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Color Specifying for Product Identification

Posted by Deidre Kruser

Free Color Specifying eBook for Nameplates Design Your Nameplate or Label in Color In this FREE eBook you will: Learn the basics of color specification, from defining opaque, transparent and metallic colors to specifying gloss. Discover additional considerations in color development on metal ...

Translating PMS Colors to Transparent Tints for Nameplates

Posted by Deidre Kruser

Considerations in Color Development Translation of opaque color into a transparent tint of color is an effective option for taking advantage of the reflectivity of the metal substrate. Many target color chips are supplied as PMS colors chips, printed on a white substrate which impacts the overall ...

Why Gloss Level Impacts Color on Nameplates and Labels

Posted by Deidre Kruser

Consideration of the gloss level of a color is an important aspect of specifying color that is often overlooked. Colors can look dramatically different when the gloss level is changed. Therefore understanding the requirement up front helps to facilitate colors that successfully support your product ...

Specifying Color for Nameplates

Posted by Lynn Holzworth

Definition of Your Target Color Color specifying begins with the definition of a master or target color. There are several options for communicating the information across suppliers. The most common method used is the use of a mass-produced, categorized color system such as the Pantone Matching ...

Four Green Nameplates - Multiple Options

Posted by Lynn Holzworth

There are multiple options available to you in nameplate design. The nameplates below all have the commonality of using green, however they use different techniques to achieve the overall design.

Favorite Nameplate | Custom Color Match

Posted by Deidre Kruser

Guest Blogger This is another article in a series of posts featuring notes from my co-workers on their favorite nameplate. This article illustrates the unique perspective that each of us look at the world through. The nameplate that Scott chose isn't technically a nameplate. There are no graphics ...

Color Terminology in Specifying a Nameplate

Posted by Deidre Kruser

Custom Color Matches Colors for your nameplates, badges or labels are custom matched in opaque or transparent colors to meet your product branding needs. Color on plastic or metal is applied using using lithography, screen printing or coating. All color matches start with the development of a color ...

Color Matching for Nameplates

Posted by Deidre Kruser

Color Matching on Aluminum Color is typically added to aluminum nameplates, labels and badges using lithography, screen printing and coating. This article covers basic guidelines in specifying and submitting colors to be matched for your nameplate project.