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Open Forum and Q&A on New Color Management Developments

Bring your questions from the on-demand webinar to the LIVE online open forum today:

Date: TODAY, December 9

Time: 12:00 (Noon), EST

Guest Panelist: Ron Ellis


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Learn about the color management developments that will impact your workflows in 2021.


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ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a transformational industry association for print and packaging, working with brand owners, content and media creators, agencies, designers, material suppliers, OEMs, technology developers, and service providers around the world. We serve the graphic communication industry by creating superior industry training and certification programs, developing professional standards and specifications, and redefining workflows for the entire print and packaging supply chain.

Become a member of Idealliance and transform the way you work-forever.

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Learn How to Maximize Your Profits

With Informed Print Planning And Estimating

One of your biggest areas of potential loss is in the complex area of estimating. When you become certified in Print Planning & Estimating, you will become much more confident and accurate in your calculations-saving time, angst, and money.

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Offer ends June 30th, 2020


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About Print Planning & Estimating

These four courses cover core planning and estimating concepts and are applicable to any print service provider. They feature practical exercises and supplemental videos showing real-world application with MIS software.

Who Should Enroll

Print media production professionals and managers

All four courses include:

. Interactive learning environment

. Step-by-step instructor-led solutions

. Real life sample problems

. Supplemental videos

. Real-world application demos with MIS software

. Planning and estimating templates

. Printable documents

View a sample lesson

Idealliance is the leading training & certifying body in the industry with tens of thousands certified globally.


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Print Planning & Estimating

Certification Courses

Sale: $50 Off Any Course

Improve your skills in the essential planning and estimating principles that are critical to your profitability.

Work in a specific environment? Choose from:

1. Offset

2. Flexography

3. Digital

4. Wide-Format

Each of the above courses has a run time of approximately 3.6 hours each.

(Regular $149 ea., Sale Price $99 ea.)

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Try the all-inclusive Master course, which includes all four courses in one bundle!

Learn more about the Master course, which includes wide-format, flexography, digital, and offset print planning and estimating, in one cost-effective bundle.

Master Course

Run time of the complete Master course is ~ 6.5 hours.

(Regular $199, Sale Price $149)


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All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the learner for professional certification and inclusion in the Idealliance database of certified experts.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.

Upon successful completion you will be certified for 2 years.


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ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain?

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly

Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL?, SWOP?, XCMYKT, G7?, and BrandQ?). Idealliance is the world's foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison 'A' to ISO TC130, is one of the world's largest contributors and developers of ISO standards.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

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CONTACT:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

703.837.1096 | jgorski@idealliance.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Idealliance^? Certifies 20 G7^? Experts During ONLINE LIVE G7 Training Class

Alexandria, VA (October 15 2020) - Idealliance, the international association of brands, printers, and technology companies, has recently completed another live instructor-led online training to certify G7 Experts & G7 Professionals. A class of 20, including color and quality control experts, prepress and production technicians, OEMs, and technology suppliers from around the world, attended the five half-days of training and successfully completed the certification exam to become globally recognized G7 Experts & G7 Professionals.

"Idealliance continues to serve the global print and graphic communications supply chain by offering G7 training and certification online via live training to these G7 Experts who align print technology around the world, through the use of the G7 methodology specified by leading brands and print buyers. With G7, the near neutral print consistency maximizes the impacts of leading print technology for visual consistency, regardless of where or how print and packaging is produced. The live online format for training that Idealliance continues to offer serves all supply chain participants and we're excited to help these individuals grow their capabilities and expertise in their roles ranging from prepress & print production, technology service & development, print buying, as well as creatives, and the brands & print buyers themselves," said Jordan Gorski, Senior Vice President, Idealliance.

Feedback from these online G7 training courses demonstrates the value to the industry and its participants:

"The training covered everything from the very basics to more advanced tasks. That was even helpful for me as a high level professional to get reminded of the basics, worth it to talk about as not everyone has the same understanding of the whole process."

"The training content has reinforced my knowledge of color and how it is controlled in a production environment. I can now confidently talk to associates, clients, and more about the different aspects of color and why one will see differences with different mediums and substrates and how, through G7 and GRACoL methodologies, these differences can be better controlled to achieve a shared appearance across all."

"I feel more prepared for press characterization & profiling efforts. I consider myself fairly well-versed in this area, but I learned things I didn't know that will help our company be more successful in the future. The (tools) and extensive demonstrations were quite valuable on their own."

G7 is the industry-leading standard for near-neutral and visual uniformity across all print technology. It aligns the global print supply chain through print alignment specifications and strategies-which reduces production cost and time, maximizing profitability-and print quality and consistency across the entire supply chain.

G7 aligns Print Anywhere^?.

Become certified as a leading G7 Expert by attending an upcoming training.

The next G7 online live training event will be held October 26 - October 30. Register here ?

Click here for a full schedule of G7 Training events ?

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For more information about G7 and G7 training opportunities, visit?www.idealliance.org/g7?or contact Jordan Gorski at +1 (703) 837-1096 or?jgorski@idealliance.org.

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ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through standards innovation, workflow integration, technical research, and certification and training. We serve as a global connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through brand and facility auditing programs and consulting-and we are the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities.

Join us to create the future of our industry at www.idealliance.org.

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Color Management Professional^? Training and Certification

Sale Ends 6/30/2020

Learn to master critical color concepts and practical leading practices to insure consistent color reproduction and exceed your customers' expectations.

Gain a Deep Understanding of:

. Color Theory

. Color Management

. Calibration and Linearization

. Profiling

. ICC Profiles

. Color Evaluation

. And Much More

Who Should Enroll

. Print and digital media production professionals

. Managers of all levels

. Professionals charged with the design and production of creative content

. Premedia, digital media, and offset print production professionals and managers.

Choose from CMP Master (best deal) or individual CMP courses. See below for more details.

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When you register for CMP Master, you will receive access to all 5 Color Management Professional? Courses (listed below) for one low price of $199. This is a total of 17.5 Hours of Training. By purchasing the Master course at this unbelievably discounted rate, it's like you are getting courses for free!


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Five Individual Online Courses, for $99 ea.

1. CMP Fundamentals offers the latest in color theory and applications in color, providing a strong educational foundation for color managing a graphics workflow.

2. CMP Digital Print is designed for operators of digital press equipment, and is an easy-to-understand instructional guide to color management principles in the digital pressroom.

3. CMP Creative examines issues critical to the process of ensuring content output meets the intended design and corporate brand objectives.

4. CMP Offset is designed for operators of conventional press equipment and is an easy-to-understand instructional guide to color management principles in the pressroom.

5. CMP PreMedia is focused on strategies to control color for premedia and prepress departments responsible for reproducing files for output.

The individual courses are on sale for $99 each until June 30th. (Regularly $395 ea.)


