Michael Abildgaard

Danish School of Media and Journalism, Copenhagen, Denmark · Media Production and Management

Published in Journal of Print and Media Technology Research, Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022), pp. 85-97. (For full text, just click on the DOI-link) This paper examines some of the implications of choosing Brand Colors directly from a software program, based on what the designer see on the screen. The reason is that more and more Graphic Arts Designers tend...

Det danske arbejdsmarked har forandret sig markant inden for de sidste 10 års tid, især inden for de kreative erhverv, som den grafiske branche delvist tilhører.

This study seeks to confirm or refute the statement that Pantone Extended Gamut (XG) can reproduce 90% of all Pantone Solid colors (PMS) by using seven process colors (CMYK+OGV). At the same time, it is investigated which colors within the 10% that cannot be reproduced in this system. By using a comparison of Pantone's own "reference values" (CIELA...

Short Abstract This study attempts to find an objective method to determine whether a given color is yellow, orange, or red, simply by evaluating its technical values and without looking at the color. After a review of the early Pantone Matching System and the current Pantone Formula Guide Coated, the first attempt to create a color wheel was to so...

This study is a continuation of a previous study on why most Brand Manuals fail when it comes to specifying Brand Colors (Pedersen 2016). This present study seeks to examine the practical consequences of the previous study by conducting a spot check of 226 randomly chosen print products from 43 randomly chosen companies. These print products where...

Brand Color reproduction across print substrates and print technologies. Color differences

Chapter 6: The Quality Management System ISO 9001 and how it might be used along with Lean Management.

This book offers beginners a quick and understandable introduction to many of the large and complex areas such as • The Basic Lean Management Philosophy and Lean tools • Lean Six Sigma • Supply Chain Management • Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001 & EMAS) • Eco-Label Schemes (Nordic Eco-label, EU Eco-label, PEFC, FSC • Corporate Social R...

This paper will test a research question about whether or not it is possible to calculate the exact Complementary Color to a specific Brand Color in different color systems. A method is proposed and tested in five different color systems: CIELAB, RGB, CMYK, Spectrum and HSB including device independent, device dependent, additive and subtractive co...

How to calculate the exact Complementary Color to a specific chromatic Brand Color

Lean Management. The nine waste types and the concept of value. Examples from different areas and private life

From top class Universities and governmental organizations to high-end global brands and well-known local brands, a surprising consistency of inattentiveness has been published in these companies’ prestigious Brand Manuals and Brand Guides. When it comes to providing technical guidance, defining and describing their Brand Colors, they all fail. By...

The specification of Brand Colors in Brand Manuals and determination of acceptable color differences

(in Danish) This chapter is about how to ensure correct and unambiguous communication when specifying and ordering print products.

Handbook in how to produce printed products according to the requirements in ISO 12647

Alt for mange af hverdagens tryksager lader sig for nemt forfalske. Det skyldes primaert den teknologiske udvikling, der har åbnet muligheden for alle, men også, at tryksagerne ikke er fremstillet med kopisikring for øje. Eksemplerne har vaere talrige gennem de seneste år. Studerende har selv forbedret deres karakterer for at komme ind på de attrak...