Color (In)Constancy Color (In)Constancy is the term related to a single color which changes shade when viewed in different light sources. It should not be confused with Metamerism which is the...
Following the publication by Greenpeace of their Dirty Laundry Reports, many brands and retailers are asking themselves the question: Do we really know what is on our garments? Of the...
Here are 3 ways to secure the color inspiration you selected in the early stages of your color development: 1. Wrong Color due to the communication failure in the supply chain....
In the last blog post, we established that setting “a color standard” for a color inspiration, was a key step to initiating a sustainable communication process in the supply chain....
Interesting question - How is color like an iceberg? Is it the many shades of blue or the hues of white, or possibly the streaks of brown that make icebergs so beautiful?...
The cornerstone of a sustainable color communication program is to establish a method to transfer the designer’s color inspiration to the vendor and/or textile mill. The designer needs to have...
Water is the most precious natural resource on the earth. Without water, life would not exist as it is a prerequisite for all human and economic developments. Although water is a...
There is currently interest from retailers/brands in color retention/fade resists performance to multiple wash/wear cycles on cotton garments. The problem of color fade of cotton garments started when leading detergent manufacturers...
Textile design as it relates to color is traditionally considered as an artistic rather than scientific discipline. Color is inherently tied to emotion and we look to the artistic and...