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Color Management Professional? Master

5 Full Courses - 17.5 Hours (Register)

Color Management Professional? Fundamentals | 12 Lessons - 4.3 Hours (Register)
Color Management Professional? Creative | 16 Lessons - 2.7 Hours (Register)
Color Management Professional? Digital Print | 14 Lessons - 3.6 Hours (Register)
Color Management Professional? Offset Print | 15 Lessons - 3.3 Hours (Register)
Color Management Professional? PreMedia | 6 Lessons - 3.6 Hours (Register)

The Color Management Professional (CMP) Online Training and Certification courses were created by Idealliance, the leading global standards, specifications, and certification organization in the industry.

Now is the best time

to invest in yourself and

become a CMP Master

or Certified CMP Professional

at a drastically reduced rate.


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All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

How Certification Works:

Each individual self-paced course has its own online certification exam where you need a score of 80% or higher to pass.
You will be certified for 2 years and receive a certificate and electronic badges that are perfect to put on your business card, website, or email signature to show the world your elite status.
To maintain certification you must successfully complete a recertification training every two (2) years.

How CMP Master Certification Works:

To earn the CMP Master designation, you need to pass the Fundamentals course and any two of the other courses that you choose.
You will have access to all five courses but you only need to pass three (including Fundamentals) to earn the certification and enjoy the highest level of color management certification in the industry.


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ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain?

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly

Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL?, SWOP?, XCMYKT, G7?, and BrandQ?). Idealliance is the world's foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison 'A' to ISO TC130, is one of the world's largest contributors and developers of ISO standards.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

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CONTACT:

Dick Ryan

Acting CEO, Idealliance

703.837.1077 | dyran@idealliance.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Idealliance Board of Directors & Officers Announced for 2020-2021 Term

Leading Idealliance to accelerate simple business imperatives-helping brands, content creators, and their supply chain partners improve workflow and increase sales

Alexandria, VA (June 11, 2020) - Idealliance, the leading developer of specifications and certifications in the graphic communications industry and a global association of brands, printers and technology companies, is pleased to announce that eleven global industry leaders were recently elected for the Idealliance Board of Directors.

"The 2020-2021 Board of Directors is perfectly suited to lead Idealliance into a new age of workflow and color management standardization and certification supporting key business drivers of brands and content creators and their supply chain partners around the world-increased sales through better products and decreased costs through standardization and certification. It's a simple story, and our new board stands behind our dedication to these simple business imperatives," said Dick Ryan, Acting Idealliance CEO.

The Board of Directors at their June Meeting elected the following officers:

Todd Board Chair: Todd Maute, Partner, CBX LLC (elected to a second one-year term)
Treasurer: Wayne Marshall, President, Flatout Branding & Design (also serves as Past Chair)
Secretary: Meghan Milkowski, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations-Print Products & Enterprise Services, Dow Jones (newly elected)

Todd Maute, Idealliance Board Chair, said, "Idealliance Board of Directors is a veritable 'who's who' in the graphics communications industry-individuals and companies representing every stage of our market's supply chain. I am pleased to serve Idealliance and the graphic communications supply chain with these distinguished industry professionals."

The complete roster of the Idealliance Board of Directors elected by the membership for terms beginning June 2020 are:

Albin Baranauskas, Managing Director, Techkon GmbH (K?nigstein, Germany)
Andrew Bullock, Partner, Spanner LLC (Portland, OR)
Sonja Dearden, Print Production Manager, Lindt & Spr?ngli (USA), Inc. (Stratham, NH)
Jack Frank, Color Process Manager North America-Multi Packaging Division, WestRock (South Plainfield, NJ)
Michael Grady, Global Marketing Director, SGS (Chicago, IL)
Edward Jansen, Vice President, PPS Professional Services, Canon Solutions America, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)
Brian Keith, Senior Program Manager-Print & Color Management, Packaging and Content, Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Traci L. Lucien, Vice President, Print Center, AARP (Washington, DC)
Todd Maute, Partner, CBX LLC (New York, NY)
Meghan Milkowski, SVP, Commercial Operations-Print Products & Enterprise Services, Dow Jones (New York, NY)
Toby Saalfeld, US Director, Color Management, Ricoh USA, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)

Completing his term and retiring from the Idealliance Board of Directors is Joan Sol? who served on the Board of Directors since 2015, most recently as board vice chair.

For more information, please contact Dick Ryan at dryan@idealliance.org.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ?, G7?, GRACoL?, Mail.dat?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet?, PRISM?, SWOP?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup. Join us to create the future of our industry at www.idealliance.org.

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Color Management Professional^? Offset Online Course

Sale Ends 6/30/2020

CMP Offset is designed for operators of conventional press equipment and is an easy-to-understand instructional guide to color management principles in the pressroom.


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Who Should Enroll

PreMedia and offset print production professionals and managers

Online Lessons

(3 Hours Run Length)

. Course Introduction

. Introduction to Offset Print

. Industry Standards

. Offset Print Colorspaces

. G7 And Offset Print

. Plates, Paper, And Ink

. Conventional And Spot Color Inks

. UV, Hue, And Metallic Inks

. Measurement And Offset Print

. Offset Press Preparation

. Offset Press Calibration

. Evaluation And Offset Print

. Tolerances And Offset Print

. Process Control

. Machine Capability

. Certification Exam

Idealliance is the leading training & certifying body in the industry with tens of thousands certified globally.

Hurry! Sale ends June 30, 2020!

Course access is for 1 year from registration date.


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Benefits of the Color Management Professional^? Certification

Being a Certified Color Management Professional^? includes the knowledge to improve color accuracy, assure brand color, build color managed workflows, control image color and maximize the value of your color quality. It is also a tremendous foundation to have in order to work to become a G7^? Expert or G7^? Professional.

Gain a Deep Understanding of:

Color Theory
Color Management
Calibration and Linearization
Profiling
ICC Profiles
Color Evaluation
And Much More

All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the user for professional certification and inclusion in the Idealliance database of certified experts.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.

Upon successful completion you will be certified for 2 years. To maintain certification you must successfully complete a recertification training every two (2) years.


	LEARN MORE AND REGISTER NOW

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain?

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly

Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL?, SWOP?, XCMYKT, G7?, and BrandQ?). Idealliance is the world's foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison 'A' to ISO TC130, is one of the world's largest contributors and developers of ISO standards.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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with informed print planning and estimating

Who Should Enroll

Print media production professionals and managers

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About Print Planning & Estimating Master

This bundle of four courses-offset, flexography, digital, and wide-format-cover core planning and estimating concepts and are applicable to any print service provider. They feature practical exercises and supplemental videos showing real-world application with MIS software.

Courses include:

. Interactive learning environment

. Step-by-step instructor-led solutions

. Real life sample problems

. Supplemental videos

. Real-world application demos with MIS software

. Planning and estimating templates

. Printable documents

Run time of the complete Master course is ~ 6.5 hours.

Idealliance is the leading training & certifying body in the industry with tens of thousands certified globally.


