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I used to pick logo colors by feel until a $5 print test at a FedEx in Boise humbled me
For two years I built every logo on my screen and just trusted my eyes, then a client printed their business cards and the navy came out almost purple. Last month I started printing every color palette on plain paper before I send anything to a client, and it costs me about $5 at the FedEx on Fairview in Boise. Screen settings lie to you in ways you cannot see until ink hits paper. Now I keep a little stack of test sheets taped to my wall so I can compare shades in daylight instead of under my desk lamp. Does anyone here have a printer they actually trust for color checks, or is a cheap run to the copy shop still the safest bet?
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the_caleb2d ago
Watching a navy turn purple on a business card is the kind of heartbreak no color picker can prepare you for, and honestly the client probably blamed your design skills instead of the printer. Keeping test sheets taped to your wall is a solid move too, because daylight will humble you just as fast as that FedEx run did. A $5 trip beats dropping $300 on a fancy printer that still lies to you. Maybe it's just me but ink on paper is still the only judge that counts.
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