Welcome to ChromaChecker Guide for Designers!

In this document, you may find practical information and required knowledge that lifts your work with color to the top professional level.  We strongly recommend reading the main pages to get the big picture of what we are offering - then go deeper into areas that you decide are important in your practice.

Introduction to Color - one simple message

1. What do you need to start?

Part One - Practical tasks that you may need to perform

1. Start from the Light
2. Take care of your Display 
3. Train your Eye and Brain
4. Learn how to create Color Standard
5. Create your own Color Library
6. Accept Differences
7. Make a bridge to your workplace - export color data
8. Print color

Part Two - Basic knowledge about color

1. Light Object and Observer 
2. Light Standardised - illuminants and custom lighting conditions
3. Color - how to define
4. Metrics describing color
5. Beyond just color - the real-world scenarios
6. Color issues and phenomena
7. Metamerism
8. Fluorescence
9. How to measure color 
   
   
   

Part Three — Working with Top-Level Brand Owners 

1. Color eXchange Format
2. Advanced Tolerancing
3. Remote Teamwork
4. Projects parameters: process, spot, substrates, tolerances, surface finishing
5. Color Standards modifications for the real production chain.
   
   
   

Part Four - Understanding printing technology and Color Management

1. RGB and CMYK
2. Printing Technologies
3. Spot and Process Colors
4. Screening technology
5. Profiling Display
6. Profiling RGB Printer
7. Profiling CMYK Printer
8. Extended Color Gamut
9. Understanding Rendering Intent
10. Proofing
11. RIPs, Color Engines, and ink-saving technologies
12. PDF Standards
    
    
    

Part Five - Standards and reliable sources of information

1. ISO Standards
2. Idealliance
3. Fogra
4. European Color Initiative (ECI)
5. Ghent Work Group (GWG)
6. 3rd party