	REGISTER NOW

All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the learner for professional certification and inclusion in the Idealliance database of certified experts.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.

Upon successful completion you will be certified for 2 years.


	LEARN MORE AND REGISTER NOW

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly

Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, XCMYKT, G7^?, and BrandQ^?). Idealliance is the world's foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison 'A' to ISO TC130, is one of the world's largest contributors and developers of ISO standards.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Sweden's Unique Print And Packaging Education


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A
New Standard for Communicating Print Quality (Part I)

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About the Latest Episode:

68: Sweden's Unique Print And Packaging Education

In this episode, Tommy Bonte' discusses how Brobygrafiska's vocational education supports the print and packaging supply chain with cutting-edge equipment and solutions. Brobygrafiska is the meeting place and educational center within the graphic area: graphic design, packaging design, web, prepress, and flexographic printing. Brobygrafiska educates within Advanced Vocational Education. For companies, they offer training courses based on request, facilities for testing and prototypes, research and development, and consultation.

GAMUT Printing & Packaging Podcast is a bi-weekly global podcast featuring guests from around the world focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives on:

Brand management
Measurable supply chain management programs
Global print standards implementation
Design intent
Measurement and evaluation
Communicating across a global supply chain
Proof-to-print alignment
Workflow and process control standardization
Color management and control
Design thinking
Hardware, instruments, tools, and software advancing the industry
Leading industry technical initiatives
And stories of transformation from extraordinary minds within the print and packaging supply chain.


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Listen To A Previous Episode:

A New Standard for Communicating Print Quality

For years poor communication of quality expectations between brands, buyers, and suppliers has plagued the supply chain causing waste, frustration, and customer dissatisfaction. Idealliance's Dianne Kennedy discusses the latest innovation, Print Quality Exchange Format (PQX) or ISO 20616-2, which defines a standard XML report designed to enable the exchange of print quality data reports from printers to brands and print buyers.

Part I
Part II

65: The Color Genius of ColorLogic

Barbara Braun-Metz, Owner and CEO, and Thorsten Braun CTO of ColorLogic GmbH discuss current innovations in color transformation algorithms, automation, and standardizing Extended Color Gamut printing.

64: Google's Marco Ugolini - A Journey from the Dark Room to Perfecting Brand Color in the Digital Age

Google's Marco Ugolini discusses the digital transformation of brand photography in advertising, print, and packaging. A certified Idealliance G7? Expert, Marco takes us on a historical journey from black and white photography, to his early adoption of Photoshop, to why G7? is his go-to requirement within a brand and print supply-chain.

63: Innovation and the Human Component - An Inside Look at Legendary Heidelberg

Jim Tillery, Sheetfed Product Manager at Heidelberg USA, discusses core values, strategies, and authentic partnerships that ultimately improve quality, efficiency, and ROI for Heidelberg users. Jim's years of manufacturing experience and wisdom is at the heart of this discussion.

Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

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Reliance on human decision-making for planning and imposition is becoming unsustainable.?Tilia?Labs is leveraging AI technology to drive a revolution in preproduction, helping printers estimate faster, plan smarter, and manufacture profitably.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, Mail.dat^?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet^?, PRISM^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Google's Marco Ugolini - A Journey from the Dark Room to Perfecting Brand Color in the Digital Age


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Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

About the Latest Episode:

64: Google's Marco Ugolini - A Journey from the Dark Room to Perfecting Brand Color in the Digital Age

Google's Marco Ugolini discusses the digital transformation of brand photography in advertising, print, and packaging. A certified Idealliance G7^? Expert, Marco takes us on a historical journey from black and white photography, to his early adoption of Photoshop, to why G7^? is his go-to requirement within a brand and print supply-chain.

GAMUT Printing & Packaging Podcast is a bi-weekly global podcast featuring guests from around the world focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives on:

Brand management
Measurable supply chain management programs
Global print standards implementation
Design intent
Measurement and evaluation
Communicating across a global supply chain
Proof-to-print alignment
Workflow and process control standardization
Color management and control
Design thinking
Hardware, instruments, tools, and software advancing the industry
Leading industry technical initiatives
And stories of transformation from extraordinary minds within the print and packaging supply chain.


	Learn More & Listen Now

Listen To A Previous Episode:

63: Innovation and the Human Component - An Inside Look at Legendary Heidelberg

Jim Tillery, Sheetfed Product Manager at Heidelberg USA, discusses core values, strategies, and authentic partnerships that ultimately improve quality, efficiency, and ROI for Heidelberg users. Jim's years of manufacturing experience and wisdom is at the heart of this discussion.

62: Raising the Bar in Color Measurement

Jay Kelbley, i1Product Manager, X-Rite PANTONE?, discusses the growth in new printing materials like textiles, glass, backlit displays, and how the new family of i1Pro 3 products support them.

61: The Amazing Story of Automation and Innovation at Konica Minolta

Dr. Mark Bohan, Director Color Solutions at Konica Minolta, discusses advanced automation of the Accurio Press with IQ-501 technology and how these inventions interact seamlessly with cloud-based color management products like AccurioPro CloudEye. Mark describes how Konica Minolta's latest solutions fit perfectly within Industry 4.0 and the closed-loop attributes of automated color alignment to G7? target conditions.

Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain?

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ?, G7?, GRACoL?, Mail.dat?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet?, PRISM?, SWOP?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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G7^? Expert Certification & Training

Live! Online

The G7 methodology allows you to:

Implement ISO printing standards and additional metrics; ensure similar neutral appearance across multiple devices; align all process, substrates and inks; target gray balance and tonality.

Open to all domestic and international registrants.

August 31 - September 4, 2020

(Register by August 26 to allow time to receive print samples in the mail.)


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Newly Designed for the Best Online Training Experience

You will receive immersive instruction via Zoom on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications.

TESTIMONIAL

"I've taken part in Idealliance's first online G7 Expert certification course and achieved certification! With Covid and the adjustments everyone has had to make, I was worried that I wasn't going to get the full experience in certification by doing it online via Zoom but I want to thank the Idealliance team for putting together a great online course that I was able to easily follow along, practice and interact in."

~ Michael Dequilla, of the Lowe Martin Group.

The Online G7 Expert Certification Training Course Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction with Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer
Live coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Live group discussion
Samples kit shipped to every participant containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like Curve 4, SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

G7^? - One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration also includes a free temporary license for Curve4 and complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support you in your journey to becoming a G7 Expert.


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Registration closes August 26^th to ensure time to mail print samples to all participants.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

August 31 - September 4
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Visit the G7? website for additional program information.

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly.

