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Colour specifiers – a tool for ‘quick response’?
Author(s) -
Lewis Kevin,
Park James
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1989.tb01203.x
Subject(s) - specifier , selection (genetic algorithm) , computer science , process (computing) , ideal (ethics) , engineering drawing , sample (material) , product (mathematics) , matching (statistics) , engineering , mathematics , artificial intelligence , statistics , programming language , chemistry , philosophy , geometry , noun , epistemology , chromatography , noun phrase
Colour selection is an important factor in the design of textile products and traditionally this has depended on a large number of laboratory matchings being prepared from which the final selection is made. Colour atlases as an aid to colour selection are not new and those available are reviewed in this paper. The design of an ideal colour specifier is considered and its role is outlined together with a discussion of the advantages gained from its use. Finally the use of the specifier by dyers and printers as a further aid to ‘quick response’ is demonstrated. It is shown that the laboratory matching tier in the product development process can be eliminated by the use of the specifier in conjunction with a dedicated sample dyeing facility backed by colour measurement technology.