Making Sense of Color Management

A Book Apart Briefs #4

by Craig Hockenberry

Get clarity in the tricky endeavor of managing colors from initial design to final product. Learn why colors shift, the science behind the human eye and color profiles, and how to set up your image editor and development environment for consistent color. Craig Hockenberry takes you through every step of color management, with indispensable advice on readying your work and workflows for new technologies.

Genres: Design

91 pages, ebook

Published December 8, 2016

Reviews

[Chet · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a technical / computer book focusing on color profiles and color management. I liked the theory at the beginning, but felt it could have been a bit more fleshed out. But in general, this is a practical book with specific examples for using color management in images, on the web, and in apps. It does a good job of covering all of these and will be valuable for developers who have to deal with these issues. I felt some of the examples were a bit arbitrary and I sometimes did not grok what the author was trying to communicate with certain examples. I think these could have been strengthened.

[Alfredo Sherman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es un libro ESENCIAL para cualquier diseñador. A veces siento que las explicaciones se quedan cortas, pero con un poco de concentración y esmero, es fácil encontrar el significado correcto.
Vital para manejar correctamente perfiles de colores en navegadores web y prevenir cambios indeseables en colores definidos anteriormente por manuales de identidad.

[sung kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too Apple oriented.

[Marco Sansalone · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting overview about color theories and management but too Apple oriented.

[Harold Maduro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buena explicación de los color profiles para coordinar cómo se ve en el OS, Photoshop y Web

[Sondre · Rating 2 out of 5]

Many useful and concise explanations, but a bit of a rough start. The main example page that is reused through out the book could be introduced better to make for an easier read later on.