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Fundamentals Of Colour & Appearance Seminar 2005

The foundation you need to solve your most challenging colour problems

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Fundamentals of Colour Seminars will be held at our UK offices
on the following dates:
* 26th & 27th JANUARY 2005 *
* 6th & 7th APRIL 2005 *

The cost is £299 per attendee, with one free place for every third person attending from the same company. This price includes course materials, lunch, refreshments and a signed certificate of attendance.

To enroll for any of these dates please fax the registration form to us
on 01928 280080 or for further details please email one of the following [email protected] / [email protected] or alternatively ring us on 01928 280050

At Fundamentals of Colour & Appearance 2-day seminars, you’ll learn how to……
 Make accurate colour decisions
 Save your company thousands of dollars by learning how to avoid common colour mistakes
 Make colour information management technology work for you
 Accurately reproduce your colour standards
 Clearly and precisely communicate your colour needs to your suppliers or manufacturing operations
 Visually evaluate colour more effectively with controlled lighting
 Screen for colour vision defects and determine how well your employees see colour
 Keep up to date with the latest in the fast developing field of colour instrumentation and software

Bring Your Most Perplexing Colour Problems!
Our colour experts will gladly discuss your individual colour challenges – samples are welcome.

Who Should Attend:
 Quality Control Personnel
 Purchasing Agents
 Lab Personnel
 Marketing Managers
 Production Managers
 Brand Managers
 Product Designers
 Sales Managers

Invite your customers and suppliers to attend with you!

Industries Served:
 Automotive
 Ink & Printing
 Paint
 Plastics
 Textiles
 Packaging
 Toys
 Cosmetics
 Furniture
 Food
……. and more!

DAY I
The Fundamentals of Colour & Introduction to ECM

9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

This session will introduce you to the basic principles of colour science. Through a combination of lectures and demonstrations you will learn the general principles for managing colour in business today. You will gain a knowledge of colour communication and specification, the basis of colour measurements and the tools available to help you monitor and control colour reproduction. Prior colour knowledge is not necessary.

Introduction to Colour & Appearance
 The Observer Situation
 Light Energy
 Object Interaction with Light Energy
 Human Observer and Colour Vision
 Munsell Colour Order System
Quantifying Colour
 The CIE System
 Quantifying Light Sources
 Spectral Data
 Observer Functions
 Tristimulus Values
 Colour Spaces
Instrumentation
 Colorimeters
 Spectrophotometers
 Glossmeters

DAY II
Practical Applications of Colour Theory

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

An interactive course that will help you understand how to, apply colour theory in real-world design & production applications. You’ll acquire techniques for utilizing equip for visual Colour evaluation, colour measurement colour quality control and colour formulation. Attendees are encouraged to bring both typical and troublesome samples. Experts will be available to discuss individual colour probs.

Using ECM Tools
 Instrument Profiles
 Controlling your instruments
Visual Colour Control
 Light Source Selection
 Viewing Conditions
 Metamerism Evaluation
 Selecting & Maintaining Colour Standards
 Evaluating Colour Vision
 Communicating Colour Information
 Visual Colour Evaluation Documentation
Instrumental Quality Control
 Colour Standards & Sample Preparation
 Illuminant and Observer Selection
 Colour Difference
 Tolerancing
 Pass/Fail Analysis
 Indices
 Limitations of Colour Measurement Systems
 Instrumental Colour Evaluation Documents
Establishing Colour Quality Control Program
 Colour Specification
 Evaluation of Raw Materials & Labwork
 Evaluation of Production & finished product
 Colour Communication
 10 Steps to Better Colour Control

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