istockscoop.com » Design http://istockscoop.com The ultimate (unofficial) resource clearninghouse for all istockphoto contributors. Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:12:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en iStock Article: Color My World http://istockscoop.com/2007/06/20/istock-article-color-my-world/ http://istockscoop.com/2007/06/20/istock-article-color-my-world/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:15:10 +0000 scoop http://istockscoop.com/2007/06/20/istock-article-color-my-world/ Color My World

Welcome to Part 2 of our focus on printing. As we discussed in Part 1, time is money and do-overs are a drag. This time around, we’ll get into more detailed terminology and methodology for getting your files to look their best in print.
First, the most basic thing to understand is the difference between RGB (Red, Green Blue) and CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black). I know, “Duh,” but a lack of understanding of these two color spaces can seriously impair your printed result. Very simply put, RGB = light, and CMYK = ink. When you’re working with your camera and your computer, you’re working with light. When you’re getting something printed, you’re dealing with ink. As you might imagine, the number of colors that can be reproduced with ink is a lot fewer than what can be produced by light.

]]> http://istockscoop.com/2007/06/20/istock-article-color-my-world/feed/ iStock Article: Fit To Print http://istockscoop.com/2007/05/20/istock-article-fit-to-print/ http://istockscoop.com/2007/05/20/istock-article-fit-to-print/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 22:26:54 +0000 scoop http://istockscoop.com/2007/05/20/istock-article-fit-to-print/ Fit To Print

Someday, your work is going to end up in print. If you don’t know a platemaker from a boilermaker, we’re here to help.

]]> http://istockscoop.com/2007/05/20/istock-article-fit-to-print/feed/ iStock Article: Screen Time http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-screen-time/ http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-screen-time/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:01:00 +0000 scoop http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-screen-time/ “Screen printing is the process of forcing ink through a porous mesh screen stretched across a frame (much like the way that canvas is stretched for oil painting). Images are produced by means of a photomechanically generated stencil which has been bonded to the screen. Areas of negative space, where there isn’t going to be any image, are sealed to prevent ink from passing through. Screen printing is often referred to as silk screening. They are similar processes, but in silk screening, images are hand-cut and stencils are affixed to screens made of (wait for it) silk. The efficiency and ease of photomechanical screen printing has really made it the dominant practice.”

(http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=228)

]]> http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-screen-time/feed/ iStock Article: The Sketch http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-the-sketch/ http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-the-sketch/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 13:55:17 +0000 scoop http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-the-sketch/ “If the majority of your good photos are total flukes, your design ideas wishy-washy and your illustrations yawn-inducing, it could just be that you need to turn up to rehearsals a little more often. And the best way to rehearse something visual is with a sketch!”

(http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=186)

]]> http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-the-sketch/feed/ iStock Article: Know Your Type http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-know-your-type/ http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-know-your-type/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:32:40 +0000 scoop http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-know-your-type/ “Typography is an artform that stretches back thousands of years—from stone-carved letterforms in the second century, to Gutenberg’s creation of movable, letterpress type in 1448. Typesetting was born a tedious trade where hours were spent laying out a book’s pages one letter at a time. For the last 150 years designers have wielded type as visual weaponry, to point directly at the masses and fire at will. Now we’re assaulted with type, most of which is awful; and that’s where you come in.”

(http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=153)

]]> http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-know-your-type/feed/ iStock Article: Grunge Construction http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-grunge-construction/ http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-grunge-construction/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:52:00 +0000 scoop http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-grunge-construction/ “It’s all around us; on billboards, flyers, newspapers, even T.V. Scratches, scrapes, dents and cuts. They call it grunge: that nice coat of wear and tear on an image that makes it just right. But getting things this roughed-up isn’t as easy as it looks. We’ve put together a quick course in grunge to let everyone in on this design secret.”

(http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=127)

]]> http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-grunge-construction/feed/ iStock Article: Please Adjust Your Set http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-please-adjust-your-set/ http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-please-adjust-your-set/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:45:50 +0000 scoop http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-please-adjust-your-set/ “Most of us never take the time to adjust our monitors after hitting the power switch. No, we don’t mean fiddling with the contrast or tilting your laptop. We mean fixing your monitor to get the best quality. Are you constantly getting rejections for reasons that you just can’t see? It may be time to recalibrate your monitor color.”

(http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=120)

]]> http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-please-adjust-your-set/feed/ iStock Article: Red Labor Presents: Faux Real http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-red-labor-presents-faux-real/ http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-red-labor-presents-faux-real/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:04:00 +0000 scoop http://istockscoop.com/2007/01/01/istock-article-red-labor-presents-faux-real/ “Web site templates—with their unmotivated and monotone designs, poorly choosen stock photography, and dense and relentless text—are making the web a stale place.”

(http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=42)

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