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

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CONTACT:

DAVID J. STEINHARDT

Managing Director, Idealliance

703.887.7680 | dsteinhardt@idealliance.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Idealliance Acknowledges Industry Achievement with 2020 Circle of Excellence Award Honorees

Industry Leaders from Eastman Kodak Co., Esko-Graphics, Inc.,

The Graphic Communications Association/Taiwan & Ryerson University

Alexandria, VA (October 29, 2020) - Each year Idealliance recognizes professionals in the graphic communications industry for their innovation and advancement of the industry. Richard D. Ryan, Idealliance CEO, said, "We want to extend our appreciation to the industry professionals who selflessly dedicate their time, energy, and expertise to advancing the global printing and packaging industry. Our success and the future of the print and packaging supply chain depends on the extraordinary contributions from people like those whom we are honoring for this year's Circle of Excellence Award."

The Idealliance Circle Award of Excellence was established in 2005 to recognize extraordinary contributions by Idealliance Members who have transformed the graphic communications industry. These professionals-from brands and creators, to print service providers, to suppliers and technology partners-have improved the industry through new innovations across the print and packaging supply chain.

The Idealliance Board of Directors honors the following professionals with the 2020 Circle of Excellence Award:

Fred Hsu

Managing Director

The Graphic Communications Foundation

Taipei City, Taiwan

Development of global quantitative evaluation protocols and adoption

William Li

Color & Content Product Manager

Eastman Kodak Co.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Advancement of graphic communications and color standards and best practice

Jason Lisi

Professor, School of Graphic Communications Management

Ryerson University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Advancement of graphic communications education programs

Mark R. Samworth

Senior Product Specialist - Color

Esko USA

Miamisburg, Ohio

Advancement of color management best practices and innovation for industry standards

The Award Honorees are nominated by Idealliance Working Group Leaders and Staff and chosen by the Idealliance Board of Directors. Over the fifteen-year lifetime of the Award, fifty-six industry professionals were honored with the Circle of Excellence Award.

Learn More

For additional information, please contact David Steinhardt, Managing Director, Idealliance, at 703.887.7680 or dsteinhardt@idealliance.org.

See announcement online here ?

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry association. With its legacy reaching back to 1896 Idealliance is a catalyst for workflow transformation and connector for supply chain partners in the broad spectrum of print and packaging. We seek to provide an environment where, together, supply chain partners can innovate the way print is created and produced around the globe. Our specifications have changed the graphic communications supply chain by creating state-of-the-art architectures for production workflows. Our education and certification curriculum is the world's foremost certifying platform to energize professionals, systems, and facilities. Idealliance members encompass brands, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, OEMs, print service providers, and technology developers.

Join us to create the future of our industry at www.idealliance.org.

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Take less than 30 minutes to get an update on new color management developments.

Learn about the color management developments that will impact your workflows in 2021.

For brands and print buyers, print services providers, manufacturers and technology partners


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Watch the 30-minute webinar at your convenience then join us for an open forum and Q&A next week!

Watch This First

GAMUT On-Demand Webinar

The On-Demand Webinar Includes:

Discussion of a new wide gamut color space
Revisions to the Idealliance ECG (Expanded Color Gamut) kit
Updates to "Dealing with metamerism failure" kit
Possible solutions to issue with profiles not working on substrates with high levels of OBAs
Production verification for digital print
Projects in early stages such as spot colors, using CRPC's with RIPs, and a research study on the use of G7 and CMS together

Our focus is what you will need to know for 2021 with an update on other leading edge developments for you in the next 18 months.

DEC 9: Open Forum and Q&A

Watch the on-demand webinar on updates from the Print Properties Committee, then bring your questions to the LIVE online open forum next week:

Date: December 9

Time: 12:00 p.m. EST

Guest Panelist:?Ron Ellis

The Print Properties Committee (PPC) is a diverse group of leading color scientists and developers, manufacturers, printer service providers and end users that for forty years have been defining color standards and workflows.


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The December on-demand webinar features guest expert Ron Ellis

Ron Ellis is a consultant specializing in color management, automation and workflow integration. An Idealliance G7? Expert, G7? Process Control Expert, G7? Expert Trainer, and chair of the Print Properties Committee, Ron has performed hundreds of G7 training and calibrations.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a transformational industry association for print and packaging, working with brand owners, content and media creators, agencies, designers, material suppliers, OEMs, technology developers, and service providers around the world. We serve the graphic communication industry by creating superior industry training and certification programs, developing professional standards and specifications, and redefining workflows for the entire print and packaging supply chain.

Become a member of Idealliance and transform the way you work-forever.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Listen to the latest GAMUT Podcast episode:

Why Should the Supply Chain Adopt Universal Requirements like GRACoL 2013?


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70:
Discovering the Future of Color - Part Two

Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

About the Latest Episode:

74: Why Should the Supply Chain Adopt Universal Requirements like GRACoL 2013?

In this episode of the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, our guest Steve Smiley of Smiley Color & Associates, an international expert in the field of flexo printing, brand color management, and ISO standards, shares valuable insight on global adoption of G7?, GRACoL? 2013, and universal datasets like ISO/PAS 15339 by brands and print manufacturers. Steve also dives into quality scoring and new improvements like Print Quality Exchange (PQX) and Print Requirements Exchange (PRX) specifications.

GAMUT Printing & Packaging Podcast is a twice-monthly podcast featuring guests from around the world focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives on:

Brand management
Measurable supply chain management programs
Global print standards implementation
Design intent
Measurement and evaluation
Communicating across a global supply chain
Proof-to-print alignment
Workflow and process control standardization
Color management and control
Hardware, instruments, tools, and software advancing the industry
Leading industry technical initiatives


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Listen To A Previous Episode:

73: The Forefront of Research, Education, and Diversity

In this episode of the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, our guest Dr. Reem El Asaleh, an academic leader in graphic communication research, development, and education, talks about her diverse background and current work critical to the print and packaging industry. Dr. El Asaleh shares details on research projects covering Extended Color Gamut technology, ICC Max, artificial intelligence's impact in print, and the Dimension's Pilot program, an initiative to study equity and diversity, and inclusion in higher education.

In 2020, is Flexographic Printing the Superior Technology?

In this episode of the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, our guest Steve Smiley of Smiley Color & Associates, an international expert in the field of flexo printing, brand color management, and ISO standards, makes an excellent case for why flexo is the best and most versatile option for the print and packaging supply chain.

How Pantone? Formula Guides are Made and How to Use Them

In this episode of the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, our guest Jason Campbell of X-Rite-PANTONE?, explores how they manufacture the Pantone Formula guides used by millions of designers and producers worldwide to help define, communicate and control color from inspiration to realization.

69 & 70: Discovering the Future of Color (Two-part series)

In these episodes of the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, Don Carli, co-founder and President of Nima Hunter eloquently discusses the future of color management by first describing the beginning of innovative solutions like stochastic screening and expanded gamut technology. Don also shares the key findings of the research study, "Discovering a New World of Color and Appearance Management Solutions."

Listen to Part One Here ?
Listen to Part Two Here ?

