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XCMYK at Midnight Oil: How government regulations can drive innovation

22/10/2025

XCMYK has a lot to offer: using the same traditional four inks, a much larger gamut can be achieved, as well as some very nice blues. Many recent digital presses support it, or they have […]

XCMYK vs CMYK: here’s your business case

30/10/2025

XCMYK is a rather simple method to produce an ‘expanded’ gamut with your standard printing inks on your standard, four-color printing press. You only need FM-screening, or another non-traditional screening, and a higher ink density. Although it seems an exciting technology, I recently found that it’s tough to find a printer using it. Which is a shame: there is definitely a business case for this.

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XCMYK: regular CMYK gets a boost

26/09/2020

Over the last few decades, print has seen a significant increase in quality. Just go to your bookshelf and take a look at an old book with color pictures to see it with your own […]

Print quality ain’t what it used to be…
(spoiler alert: it’s much better!)

13/01/2026

From time to time, I read these remarks on LinkedIn: print quality isn’t what it used to be, and people start complaining. And every time, a smile appears on my face: “Really???” So, let’s do […]

The web embraces OKLch (OKLab),
when will print follow?
A better way to describe color

11/05/2025

Science evolves, based on experiences, experiments, and new insights. And that includes color science. Although the use of CIELab color description is fundamental to current color specification and reproduction, CIELab is ‘icky’, as John – […]

Should we ditch Lab colors and fall in love with LCh?

26/05/2024

For as long as I can remember, the primary unambiguous, device-independent way to describe, define colors is in Lab (CIELAB, L*a*b*). But even after so many decades, I still struggle to ‘feel’ the a- and […]

Move over PDF/X-1a
Stop using a 20-year-old standard!

26/05/2024

It was a surprise when I read the recent message from the GWG: ‘Stop using a 20-year-old standard’! My first reaction was: what??? The GWG promotes standards! But then I noticed the ‘20’, and it […]

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ECG Printing: The Perfect Storm is near

09/05/2025

When looking at packaging printing, ECG (expanded or extended gamut printing) is hot. Many people are talking about it, and the promises seem convincing: you can simulate much more brand colors with a set of […]

Landa Nano Print Quality IRL: inkjet vs inkjet (Canon VarioPRINT iX)

03/07/2025

The article about the Landa Nano print quality in real life did gain some traction: within 24 hours, it was read over 1.000 times, it was shared a lot via LinkedIn, via WhatsApp. But one […]

Landa Nano Print Quality IRL: I’m not impressed

03/07/2025

There was one reason why I definitely wanted to attend drupa 2020: to finally get my hands on samples of Landa Nano. As you know, the show was canceled, and it seemed I had to […]

Fine art photo prints: “sRGB offers the highest quality” – No, not really…

23/08/2020

I’m disappointed, frustrated. A few weeks ago, I ordered two large format prints (100 cm wide) of images from my photobook on the lockdown in Antwerp. Both had – of course – a large number […]

Deep blues, with just 4 colors? Yes, it can be done!

23/08/2020

You may have read my previous article, on XCMYK and the business case: my ‘corona photobook’. Since the publication of that article, a lot has happened. And it’s an interesting story, and sometimes a sad […]

drupa 2020: what you will see in Düsseldorf

09/09/2025

Twenty-twenty is an exciting year for the printing industry: it’s a drupa-year. With a renewed interest in print as a communication medium – something I’ve been advocating for many years – and the introduction […]

Where ICC color management can (still) go wrong: the blue to purple conversion

26/04/2020

It has been an interesting week. Tuesday my newspaper had an article on the (in)famous Yves Klein Blue. But the printed color was purple… Later this week, I noticed some images with better conversions, but […]

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