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Confused about the “Please use 300 ppi images” statement?
Here’s what matters AND free tools to calculate the right minimal size!

30/04/2025 Eddy Hagen 0

If you are designing documents for print or delivering images for print, you may have had feedback: “Please use 300 ppi images!” And that might […]

Adobe brand color specifications:
NOT Project BBCG-approved

23/02/2025 Eddy Hagen 0

Let’s look at a very special brand, one that has become a multi-dollar company and one of the top 100 companies in the world, thanks […]

Is a large color difference a nightmare for a brand?

12/01/2025 Eddy Hagen 0

It is being said that color differences between packages of the same product will impact sales. However, there is no proof for that. I’ve been […]

Will a 10 dE00 hurt sales? The Oreo case

19/10/2024 Eddy Hagen 0

In a previous blog post we discussed a more theoretical study about the influence of small color deviations. But here’s something new, and real-life: Oreo […]

Cisco brand color specifications:
NOT Project BBCG-approved

28/09/2024 Eddy Hagen 0

The third brand guide on this list is the one from Cisco. And it’s an interesting one, but, again, not Project BBCG approved… The full […]

Will small color differences impact sales?

22/09/2024 Eddy Hagen 0

You probably will have heard this one before: the color differences of packages will impact sales. But did you ever consider where that idea came […]

Samsung brand color specifications:
NOT Project BBCG-Approved

06/09/2024 Eddy Hagen 0

The second famous brand in our series evaluating brand color guides is Samsung. Their brand color guide has two colors, and the description is at […]

Apple brand color specifications:
NOT Project BBCG-Approved

24/08/2024 Eddy Hagen 0

Big brands spend a lot of money on creating their brand, including extensive brand guidelines, showing how the logo can and can not be used. […]

Video tutorial: the Color eXchange Coordinator (CxC)

13/07/2024 Eddy Hagen 0

It’s easy to exchange brand color specifications via ASE files. But still improvements can be made to this procedure: sharing project based ASE files, instead […]

Video tutorial: how to create ASE files to exchange brand color definitions

13/07/2024 Eddy Hagen 0

Did you ever wonder how you can create brand color swatches and exchange them with designers, people doing layout? Here’s a video tutorial! And these […]

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Latest Posts

  • Confused about the “Please use 300 ppi images” statement?
    Here’s what matters AND free tools to calculate the right minimal size!

    30/04/2025 0
  • Adobe brand color specifications:
    NOT Project BBCG-approved

    23/02/2025 0
  • Is a large color difference a nightmare for a brand?

    12/01/2025 0
  • Is print quality control Russian roulette?

    29/12/2024 0
  • Will a 10 dE00 hurt sales? The Oreo case

    19/10/2024 0
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Project BBCG is a free framework, brought to you by insights4print.ceo, with the help of several seasoned experts.

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Volunteer translators wanted!

Do you like Project BBCG? And would you like to help people in your region with this information? We are looking for people who are willing to translate the tutorial into their native language. Since everything about Project BBCG is free, it is a voluntary job, no payment offered. But, you will be mentioned as the translator in the document! Eternal fame and gratitude awaits you… 😉 Interested? First check if your native language is not avaiable yet (see top menu) and if it isn’t, send an e-mail to: eddy.hagen@insights4print.ceo

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