Best Practices in Apparel Color Communication

April 11, 2013AATCC IC 2013, Greenville, SCMichelle Roberts, Technical Textile Solutions

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• Process Review & Improvement

• Team Coaching

• Supplier Coaching

• Color Approval On-Site

Color Standards

Color Approval Building Blocks

Color Equipment

Design

Color Team

Communi-cation

• 4 building blocks work together

• Color equipment is just one part

• Execution is key to success

Start-to-Finish Optimization

Color Team Process Execution

Color Standard Communication

Color in Design Phase

Color in Design Phase

• Random Fabric as Standard

• Too Many Critical Colors

• Incomplete Artwork Reference

Numbers

• Artwork File Resolution

Example

• 17 colors in this print

• Is every color critical?

Color in Design Phase

• Random Fabric as Standard

• Too Many Critical Colors

• Incomplete Artwork Reference

Numbers

• Artwork File Resolution

S1

Example #1• PES= S15AB243 • Silk= S15AB243

Example #2• PES= S15PESAB243• Silk= S15SIAB243

Start-to-Finish Optimization

Color Team Process Execution

Color Standard Communication

Color in Design Phase

Color Standard Communication

• Call Out Engineered Standards

• Call Out Real Standards

• Don’t Allow Cut Standards

Start-to-Finish Optimization

Color Team Process Execution

Color Standard Communication

Color in Design Phase

Color Team Process Execution

• Use Proper Commenting

Terminology

• Review Previous Rounds as Guide

• Get Comfortable with Gray Area

• Call the Dyer at Your Desk

Start-to-Finish Optimization

• Efficiency in Design Phase

• Color Standard Clarity

• Color Team Process Execution

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