Vintage> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, John Allain wrote:
> like the problem of describing right and left to
an alien. Where
> do you get the reference colors in the first place? Guess one of
> us has to find a vendor for the three swatches to mail to
> requesting parties.
Vintage> And how do we know if DEC maintained the same reference
Vintage> colors throughout their company history? And if so, perhaps
Vintage> they faded over time? Maybe someone played shenanigans and
Vintage> switched them out with similar but different colors at some
Vintage> point?
That's why people who care about color -- which is a lot of companies
and a lot of marketing people -- use the Pantone system or others like
it. That way you don't have to rely on faded samples or eyeball
matching. Tell a printer "the logo is Pantone 300" and you've
completely described what you're asking for.
Vintage> Who knows? Who cares! Color matching by eye is "good
Vintage> enough".
That depends on what business you're in.
paul