Color Management

To the sign, design, graphics and art communities, color is everything. It separates good designers from bad and informs most of our design decisions. That's why it's imperative to get your colors right, whether you want to create the best output for your inkjet printer or you need to choose the best color for a CTA button in your web design. The following articles about color management represent some technical software posts as well as some fun infographics and informed opinions about the wonderful world of color.

Digital Printing 101: Which Ink Do You Need?

April 6, 2023 Ginny Mumm Color Management , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Tips & Tricks , UV Printing roland dga; digital printing; eco-solvent inks; uv inks; resin ink; latex ink; cmyk; printer inks

Whether you are just getting started with digital printing or are interested in exploring new avenues, your choice of ink will impact what you can do and what results you can achieve.

Do I Need White Ink for My Direct-to-Garment (DTG) Printer?

January 12, 2021 Roland DGA Tips & Tricks , Dye-Sublimation , Service & Support , Color Management direct to garment, dtg, printing, apparel printing, print customization, white ink printers, white ink t shirts, t shirt printing, cotton printing, printing on cotton, pretreating apparel

Are you in the market for a Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printer? Is this your first venture into DTG printing? Even if you’re not a novice, a DTG printer has different requirements and processes than other printers. The following blog post takes a look at some key questions to consider if you’re shopping for a DTG printer.

Color Management Settings in VersaWorks 6

September 2, 2020 Roland DGA Quick Tips , Color Management , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters quick tips, versaworks 6, rip software, color management printing, large format printing, printing tips, print software

The Color Management Properties section of VersaWorks 6 can be a bit of a mystery to a lot of users. Here's a few quick tips to make you aware of the valuable tools it contains for maximizing image quality and defining a few terms to better understand what these tools can do for your output.

A Quick Guide to Print Lingo

June 9, 2020 Roland DGA Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Featured , Inspiration , UV Printing , Dye-Sublimation , Color Management print terms, print dictionary, print lingo, common printer terms, printer lingo, print terminology, start up print business, home based print business

If you’re just starting out in print, bought your first Roland DGA device, or you’re just interested to learn more about common print terms, this cheat sheet is for you. It will allow you to identify and check-off the commonly used terms that print professionals use.

Color Your World Infographic

July 7, 2016 Ben Fellowes Color Management , Inspiration , Marketing Expertise color infographic , infographic about colors , meaning of color infographic

In the month of July, Roland DGA is celebrating color! Enjoy this infographic that takes a psychological look at some popular color theories. Whether you're a print expert, graphic designer, artist, or simply a color-lover, this fun graphic is perfect as a quick color reference for use on your designs, artwork, branding, web colors or call-to-actions. For more useful info, don't forget to register for our color fundamentals webinar series.

Info Central for Roland DGA Tips and Tricks

July 5, 2016 Roland DGA Tips & Tricks , Color Management , Cutters , Dental , Dye-Sublimation , Engraving , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Marketing Expertise , Milling & 3D Printing , Roland DGA Academy Training , Service & Support , Software 3d production tips , dental milling tips , print tips , sign and design tips

In the second of our info blog hubs, we’ve made an extensive list of all the useful tips and tricks for Roland DG software, inkjet printers, flatbeds, dye-sublimation printers, CNC machines, dental milling machines and more. Also included in this rundown are some small business advice articles and other resources to help you grow your company.

What Print Color is This Dress?

March 6, 2015 Ben Fellowes Color Management , Featured color management , print color of dress , what color is this dress

What color is this dress? We don’t see blue and black, or white and gold, we only see color management, color perception and output control that can be put into practice. To the uninitiated out there, the following blog post explores the issue of converting color we see onscreen to something which exists in the physical world as printed graphics, and how those colors will be output and perceived.

Creating a Color Management Preset Comparison File

May 16, 2014 Amber Costa Color Management , Tips & Tricks

Roland DG VersaWorks offers a variety of helpful color matching settings, such as Prepress US, Max Impact and Sign & Display. These specialized settings allow users to quickly select the option that is most suited to the application at hand. The software also allows you to see a side-by-side comparison, which provides a visual benchmark for determining which setting to choose for the specific assignment.

Synchronize Your Color Workspace

April 15, 2014 Roland DGA Color Management , Software

We all know that there are many output factors that can affect color (heat, resolution, ink limit, profile, spot colors, etc.) There are also factors on the input side (occurring before you even bring a file into queue) that will influence the way the colors in a file will print. Creating a synchronized color works pace within your design software will give you the best chance of having predictable color across different design platforms and file types.

Tips for Printing Metallic

December 31, 2013 Roland DGA Color Management

Metallic ink is a great way to add pizzazz to a project, but how can you get these prints to really “pop?” Here are three tips that we think will help you achieve better results when printing metallic: