#PANTONE COLOURS INDESIGN SOFTWARE#
In 2007 I was hired by a prepress workflow software company as an apps specialist, which is a fancy way of saying “you’re a quality assurance engineer, tech support person, and a hardware tech.” I then spent the next fifteen years developing software that solved printing problems for mom-and-pop shops, megacorporations, and the US Federal Government. During those years I also worked several jobs as a designer, prepress technician, and all-around computer toucher. I graduated from college in 2006 with a bachelor’s in art with a concentration in graphic design.
My high school had a graphic arts program, and that’s where I fell in love with computer graphics. I got my start in the graphics industry back in the nineties. Sit back, grab some popcorn, and be prepared for more than you wanted to know about the Pantone Matching System. In the name of expedience I’m writing this in a question-and-answer format. Your real questions are “how does this affect me” and “what can I do about it?” Or maybe you’re used to picking colors from all those swatch books in Photoshop and wondered why it’s such a big deal that they went away.
Many working designers don’t know all the fiendish intricacies surrounding the tools of their trade. The reality is that the world of color is difficult, even for those of us that see and feel it every day. If you’ve been reading some parts of the internet lately, you might’ve seen a brouhaha over the quote-unquote “fact” that Pantone has “copyrighted colors.” They’re forcing Adobe to pay them oodles of money for color swatches, and Adobe said “no you.” Now users have to pay $15 a month just to use COLORS? Madame is outraged!
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