Colour Gamut: Screen vs Print

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When it comes to colour, a common frustration is the mismatch between what you see on-screen versus the printed result. Understanding why this is the case, can help you to navigate this issue. GSM compares the RGB colour gamut vs CMYK... RGB Colour Gamut To create colour, a device screen uses varying degrees of light, specifically Red, Green, and Blue light (otherwise known as the RGB Colour Mode). More than 16 million colours are possible using RGB—significantly more than what the human eye can distinguish (about a million). RGB vs CMYK Colour Gamut Compare this to the CMYK colour mode...

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NZ Apprentice of the Year Awards

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Every year The NZ Apprentice of the Year Awards celebrate the successes of those choosing to enter the print industry - GSM takes a look… Each year PrintNZ and industry training partner, CompeteNZ, sponsor the NZ Apprentice of the Year Awards. Winners are selected from five sectors— offset printing, digital printing, screen printing, packaging and finishing & binding. Two further awards are also granted. These are the coveted Supreme Apprentice of the Year and Trainer of the Year. Winners are announced at The Pride in Print Awards Gala. As Ruth Cobb, Chief Executive of PrintNZ explains, ‘The awards recognise those...

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