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Reliance on human decision-making for planning and imposition is becoming unsustainable.?Tilia?Labs is leveraging AI technology to drive a revolution in preproduction, helping printers estimate faster, plan smarter, and manufacture profitably.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a transformational industry association for print and packaging, working with brand owners, content and media creators, agencies, designers, material suppliers, OEMs, technology developers, and service providers around the world. We serve the graphic communication industry by creating superior industry training and certification programs, developing professional standards and specifications, and redefining workflows for the entire print and packaging supply chain.

Become a member of Idealliance and transform the way you work-forever.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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What's happening at Idealliance

Idealliance Digest

Training during a pandemic; a new, remote normal for press checks; recent GAMUT podcasts; a new monthly live webcast series starting on October 28; and more.


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International
G7? Expert Certification and Training Live Online

Message From the CEO

October 2020. Training During a Pandemic-Online or In-Person?

At the end of the day, at Idealliance, we will listen to our partners around the world, and closely align ourselves with the data, to make the best choices when it comes to providing you with access to our great training programs-whether it be online only, all in-person, or a blended approach. Read More ?

~ Dick Ryan, Acting CEO, Idealliance

BrandQ^? Webinar-A New, REMOTE, Normal for Press Checks

Ron Ellis and Andy Bullock teamed up to deliver an insightful webinar that provides brands, creatives, and print buyers with guidance on how to deal with COVID-19 safety precautions that make it almost impossible for team members to be able to go to press runs to approve print projects. It turns out that what seems like a bad thing actually presents a unique opportunity to learn a new way to work from a distance and gain even more control over the way your brand prints.
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Coming Soon-The GAMUT Live Webcast

An Idealliance livestream/webcast featuring a "gamut" of speakers and topics important to the print and packaging supply chain

In the first of a new monthly series, Idealliance will sit down with Mark Geeves of Color-Logic and discuss the advantages in the inkjet print embellishments market that are revolutionizing brands and creatives' capabilities.

Date: October 28^th

Time: 11:00 a.m. EST

Stay tuned for more information on this live online event.

October Update from the Print Properties Committee

"Wider is better" could describe this month's review of two key initiatives underway in Idealliance's Print Properties Committee (PPC): Extended Color Gamut Printing and Print-Wide.
Read More ?

Meet a Member of Our Team

Amye King is a digital guru with expertise in search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), and social media advertising. She also has considerable experience in email marketing and email automation. She joined our team in August of this year.
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World's First Idealliance G7^? AI Master Calibration Certified System from HP Indigo Achieves G7 Master Facility Qualification at New London

Idealliance is pleased to announce that New London, a commercial printing and marketing solutions company based in Alpharetta, GA, is the first to obtain G7 Master Facility Qualification using HP Indigo's G7 AI Master Calibration Certified System. Using HP PrintOS^? Color Beat powered HP Indigo, New London flawlessly achieved G7 Master Facility Qualification requirements in minutes vs. hours or days. This achievement is a leap forward in modern AI and Industry 4.0 aligned solutions. Read More ?


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Seeking a Visual Match

In 2003, a group of advertising agencies and magazine publishers employed a color scientist, Don Hutcheson, to run a series of experiments to determine how a visual color match could be assured. Since all parties were in New York City, the project was called the "Manhattan Project." Results of the project were shared across the printing community and interest grew. When the Manhattan Project came to the attention of Idealliance, participants were invited to continue their work as part of the GRACoL Committee. With this merger, G7? was born. Read More ?

International Affiliate Spotlight-Idealliance Europe

Idealliance Europe is one of 10 international Idealliance affiliates, focused on providing an open environment driven by members that can strategize, innovate, standardize and implement solutions to the challenges present to the graphic communications community in Europe. Learn More ?

Recent GAMUT Podcast Episodes

GAMUT is focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives for the print and packaging supply chain. Learn more ?

Click the image to listen to the podcast.

Discovering the Future of Color-Part One

Discovering the Future of Color-Part Two


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Upcoming G7^? Training

G7 is the industry-leading standard for near-neutral and visual uniformity across all print technology. Become a certified G7 Expert to support your supply chain.

Idealliance Europe (Live, Online)
October 12-16
Led by G7 Expert Ron Ellis
Learn More ?

Idealliance (Live, Online)
October 26-30
Led by G7 Expert Steve Smiley
Register Here ?
Last day to register is October 21

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with eleven (11) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT, and other supply chain specifications for content management, mail distribution, and paper and forest products. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Idealliance Digest

On podcasts and achieving goals, upcoming webinars, an announcement about a new program to foster diversity, the 2020 Circle of Excellence Award honorees, how to get better color in Adobe Creative Cloud, and more.


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Message From the CEO

November 2020. On Podcasts and Goal Achievement

How many times have you had someone who works for you tell you about a great idea, and when they left your office, or ended the Zoom call, you were left scratching your head? My guess is the idea may have been good but was not even close to being relevant. Ideas like that have nothing to do with nothing, and therefore don't fit into any kind of model that you use to run your business. Read More ?

~ Dick Ryan, Acting CEO, Idealliance

WEBINAR

How Direct-To-Can Digital Printing Unlocks Sustainability & Personalized Marketing

In this webinar, Idealliance will sit down with Sebastien Baril, President of Solucan to discuss how innovative digital printing technology is helping beverage companies meet consumer demands for both sustainable and personalized brand experiences.

Date: November 18th

Time: 11:00 a.m. EST

Learn More & Register ?

*REPLAY*

How Top-Quality Companies Manage New Print Embellishment Technology

Guest Expert Mark Geeves explores how top-quality printers manage consistent special effect embellishments for digital, offset, and flexo packaging applications with G7? calibration and Color-LogicT System for metallic embellishments.

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Idealliance^? Certifies 20 G7^? Experts During ONLINE LIVE G7 Training Class

"The training content has reinforced my knowledge of color and how it is controlled in a production environment. I can now confidently talk to associates, clients, and more about the different aspects of color and why one will see differences with different mediums and substrates and how, through G7 and GRACoL methodologies, these differences can be better controlled to achieve a shared appearance across all."
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Idealliance^? Sponsors Scholarship With Historically Black College/University

Since the founding of Idealliance in 1966 a key ingredient of the Association has been to engage the diverse partners across the graphic communications supply chain to participate and collaborate for the betterment of the industry. To support the underrepresented in our industry Idealliance announces a two-year scholarship program with Virginia State University, a Historically Black College/University, located in Ettrick, Virginia.
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Idealliance^? Acknowledges Industry Achievement with 2020 Circle of Excellence Award Honorees

Each year Idealliance recognizes professionals in the graphic communications industry for their innovation and advancement of the industry. Read More ?

Workflows that Enhance Efficiency and Communication

Idealliance understands that productivity and efficiency are at the center of an effective workflow. We have created standards-based, automatable processes, enabling every part of the print supply chain to change, grow, and prosper. Over many decades, as both disrupter and architect, Idealliance has reimagined future workflows, shaping the way our supply chain partners operate. This series explores the history of many of those workflow innovations.

