Re-Engineering Spot Color Management for Global Brand Consistency
Consistent brand color is no longer a differentiator in packaging—it is a baseline expectation. CMYK workflows have largely achieved this baseline through decades of standardization, device characterization, and closed-loop control. Spot and brand colors, however, remain a persistent source of variability, even inside otherwise disciplined color-managed environments.The issue is not
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