Comments on: The Professional Designer’s Guide to using Black

By: David

David — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:18:48 +0000

Its incredible the amount of time that must have been put into making this resource. Its much appreciated!

By: vin

vin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:24:12 +0000

Wow. I never thought there are lots of blacks to choose from. Maybe I’m focusing too much on web design. (rgb black all the way! lol)

Anyway, thanks for the really comprehensive article Andrew! I’m bookmarking this for future reference.

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By: Design That Rocks

Design That Rocks — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:49:42 +0000

Hey Andrew….what a great post! Love the info and is a great resource compilation. Keep up the great work.

By: Adam Wilson

Adam Wilson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:13:16 +0000

Wow, and I thought I knew about the black (see my website name). This was a great and informative post, I learned a few things.

One thing I have to add though if you often do get conflicting advice from different printers, and they’re both usually right on their own equipment. Have faith in them.

Thanks, I’m going to read more of these now.

By: dotRUN

dotRUN — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:55:56 +0000

Great article – have tweeted about it as I think it’s a really comprehensive and informative article on the colour black and should help a lot of designers out there. Thanks for sharing

By: Chris Pollard

Chris Pollard — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:41:12 +0000

Great info. Our Little Black Book supports much of the detail here.
Keep up the good work!!
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FUZEDOT.COM — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:23:26 +0000

HERE IS A QUICK VIDEO ON HOW TO SET UP A RICH BLACK IN ILLUSTRATOR

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designfloat.com — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:29:22 +0000

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By: aravind

aravind — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:00:14 +0000

wow Andrew! This is so excellent. Really a great reference for future.
I think you should write a book about this. Something like – Designers Guide to using Colors
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By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:09:39 +0000

Wow, so much information was covered! A well done article. .-= Rhonda´s last blog ..Dec 3, Business Card Paper: Where To Find It =-.

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By: Louisa Nicholson

Louisa Nicholson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:55:54 +0000

Loved the article – had to refer to different blacks for printing quickly and this article did the job. Cheers!

By: Identity Design

Identity Design — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:01:44 +0000

Didn’t realise there were so many blacks! I thought rich black and just normal black were all I would need. Very useful resource. Bookmarked…
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By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:25:22 +0000

Hi Doug,

Thanks, glad it could help you.

No worries, I don’t mind you publishing an extract from it, as long as it is accredited/linked back here

By: Doug Barned

Doug Barned — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:21:20 +0000

Hi Andrew A truly excellent run-down! Taught me a few things and I've been in print for a little while. Do you mind if I feature it on my blog at some point? Thanks /Doug Doug Barneds last blog post..Browser Testing

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:34:58 +0000

@Bruce

I haven’t had much experience with duotones as yet, but I’ll keep that information in-mind, thanks

By: Bruce Colthart (@bccreative)

Bruce Colthart (@bccreative) — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:12:39 +0000

What a great collection of blacks! *Very* handy to see the different temperature blacks. I also enjoy making richer blacks on 2-color (black and spot color) print projects and taking the time with 2-color duotones that yield a very nice black in photos with just a touch of the spot color in the mid range.

Keep up the good work!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:51:42 +0000

GREAT article. Thank you!!

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:29:28 +0000

Cheers Brian, thanks also for the RT via Twitter @parksdesign

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:26:47 +0000

you’re BACK IN BLACK, so to speak. Great Article. I’ll be sure to pass this one on.

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:59:28 +0000

Glad it could help you out Vincent

By: Vincent Le Pes

Vincent Le Pes — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:29:00 +0000

Wow, this is a truly amazing resource. Thanks for the great information. I had heard of the differences between flat black, registration black and spot black – but I had no idea there were so many choices ideal for different situations.

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:09:13 +0000

@ Laurens | @ Desiztech

Thanks for your comments.

@ Marc

Thanks for the encouragement, I’m glad my articles can be helpful…

By: Marc Bijl

Marc Bijl — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:07:35 +0000

Hi Andrew,

This article is just absolutely fab!

As self-educated designer, these are the pages which make the web a better place to be. Thanks very much!

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By: Desiztech

Desiztech — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:03:57 +0000

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By: Laurens

Laurens — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:32:11 +0000

Black is the new white!

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:51:18 +0000

@ Rob,

Now that you’ve read this article, you can call yourself an expert!

@ gustotech

Thanks for commenting…

By: gustotech

gustotech — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:36:28 +0000

excellent article!!! because i love black!!

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:45:51 +0000

You certainly know more about black that me or than I thought was possible. I'll certainly be using that designer black CMYK breakdown. I'm ashamed to say I didn't know it. Thank you. Rob Cubbons last blog post..Exciting business card design

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:22:27 +0000

@ Gareth & Kristof

Thanks for your kind words. I’m thinking of adding an extra section to this article at some point, so stay tuned…

By: Kristof

Kristof — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:12:59 +0000

This is the most comprehensive explanation of (black) color usage I have seen. Thanks for also including the misuses -- following this should really help designers avoid simple and costly design-build errors. Kristofs last blog post..Motrin, Twittermoms, and the Power of Social Networking

By: Gareth Coxon - Dot Design

Gareth Coxon - Dot Design — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:05:30 +0000

WOW, you are certainly the expert on black Andrew!
Good work.

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By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:39:00 +0000

Hi Josiah, thanks for commenting…

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Josiah Jost | Siah Design — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:11:50 +0000

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By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:14:31 +0000

@ WilhelmR

It’s great to learn and find new sites, I agree Hope it can help you at some point. Thanks for visiting…

By: WilhelmR

WilhelmR — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:56:50 +0000

First time visitor here, i can’t believe i didn’t know this site

But anyway, excellent article, it’s always good to know this when working with anything for print!

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:05:09 +0000

@ valentina,

Glad you found use for it…

By: valentina

valentina — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:01:52 +0000

wonderful, thank you… very useful

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:43:19 +0000

@ Polo,

Thanks for your comment, however, I don’t know what you mean. Could you please elaborate?