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Colour Library

posted by Amber Weaver November 2, 2016

Colour library are thrilled to release their new and exciting colour profiles. Colour Library is a database of colour profiles for artists, designers, and printers who are looking for a novel yet professional colour management solution. Specifically it helps convert images for printing devices using two, three, four, or five spot colours, and offers a large variety of combinations, from basic colours to metallics, neons, and pastels. Colour Library was created within the Workflow research project (R&D) about printing technologies at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne. This project was led by David Keshavjee, Guy Meldem, Tatiana Rihs, Julien Tavelli (Maximage) and supported by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO). The new colour profiles recently launched have been developed as an extension of the actual collection, and matching the PANTONE colours. These new profiles include two colours, like Black – Black for deep B/W prints. Three colours, like [NEON] Blue – Green – Red for RGB display-like renderings. And five colours, [METAL] Black – Cyan – Magenta – Silver – and Yellow which adds a touch of silver to a standard CMYK printing.The Riso Collection has been specially developed to fit the demands of the Risograph printers. This collection is conscientiously adapted for soy-based inks and Colour Library intends to release eight news colour combinations, including Teal, Fluorescent Pink, and Fluorescent Orange. To show their clients their wonderful and sophisticated skills, a Profile in Use section displays final products realised with Colour Library. Having been used by several institutions like, Architectural Association (London), Istituto Svizzero di Roma (Milan) and Kunsthalle Basel (Basel).Photography (frontpage): Shirana Shahbazi