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Total colour management in textiles

Edited by J Xin, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Woodhead Textiles Series No. 49

…provides a comprehensive understanding of many aspects of colour management with industrial applications in mind.
Eurostitch

…will prove invaluable for individuals from a variety of disciplines and organization levels.
The Textile Journal

 - concentrates on managing colour from the design stage to the finished product
 - provides a comprehensive discussion on the many aspects of textile colour management
 - written with an industrial applications viewpoint

Managing colour from the design stage to the finished product can be a difficult activity as colour perception is subjective and can therefore be inconsistent. Total colour management provides a basic yet comprehensive knowledge on many aspects of textile colour management with industrial applications in mind.

The book is divided into two parts; measuring colour and managing colour. Chapter 1 introduces the topic by explaining the nature of colour and colour perception. Chapter 2 covers colour specification systems including the CIE system, colour order systems and colour specifiers, it also discusses the difficulties inherent in subjective measurements. Chapter 3 explores instrumental colour measurement; the measurements in terms of diffuse and regular reflectance and transmittance are explained as are the optical configuration and standard or recommended geometrics for making these measurements. Colour quality evaluation is dealt with in chapter 4. In particular, the colour difference formulae CIELAB and those formulae developed after it. Chapter 5 offers a practical guide to visual evaluation of textile samples, discussing various aspects of the visual colour evaluation process including the illuminant, the object, and the observer. In Part Two, chapter 6 discusses the accurate colour simulation on display devices including solid colour and colour samples with texture structures, such as textile fabrics. Chapter 7 explores effective methods of colour communication within retail. A chapter on computer colorant formulation follows and looks at the ways in which computers have advanced methods within the industry. Chapter 9 focuses on the factors that users of digital textile printing technology must take into consideration in order to control the application of colour to digitally printed fabrics. Chapter 10 discusses colour management across the supply chain, and finally chapter 11 concludes with quality assurance management for coloured goods.

Total colour management proves invaluable for individuals from a variety of disciplines and organisation levels in colour management, colour quality monitoring and evaluation as well as for graphic designers, merchandisers, product development specialists and anyone who uses colour in their work. It is also of use to academics and students researching textiles, fashion, design, fine arts, or any colour related subjects.

ISBN 1 85573 923 2
ISBN-13: 978 1 85573 923 9
January 2006
248 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£135.00 / US$230.00 / €170.00

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About the editor

Dr John Xin is an associate professor in the Institute of Textiles and Clothing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a Charted Colourist of the Society of Dyers and Colourists, UK and a panel member of the International Editorial Board of Coloration Technology published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

Contents

PART 1 MEASURING COLOUR
PART 2 MANAGING COLOUR

Introduction
J H Xin, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

PART 1 MEASURING COLOUR

Colour perception
S Westland and T L V Cheung, University of Leeds, UK
 - Introduction
 - The nature of colour
 - The physical basis of colour
 - The human colour vision system
 - Colour perception
 - References

Colour description/specification systems
B Rigg, University of Leeds, UK
 - Introduction
 - Basic facts
 - Additive and subtractive mixing
 - The CIE system of colour specification
 - Calculation of tristimulus values from Rλ values measured at 10 or 20 nm intervals
 - Relationships between tristimulus values and colour appearance
 - Usefulness and limitations of the CIE system
 - Colour order systems and colour specifiers
 - Colour specifiers
 - Future trends
 - References

Instrumental colour measurement
P Clarke, Tintometer Ltd, UK
 - Introduction
 - Types of colour measurement
 - Colour measuring instrumentation
 - Inter-instrument agreement and traceability
 - Future trends
 - Sources of further information and advice
 - References

Colour quality evaluation
M R Luo, University of Leeds, UK
 - Introduction
 - Colour difference formulae
 - Metamerism
 - Colour constancy
 - Conclusions and future trends
 - References

A practical guide to visual evaluation of textile samples
K Butts, Datacolor International, USA
 - Introduction
 - The components of color perception
 - Industrial guidelines for visual color assessment
 - Practical application of visual color assessment methods
 - Future trends
 - Sources of further information
 - References

PART 2 MANAGING COLOUR

Colour simulation of textiles
H Shen and J H Xin, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
 - Introduction
 - Characterisation of colour displays
 - Colour mapping for two-dimensional texture image
 - Texture effect on visual colour difference evaluation
 - Colour synthesis for three-dimensional objects
 - Future trends and further information
 - References

Effective colour communication from mind to market
G Littlewood, European Key Account Manager, Datacolor, UK
 - Introduction
 - The ‘Fast Fashion’ concept and its effect on colour
 - Colour palette development as part of the whole product development process
 - Review of existing ‘manual’ communication methods between design and production and why things go wrong
 - Best Practice in communicating between design and production –human and technological considerations
 -  “Is an engineered standard all that I need to get good colour matching?” Colour approval – where is it done?
 -  Colour approval – how is it done?
 - Electronic Colour Communication Programmes – associated considerations and options
 - Electronic tracking and reporting packages
 - Future trends and conclusion

Controlling colorant formulation
J H Xin, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
 - Introduction
 - Colorant recipe formulation
 - Improvement of the formulation accuracy
 - A case study for matching a target using a commercial colour recipe formulation system
 - Sources of further information and future trends
 - References

Controlling digital colour printing on textiles
J R Campbell, Iowa State University
 - Introduction
 - Characteristics and variables of digital ink jet printing (DIJP)
 - Design potentials and limitations of digital textile printing
 - Role of end output: artist and industry approaches
 - Ensuring accuracy and uniformity
 - Future trends
 - Sources of further information and advice
 - References

Colour management across the supply chain
R Lawn, Consultant, UK
 - Introduction
 - Colour supply chains
 - Supply chain colour process requirements
 - Future trends
 - Conclusion
 - References

Quality assurance management for coloured goods
M S Ball, Consultant, UK
 - Reproduction of colour
 - Instrumental or computer recipe prediction
 - Colour variation evaluation and monitoring
 - Colour Performance
 - Future trends
 - Notes and references
 - Sources of further information