Bridging the gap: Pantone releases new color guide.(NEWS)

From: Printing News | Date: August 15, 2005| Author: Beals, Stephen | Copyright information

Pantone Inc. introduced a tool for accurate color communication across all forms of media--Pantone color bridge, with solid, process, and Web color reproductions. Like its predecessor, the Pantone solid to process guide, the color bridge displays a solid Pantone color and its four-color counterpart side-by-side. In addition to being developed using a digital process, the book itself is significantly larger, as is each individual swatch. It is also printed on brighter, more durable ...

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