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4 Colour Monster

Next time you’re struggling with that color separation, just remember it could be worse. You could be dealing with this 4-Colour Monster by illustrator Andy Smith. (via)

C-M-Y-Kegg

Our Senior Martha Stewart Living Correspondent filed this dispatch from the April issue:

“Three overlapping dots stenciled onto eggs beget a new batch of hues. The design pays homage to CMYK printing, which combines cyan, magenta, yellow and ‘key’ black to yield a spectrum.”

That CMYK lesson may not even be necessary, given the current prevalence of print in the public consciousness. (Although I do appreciate the precise description of what the “K” stands for.)

Print Lives!

Print Lives is the theme of the 70th-anniversary issue of graphic design magazine Print. Maybe it’s my warped mind, or maybe it’s the recent death of Art Clokey, but both of these cover photos remind me of Gumby:

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Details here. (via NOTCOT)

CMY Not?

It seems a bit unfair to declare an end to CMYK jokes without weighing the ramifications. Think of the t-shirt industry! In these times of economic hardship, would we at Printeresting be right in striking a blow against the healthy and thriving economy of print fashion?

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CMYK Jokes: NO MORE PLEASE!

I would like to declare an Official End to our universal enthusiasm for CMYK jokes.

This fad is over. It’s time for us to move on:

SPOT COLOR!

*DISCLAIMER: Any CMYK jokes made before this date, or in-progress before this date, will be excused under a “Grandfather Clause.”

UPDATE: Evidence provided here.