New blog post: "CMYK support in Inkscape could be a game-changer for professional print designers "
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New blog post: "CMYK support in Inkscape could be a game-changer for professional print designers "
https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1061/cmyk-support-in-inkscape-could-be-a-game-changer-for-professional-print-designers
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@davidrevoy As a non artist, why is this important?
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@duckyfella Think of CMYK like a special language for printers. Artists need it to ensure their designs look great on paper, not just on screens. And it's not just about art - CMYK is used in millions of printed objects we use daily, from packaging to billboards. It's a crucial part of our visual world!
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@davidrevoy Thank you!! Is it not possible to convert RGB -> CMYK though?
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@duckyfella Unfortunately, it's not. A human (artist decision) has to be done.
For example, you can obtain a Black by overlaying Cyan+Magenta+Yellow. But they don't overlap perfectly because you print in pass.
So the industry came up with a Black ink cartridge, this one is economic too (better than three pass of CMY). But you can also do "rich black" by mixing Black ink and Cyan at 60% and manage this way many 'mix'.
Color on screen doesn't work the same way. -
@davidrevoy Holy shit, I didn’t realise colour lore went this deep. Thank you for explaining
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@duckyfella @davidrevoy Speaking as someone who doesn't work creatively with colors very much, but has a programming background, I found this blog post by @eeeps on color spaces very interesting: https://ericportis.com/posts/2024/okay-color-spaces/
It doesn't discuss CMYK in depth, but it goes over a lot of what makes colors both interesting and understandable.
Might be a fun read if you want to get a bit deeper into “the lore”. -
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> A note before we begin: This week, I'm overwhelmed by the stream of news about Meta, ProtonMail, and other tech giants going mad. Instead of creating a humorous caricature or a long blog-post about it as I usually do when tech news goes chaotic, I'm shifting my focus to highlighting #PositiveImpact. This article was born out of this reflection (and also maybe my #CopingMechanism).
Thanks for all you do, David
Coping mechanisms that induce positive impact? Ping, and I'm game
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