| Day 1 Program |
| 8:30 |
Introduction and Program Objectives |
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| 8:45 |
Visually Defining and Developing the Brand |
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Hazel Van Buren, The Coca-Cola Company
A topline look at the role color plays in Brand design development. From strategy and planning to design finalization, consistent Brand color quality is a key component to a successful product launch.
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| 9:30 |
The Workflow of Brand Color Management |
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Shannon Steele, The Coca-Cola Company
Mike Butler, Southern Graphic Systems
From design concept to the shipment of goods, what is required to maintain brand color fidelity? How does color management fit into individual job responsibilities throughout the production life cycle? |
| 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
The Use of Process and Spot Colors for Product Decoration |
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Jay Sperry, Clemson University |
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How are your brand colors reproduced? What limitations do printing systems impose on accurate color reproduction? Printing fundamentals are explained and detailed to help managers understand the challenges of reproducing many brand colors in a production environment. |
| 11:15 |
Specifying Target Color and Tolerances by the Numbers |
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Marek Skrzynski, Director of Graphics, CSW, Inc. |
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How do numbers get associated with colors? An explanation of color measurement, measurement options and specifications, and ordered color systems including CIE LAB are covered. How does Delta E fit into your color management program? |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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Lunch at Seasons by the Lake |
| 1:00 |
Hands-on Breakout Session Round Robin |
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This is an opportunity for attendees to get a hands-on understanding of crucial topics related to maintaining brand color fidelity.
Attendees will move in groups of 12 through 3 breakout sessions. |
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Defining Color Tolerances Through Human Color Evaluation and Measurement Correlation
Jay Sperry, Clemson University
Shannon Steele, The Coca-Cola Company |
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Evaluate color standards as a group and decide acceptable limits for a specified need under standard lighting conditions. These color standards will then be evaluated for Delta E and color tolerances will be established during the breakout session. |
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Inks and Substrates
Paul Lodewyck, Flint Group North America
Kenneth Masters, Flint Group North America |
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Attendees will create color draw-downs on specified common printing and converting substrates to discover capabilities of brand color reproduction. Attendees will analyze color accuracy and differences across media. |
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Managing Expectations and Consistency
Iain Pike, SmartColour
Kevin Chop, DIAGEO Consumer Goods |
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Discussion focuses on how brand colors are simulated on different media, what those simulations are referenced to, and realistic expectations of predictability. A hands-on look at brand color process control by measuring and analyzing multiple samples as a group is completed. |
| 4:30 |
Social Hour at the Madren Center |