SPECTRUM

In 1975, at the Association's annual symposium, David G. Jensen, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, McGraw-Hill Publications Company, laid down the gauntlet, stating that the lack of color quality and consistency were having a tremendous detrimental effect on the growth of the magazine industry and their printers.
Read More ?

Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)

SGML revolutionized print production workflows by combining typesetting with data processing for publishing sectors such as military, aerospace, automotive and law.

Read More ?

G7 Then and Now

Before 2006, many people like myself were frustrated by the time and effort required to match and maintain a repeatable color expectation. Our customers were frustrated, too: publishers, print buyers, designers, suppliers, print manufacturers, and brands. Read More ?

Recent GAMUT Podcast Episodes

GAMUT is focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives for the print and packaging supply chain. Learn more ?

Click the image to listen to the podcast.

How Pantone? Formula Guides are Made and How to Use Them

In 2020, is Flexographic Printing the Superior Technology?


	LISTEN NOW

Better Color in Adobe Creative Cloud

Rarely do we ever find print designers or prepress operators using current and optimized color settings for print in Adobe Creative Cloud applications like Photoshop and Indesign. Unfortunately, this error makes printing to universal print conditions like GRACOL 2013 CRPC6 problematic from the very start of the design-to-print process. The following is a key best practice to eliminate errors early in the process. Learn More ?

Upcoming G7^? Training

G7 is the industry-leading standard for near-neutral and visual uniformity across all print technology. Become a certified G7 Expert to support your supply chain.

Idealliance (Live, Online)
November 16-20
Led by G7 Expert David Hunter
Learn More ?
Last day to register is November 13

Idealliance (Live, Online)
December 14-18
Led by G7 Expert Ron Ellis
Register Here ?
Last day to register is December 11

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with eleven (11) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT, and other supply chain specifications for content management, mail distribution, and paper and forest products. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

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What do brands get wrong with color-and how can they can get it right?

BrandQ^? Webinar Series

Print Quality Programs for Brands:

Managing Excellence & Protecting Value

Decrease the number of approval rounds, reprints and in-person approvals through a properly implemented print quality program.

Friday, July 31, 2020

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)


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About the Webinar

Our expert panelists will first explore the importance of tracking and controlling your print quality from a brand perspective. Then they will cover some common legacy methods of managing print that doesn't work at scale. Finally, they will share tangible ways to get started, avoid pitfalls, and develop a print quality program.

Join us on July 31^st at 12 noon EDT to better understand and start your journey to consistent print quality for your brand.

The webinar will include 45-minutes of in-depth information and 15-minutes of Q&A.

Moderators:

Ron Ellis, Brand Expert and Chair of the Idealliance Print Properties & Colorimetric Council

Panelists:

Brian Keith
Sonja Dearden

This webinar is part of the Idealliance BrandQ^? webinar series. BrandQ is about communication, education, and validation.


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About BrandQ^?

BrandQ enables communication between brand owners and suppliers, so it is clear on brand owner's expectations, evaluation methodology, aims and tolerances, and validation process. BrandQ assesses key aspects such as process capability, performance, process control, color management, ISO Standards implementation, proof and press alignment, spot color rendering, pre-media capabilities, G7 calibration, and detailed reporting and analysis to align the packaging supply chain.

BrandQ certification assures a high level of quality and performance and leads to overall operational efficiency, process control, measurement controls, and data that can be shared between print service providers and brands, brand owners and print buyers. This communication protocol creates a wonderful partnership for job specification exchange, regardless of language and regardless of location in the world.


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Listen to This Week's GAMUT Podcast Episode:

Innovation and the Human Component - An Inside Look at Legendary Heidelberg


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About the Latest Episode:

63: Innovation and the Human Component - An Inside Look at Legendary Heidelberg

Jim Tillery, Sheetfed Product Manager at Heidelberg USA, discusses core values, strategies, and authentic partnerships that ultimately improve quality, efficiency, and ROI for Heidelberg users. Jim's years of manufacturing experience and wisdom is at the heart of this discussion.

GAMUT Printing & Packaging Podcast is a bi-weekly global podcast featuring guests from around the world focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives on:

Brand management
Measurable supply chain management programs
Global print standards implementation
Design intent
Measurement and evaluation
Communicating across a global supply chain
Proof-to-print alignment
Workflow and process control standardization
Color management and control
Design thinking
Hardware, instruments, tools, and software advancing the industry
Leading industry technical initiatives
And stories of transformation from extraordinary minds within the print and packaging supply chain.


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62: Raising the Bar in Color Measurement

Jay Kelbley, i1Product Manager, X-Rite PANTONE?, discusses the growth in new printing materials like textiles, glass, backlit displays, and how the new family of i1Pro 3 products support them.

61: The Amazing Story of Automation and Innovation at Konica Minolta

Dr. Mark Bohan, Director Color Solutions at Konica Minolta, discusses advanced automation of the Accurio Press with IQ-501 technology and how these inventions interact seamlessly with cloud-based color management products like AccurioPro CloudEye. Mark describes how Konica Minolta's latest solutions fit perfectly within Industry 4.0 and the closed-loop attributes of automated color alignment to G7? target conditions.

60: The State of Graphic Arts Standards Developments-Part II

Textile Process Control and Color Management
G7 Target Conditions (CRPC) - ISO/PAS 15339
Print Quality Exchange Format (PQX) - ISO 20616-2
ICCMax - ISO 20677

59: The State of Graphic Arts Standards Developments-Part I

Near-neutral or G7?
ISO 12647-2
CxF/X4 (ISO 17972-4)
ECG
The IT8.7/5 characterization chart

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ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain?

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ?, G7?, GRACoL?, Mail.dat?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet?, PRISM?, SWOP?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Massive Sale on Online Training and Certification Courses!

. 75% Off BrandQ^? Manager Certification Courses

. 80% Off Color Management Professional Master Certification

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. $50 Off Print Planning and Estimating Certification Courses

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. PLUS! Free Download of the New Guide to Print Production V20

BrandQ? Manager Online Training and Certification

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BrandQ? Manager Online Training and Certification is an individual certification designed to help brand managers and anyone who manages any aspect of color reproduction.

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Print Planning and Estimating Online Training and Certification Courses

(~3.6 Hours Run Length Each)

These courses cover core planning and estimating concepts and are applicable to any print service provider. They feature practical exercises and supplemental videos showing real-world application with MIS software.

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When you register for CMP Master, you will receive access to all 5 Color Management Professional? Courses for one low price of $199.

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Or buy an individual course for $99

(Regularly $395 ea.)

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Individual Color Management Professional Online Training and Certification Courses

Become a certified Color Management Professional (CMP) and master critical color concepts and practical leading practices to insure consistent color reproduction and exceed your customers' expectations.

