Process Color Manual, 24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, Prepress, and Printing Spiral-bound – June 15, 2000

I am a graphic and web designer and often feel limited by the colors available in the pantone color guides. This book opens up so many great CMYK color build options. I agree with other reviews that some sort of index or other organizational tool would be useful, but once you get used to how it is laid out the book works just fine the way it is. I would reccomend this book for all graphic designers looking to have more CMYK color options.

I do a little bit of graphic design work for my husband's business, and this book is a life-saver when you're trying to figure out if that color that looks so great on your computer screen is actually going to look good when your item comes back from the printer. Much more affordable than a Pantone chip book and absolutely workable as a communication tool when talking with pre-press folks at the printers!

This book contains a nearly comprehensive set of color charts illustrating the appearance of numerous CMYK color formulas. I have found it invaluable in specifying CMYK equivalents to spot inks and to color in original, non-digital artwork.The one disappointment I have with the book is that the color formulas are not also printed on uncoated paper. Most readers will understand that inks appear differently on coated and uncoated papers. A second volume on uncoated paper would make this offering perfect.

As a Graphic Design student, I had several disappointments when I did my printing and realized the final result was nothing like what I saw on my screen. Even with the most calibrated monitor, the colors are never the same on the screen than on the printed material. Using this book as a guide I can be 100% sure of what the final piece will look like before sending the art to press.

A well intentioned book with deep flaws. First off, as other reviewers have noted, the way the colors are defined can easily lead to mistakes when noting their cmyk values. For one thing, black values (k) are often listed before cyan values (c). This is rediculous considering that all graphic designers have been trained to write down cmyk values in this order: c, m, y, k. Another tricky thing is that colors are displayed and defined using tables that have a horizontal and vertical axis, and even after using this book for several months I have a heck of a time figuring out which color label (horizontal vs. vertical) refers to which colors. These are deadly oversights on the part of the authors, especially when the book is being used by a designer who has been staring at colors for eight hours straight and needs to get a job to the printer in five minutes! Okay, but the WORST thing about this book is the terrible inconsistency in its printing! I just bought two copies of this book (one that I could cut up into swatches, and one that I would leave intact). It is horrifying to compare colors that are supposed to be identical between the two books!!!! Apparently the quality control at the printing company is severly lacking because there are HUGE shifts in color value, temperature and hue between the two books that I bought. How is this supposed to be used by a professional designer who needs to pick out colors accurately?! I would strongly recommend AGAINST using this book if you care about color or the quality of your work. I couldn't be more disappointed.

If you ever have to work with a printer to develop color schemes for stationery, labels, brochures, etc., you really need to treat yourself to this manual first.

This a valuable tool for anyone who works with CMYK color projects. One can confidently chose color options from the book as work is created on the computer and know the physical print will meet expectations.

I design various graphics for print, including business cards. This manual helps me see a wide range of colors as they will actually be printed instead of guessing. Very useful.

Esattamente quello che mi aspettavo, tavole complete e ben stampate.

Best color combination book.

If you are a designer, this is the book to have. Literally thousands of colors.CMYK system is easy to find.

Très bien. Combinaisons de couleurs fiable, utilisation simple, outil très utile. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

If you need to get computer generated documents "commercially printed" then you need this manual. It could save you a lot of time and money -- printing can be a costly business!The manual makes it very easy to see exactly what colour you'll get on the printed page and is easy to use even for novices.Well recommended!