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I guess you have probably heard thousands of times the terms RGB and CMYK in daily working, yet do you really know what they are, when to use and why? When it comes to designing for print, there is a range of things you need to consider that includes the design itself, the type of files, color mode setting, the printing capability of equipment, etc. Among these factors, the color mode acts as a bridge that connects your designs and the final result.   Let’s uncover the basic logic behind color mode choice A golden rule in the printing industry is anything dealing with the web should always be in RGB and printed materials should be in CMYK. In the following, I will briefly explain the reason behind that.   WHAT IS RGB & CMYK? RGB  is an additive process that stands for red, green, blue.The main purpose of the RGB color model is for the sensing, representation, and display of images in computer monitors. However different devices detect or reproduce the same RGB value d...

Developing Communication Technology Writing is an essential part of graphic communication. It enabled our ancestors to communicate with others without the need for direct contact. Writing allowed them to record their history, their art, their science, their knowledge and their skills. It allowed our ancestors to communicate with future generations. To advance the communication process, limitations had to be overcome. Ways had to be found for reproducing several copies of a message without having to rewrite the message each time. Writing and printing materials, such as inks, had to be invented and developed. Graphic Communication Graphic communication use printed images to convey message. Newspapers, books, magazines, catalogs, greeting cards, labels and business forms communicate graphically. A sender must convert his thoughts and ideas to visual form in order to communicate graphically. Symbols, drawings, and photographs are available for this purp...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION Even before primitive man developed spoken language, he was able to communicate by grunting, laughing, frowning, screaming, and by using physical force. In these and other ways he made his message clear to others. As time went on, man developed other ways of communication. He learned to mark trails with piles of stones or cuts on trees. He discovered how to control fire and use smoke to signal others. He learned to communicate through a spoken language. And then he learned to write. THE EVOLUTION OF WRITING Writing made it possible to record information. It also made it possible to send message over great distances without direct contact. Most important, though, it enabled man to transmit knowledge to future generations. PICTOGRAPHS.  Evidence of man’s early attempts at writing can be found on the walls of caves 3000years old. The writing was in the form of pictures painted on cave walls. These paintings...