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Designer 1: Are we using brown in this brochure? Designer 2: Brown? What are you talking about? It’s orange. Designer 1: Orange? What orange? No, it’s brown. I’m looking at it now. Designer 2: Are you sure you’re looking at the right file? I’m positive it’s orange! Designer 1: Well, it’s showing up as brown on my screen. Sounds familiar? Colour is a huge part of our workflow as InDesign users but yet, how many of us can confidently say that they can colour manage their files properly? Mike McHugh from Adobe will be going through the basics and best practices of colour management. What is Colour Management? - Colour reproduction - Basic colour theory Why is Colour Management important? - Create a colour-managed workflow for accurate and reliable colour output How to best colour manage? - Calibrating and profiling

Schedule

6.30 - 6.45pm: Registration, meet-and-greet 6.50 - 7.00pm: Welcome to the meeting 7.00 - 8.30pm: Colour Management in InDesign 8.30 - 9.00pm: Prize giveaway, mingle. Attendance is free but seating is limited.* * Please note that we adopt a first-come, first-served seating policy. The registration provides an estimate for catering purposes. Tricia Ho Melbourne Chapter Representative