Featuring individual self-paced and specialized courses in:

. Fundamentals (4.3 hours run length)

. Creative (2.7 hours run length)

. Digital Print (3.6 hours run length)

. Offset Print (3 hours run length)

. PreMedia (4.3 hours run length)

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G7? Process Control Expert Online Training and Certification

(9.5 Hours Run Length-Only for Certified G7? Experts)

The G7? Process Control course is workflow training from the creative process through print output. It identifies how to standardize workflow processes to reduce costs and expand efficiencies. You must already be a Certified G7? Expert to enroll.

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Plus! Download the Free Guide to Print Production!

110 Pages of Incredibly Useful Content


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All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the user for professional certification.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.

Upon successful completion you will be certified for 2 years.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain?

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly

Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL?, SWOP?, XCMYKT, G7?, and BrandQ?). Idealliance is the world's foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison 'A' to ISO TC130, is one of the world's largest contributors and developers of ISO standards.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

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FINAL CHANCE TO REGISTER

G7^? Expert Certification & Training

Live! Online

October 26 - 30, 2020


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LAST CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE

In the Best Live Online Training Experience

You will receive immersive instruction via Zoom on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications.

Ensure similar neutral appearance across multiple devices and align all processes, substrates and inks with G7^?


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Attend G7^? training and earn certification to serve & align your print & packaging supply chain.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

October 26 - 30
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management.

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International G7^? Expert

Certification & Training

Live! Online

August 31 - September 4, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction, open to all domestic and international registrants.)


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International G7^? Expert Certification Live! Online - English

Learn online and engage more with instructors and peers from the comfort of your home, office, or printing facility.

This training is newly designed to accommodate an online environment and to support our worldwide community. You will receive immersive instruction via Zoom on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications.

"I've taken part in Idealliance's first online G7 Expert certification course and achieved certification! With Covid and the adjustments everyone has had to make, I was worried that I wasn't going to get the full experience in certification by doing it online via Zoom but I want to thank the Idealliance team for putting together a great online course that I was able to easily follow along, practice and interact in."

~ Michael Dequilla, of the Lowe Martin Group.

International G7 Expert Certification Training Course Curriculum Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction with Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer
Live coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Live group discussion
Samples kit shipped to every participant containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like Curve 4, SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

G7^? - One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration Options

G7 Expert
G7 Professional

Registration also includes a free temporary license for Curve4 and complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support you in your journey to becoming a G7 Expert.


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Seats are limited in this online training to ensure direct support by Idealliance's certified G7 Expert trainer & technical staff.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

August 31 - September 4
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Visit the G7? website for additional program information.

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly.

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

G7^? Certification & Training Class

LIVE instructor-led online training open to all domestic and international registrants.

August 31 - September 4, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction in English)


	REGISTER HERE

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

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REMINDER: Sign up for G7^? Expert Certification & Training

Live! Online

The G7 methodology allows you to:

Implement ISO printing standards and additional metrics; ensure similar neutral appearance across multiple devices; align all process, substrates and inks; target gray balance and tonality.

Open to all domestic and international registrants.

September 28 - October 2, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction)


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Immersive Online Training

Training consists of various components, including shared slides, video, whiteboard illustrations of critical concepts, press runs, print calibration simulations, and analysis.

You will receive immersive instruction via Zoom on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications.

TESTIMONIAL

"I've taken part in Idealliance's first online G7 Expert certification course and achieved certification! With Covid and the adjustments everyone has had to make, I was worried that I wasn't going to get the full experience in certification by doing it online via Zoom but I want to thank the Idealliance team for putting together a great online course that I was able to easily follow along, practice and interact in."

~ Michael Dequilla, of the Lowe Martin Group.

The Online G7 Expert Certification Training Course Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction with Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer
Digital file of test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations to use for practice with your own software and measuring instruments (not required for participation)
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
Live coaching and group discussion during hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
And much, much more during the live training!

G7^?

One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration also includes complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support you in your journey to becoming a G7 Expert.


	REGISTER HERE

Attend G7^? training and earn certification to serve & align your print & packaging supply chain.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

September 28 - October 2
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

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1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314

703.837.1070

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CONTACT:

DAVID J. STEINHARDT

Managing Director, Idealliance

703.887.7680 | dsteinhardt@idealliance.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Idealliance Announces New Research and Development Position

Jeff Collins to Map the Future of the Print and Packaging Supply Chain

Alexandria, VA (August 27, 2020) - Idealliance, the world's leading global graphic communications industry association, is pleased to announce that Jeff Collins has been named Idealliance's Vice President of Research & Development. In this new position, Collins will lead Idealliance's role in redefining print workflows with best practices through the development of new guidelines, specifications and research and training initiatives. He will expand the association's "how-to" curriculum across all Idealliance training platforms including its new shift to providing live online training.

Collins joined the Idealliance Team in 2018 and?is recognized globally for his expertise in print technologies and workflows. Prior to joining Idealliance he served as Vice-Chairman for Idealliance's GRACoL Working Group from 2006-2014. He was also an active member of the Print Properties Council (PPC), where core global print standards are developed.

"As Idealliance looks to the future of the print and packaging supply chain, explores cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), strives to create relevant training and certification courses in color management, and identifies new ways to streamline and standardize the industry, we needed someone to lead the charge," said Dick Ryan, Idealliance Acting CEO. "Jeff is perfect for the job. He is well-connected with what is happening in the industry, and has already been responsible for planning, demonstrating, and explaining best practices in a wide range of business scenarios to promote more efficient and cost-effective print technologies and workflows. In this expanded role, he will have even more impact."

Previous roles working for Konica Minolta, Koenig & Bauer, Creo, and Scitex-positions in both digital press technology and traditional web and offset-gave Collins a front row seat in the development and transformation of the industry. His manufacturing experience spans the gamut of printed products in packaging, labels, publications, e-commerce, and premedia/service bureaus.

As Vice President of R&D, Collins will continue to work closely with the entire supply chain to create and evangelize new and evolving programs on the practical advantages of color management best practices, print technologies, and standardized workflows to place Idealliance in the forefront of print communication architecture. He will improve and expand informational and educational content and develop new certification and training programs that serve the global marketplace. He will also continue to host the popular weekly Idealliance GAMUT Podcast, reaching thousands globally in the print and packaging supply chain.

Learn More

If you have a topic or suggested speaker for the podcast, or ideas for the future of the industry, you can reach Jeff Collins at jcollins@idealliance.org, or 703.837.1062.

For additional information about Idealliance, Membership, or general questions, please contact David Steinhardt, Managing Director, Idealliance, at 703.887.7680 or dsteinhardt@idealliance.org.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry association. With its legacy reaching back to 1896 Idealliance is a catalyst for workflow transformation and connector for supply chain partners in the broad spectrum of print and packaging. We seek to provide an environment where, together, supply chain partners can innovate the way print is created and produced around the globe. Our specifications have changed the graphic communications supply chain by creating state-of-the-art architectures for production workflows. Our education and certification curriculum is the world's foremost certifying platform to energize professionals, systems, and facilities. Idealliance members encompass brands, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, OEMs, print service providers, technology developers.

