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April 13, 2022
Did you know that, in print, black isn’t really black?
That’s right. When specifying black, experienced designers actually use something we call ‘Rich black’.
It changes depending on a designer’s preference, but it’s often something like 20% Cyan, 20% Magenta and 20% Yellow, plus 100% Black.
The result is a much deeper black that REALLY looks black. When compared to just 100% black, the latter looks…well, more Grey than Black.
Just one of those little details you never knew about sending artwork to a printer (and why, if you’ve ever tried to save money by doing your own artwork in Canva, you might have been surprised at the result).
* PS. you rarely do this with text, unless it’s printing super-large.
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