How do I get the colours right from computer screen to screen print?

someone flicking through a pantone book with a print carousel in the background
A well used pantone book

Our tech overlords (Apple, Samsung et al) are churning out millions of identical screen clad devices all the time for our pleasure, and despite the odd grubby finger-print, smart phones, lap tops and tablets, all offer fantastically clear viewing apparatus for you to create your treasured designs. Now with the introduction of cloud computing, where it’s possible to experience the same environment from screen to screen, you would be forgiven for thinking that the colours would stay consistent as you move from device to device, wouldn’t you…? Well, take it from us (because we’ve learnt the expensive way) that this isn’t the case. (more…)

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