Join us to create the future of our industry at www.idealliance.org.

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75% Off Sale Ends Next Tuesday

BrandQ^? Manager Certification

BrandQ? Manager Online Training and Certification is an individual certification designed to help brand managers and anyone who manages any aspect of color reproduction.


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Who Should Enroll

Brand Managers, Designers, Print & Packaging Supply Chain Professionals, Anyone working in the Packaging Supply Chain

BrandQ^? Manager Lessons Include:

(7.1 Hours Run Length)

. The Big Picture - Why BrandQ^?

. How to Measure Color

. Understanding LAB

. Specifying Print Aims

. Global Print Standards

. Reference Printing Conditions

. Color Management Basics

. G7^? Fundamentals

. Custom Print Standards

. Paper Relative Theory

. Spot Colors

. SCTV

. Tolerances

. Print Specification Document Development

. Pre-assessment of Your Supply Chain

. Evaluation of G7 based Printing Aims

. Spot Color Evaluation

. Proof Alignment

. Printed Alignment

. Viewing Conditions

. Non-traditional Print

. Supply Chain Assessment

. Case Studies

. Application

. Barriers to Success

. Certification Exam

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Idealliance is the leading training & certifying body in the industry with tens of thousands certified globally.

BrandQ^? Manager Online Training and Certification Sale Ends Soon

Sale Price: $99 (75% Off)

Regular Price: $395


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This Certification is for you if.

.you work in the Print and Packaging Supply Chain-CPG or FMCG

.you are a brand, brand owner, print buyer, service provider, creative, creative agency, pre-press, pre-media, QC, or OEM

.you have any role in managing color, producing color, writing PQMs

.you do fingerprinting, press alignments, proof alignments, press acceptance, print buyer requirements, SOPs, color library creation, process mapping, brand guidelines and print and process management.


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All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the user for professional certification.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.


	LEARN MORE AND REGISTER NOW

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain?

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ?, G7?, GRACoL?, Mail.dat?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet?, PRISM?, SWOP?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Register for the First GAMUT Live Webinar

The GAMUT Live Webinar is a new monthly Idealliance webinar series featuring a "gamut" of speakers and topics important to the print and packaging supply chain.

Join us October 28th at 11:00 a.m. EST


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Join us on October 28th at 11 a.m. EST

In the first of a new monthly series, guest expert Mark Geeves explores how top-quality printers manage consistent special effect embellishments for digital, offset, and flexo packaging applications with G7? calibration and Color-LogicT System for metallic embellishments.

The rapidly growing capability of special effect embellishments helps brands and print services make a differentiating impression. Quality management of this evolving technology is critical to avoiding disaster.

Date: October 28th

Time: 11:00 a.m. EST


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About the Guest Expert

Mark Geeves is the co-founder and director of sales & marketing of Color-Logic, Inc. He has over 30 years of experience in the measurement and control of color through his work at X-Rite, Color Savvy, BEST Color, Electronics for Imaging (EFI), GretagMacbeth and Ciba. His expertise is bringing new technologies to market on a global basis.
Learn more ?

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with eleven (11) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT, and other supply chain specifications for content management, mail distribution, and paper and forest products. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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703.837.1070

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Take advantage of the extension-

Registration Closes Friday!

G7^? Expert Certification & Training

Live! Online

October 26 - 30, 2020

Registration deadline extended to Friday, October 23.


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FEW SEATS REMAIN

For the Best Live Online Training Experience

Idealliance has completely adapted the in-person G7^? training to an interactive live online training-with great success.

Receive immersive online instruction on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications.

TESTIMONIAL

"I want to thank the Idealliance team for putting together a great online course that I was able to easily follow along, practice and interact in."

~ Michael Dequilla, of the Lowe Martin Group.

G7 Training and certification is for anyone in the supply chain who works with and cares about color, such as prepress managers or supervisors, creative directors, print production technicians, and color specialists or managers.

The Online G7 Expert Certification Training Course Includes:

Samples kit emailed to every participant containing test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Live coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction with Steve Smiley, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

Registration also includes complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training to support you in your journey to becoming a G7 Expert.


	REGISTER NOW

Attend G7^? training and earn certification to serve & align your print & packaging supply chain.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

October 26 - 30
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management.

Idealliance

1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314

703.837.1070

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The Guide to Print Production Volume 21 is available as a printed guide or download

CONTACT:

JORDAN GORSKI

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

703.837.1096 | jgorski@idealliance.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Idealliance^? Launches a Standard Reference Guide to the Critical Science of Color Reproduction

The re-imagined Guide to Print Production Volume 21 is now available as a printed guide or download

Alexandria, VA (December 16, 2020) - Idealliance has released Volume 21 of the Guide to Print Production and it is available now. Packed full of leading practices, standards, and specifications for print and packaging, this edition marks a new milestone for the Guide to Print Production. It is now offered as a textbook, printed on-demand and designed to serve as the definitive reference guide to the critical science of color reproduction. The Guide to Print Production is created by the Idealliance Print Properties Committee-composed of professionals from brands and print buyers, creative and design, print service providers, and manufacturing and technology partners-to produce an everyday resource to be used in creation and production.

The Guide to Print Production is a practical handbook for anyone invested in the process of print communications. At the heart of this guide are the standards and specifications that make color possible and practical. For example, the Guide includes Idealliance's G7^? specification, the world's leading color specification, along with other science-based approaches to accurate, repeatable color reproduction. Using G7 and related processes explained in this guide will move every member of the print supply chain towards greater efficiency and profitability.

The book is organized into three parts. The first covers basic information about color print reproduction and is designed specially to benefit students and newcomers to the industry. The second part lays out the work of Idealliance and its standards-development, training, and certification programs to improve professional competency and workflow efficiency.

The third part is the core of the Guide to Print Production containing current, practical descriptions of specifications defining graphic communications color workflow including G7^?, GRACoL^?, and SWOP^?. This section goes in-depth for color, design, and print management on the specific data sets, targets, procedures, and workflow dynamics to be considered in print and packaging creation and production. The Guide goes a step further and takes the industry into the future by describing vital new processes initiated and supported by Idealliance's scientific, standards-based approach with extended color gamut (ECG) printing and spot color tone value (SCTV).

"This Guide to Print Production series has been serving the print and packaging industry and Idealliance members for more than twenty years. The Guide is one part of how we train the current and future generations of our industry by offering expert training and certification in a wide range of print and packaging processes as well as certification of systems and facilities to ensure workflow reliability. Idealliance serves as a global leader in new workflow standards and specifications and technical papers and guidelines, and with the Guide, our GAMUT podcast, and regular updates, we keep the professionals informed of new trends in the industry. Plus the Idealliance Print Properties Committee-its chair Ron Ellis, and the other members' contributions must be recognized for their additional support and many hours making the Guide possible," said Jordan Gorski, Senior Vice President, Idealliance.

Thanks to the following Partners & