‘Colour, it’s just a constant problem’: an examination of practice, infrastructure and workflow in colour printing

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, David
dc.contributor.authorO'Neill, Jacki
dc.contributor.authorColombino, Tommaso
dc.contributor.authorRoulland, Frederic
dc.contributor.authorWillamowski, Jutta
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-15T12:14:09Z
dc.date.available2017-04-15T12:14:09Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the work to control colour in graphic design and printing focusing on the reasons why practitioners do not implement ‘colour managed’ (CM) workflows. CM workflows should allow for successful transfer and reproduction of colour information from e.g. computer to print. However, the technical requirements – in terms of equipment ‘set-up’ and knowledge – prove to be beyond most of those working in the industry. We examine the reasons for this and the different cooperative practices that designers and print workers use in the ‘real-world’ to control colour. This paper contributes to studies of cooperative work and technologies by providing a critical appraisal of infrastructure and workflow as a means of supporting cooperative work in design and printing.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACM Press
dc.relation.ispartofFrom CSCW to Web 2.0: European Developments in Collaborative Design Selected Papers from COOP08
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCOOP
dc.subjectColour printing
dc.subjectcolour management
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectworkflow
dc.subjectethnography
dc.subjectethnomethodology
dc.title‘Colour, it’s just a constant problem’: an examination of practice, infrastructure and workflow in colour printing
dc.typeText
gi.citation.endPage55
gi.citation.startPage44
gi.conference.date2008-05-20
gi.conference.locationCarry-le-Rouet, France
gi.conference.sessiontitleFull Papers

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