CCE Branding & Color Identity Flashcards
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What is a 'color story' in fashion and textile color design?
Answer: A curated seasonal palette with a narrative explaining the colors' mood and relationships
A color story is a themed, seasonal palette presentation that communicates the mood, inspiration, and relationship between selected colors for a collection.
In the context of brand color management, what is 'color drift'?
Answer: The gradual shift of brand colors away from approved values due to inconsistent reproduction
Color drift occurs when brand colors gradually deviate from the approved standard due to inconsistent vendor practices, aging files, or lack of color management oversight.
A brand's approved blue is specified as 100C/50M/0Y/0K. A printer proposes using 85C/40M/0Y/5K instead. What should the color expert do?
Answer: Reject it and require a printed proof measured to ΔE < 2 against the approved standard
The color expert should require a printed proof measured against the approved brand color, with ΔE < 2 confirming an acceptable match before approving any formula change.
What role does the Pantone Color Institute play in the design industry?
Answer: It provides color forecasting, trend prediction, and standardized color communication tools
The Pantone Color Institute provides color trend forecasting, color consulting services, and maintains the Pantone Matching System as the global standard for color communication.
When a brand uses a color across digital screens, offset printing, signage, and packaging, which approach best ensures cross-media consistency?
Answer: Define the brand color in CIE L*a*b* and derive medium-specific values from it
Anchoring brand colors in device-independent CIE L*a*b* and deriving medium-specific values (CMYK, RGB, hex, paint formulas) ensures the same perceived color across all media.
What is the purpose of an 'OK sheet' (color approval sheet) in the print production workflow?
Answer: A signed press proof confirming that print color meets the client's approved standard
An OK sheet is a press proof that has been measured and approved by the client or color expert, authorizing the printer to run the full job at those color values.