Articles, advice and musings in the world of graphic design, branding, corporate reporting and so much more.
Viewing entries tagged
Brand colour theory
We have established that the CMYK has a smaller range of colours. So start by selecting your colours in CMYK. Get a high-quality print test sheet run, on both gloss/silk and matt/uncoated stock first. Whilst you are at it, produce a printed test sheet with all the percentage tints on it as well, it will give you a really good overview.
Bringing together a brand’s colour palette and applying them in a consistent way is one of the pillars of a strong identity. It is a big subject, here we touch on why they are important and what you might want to consider when putting a branding palette together.
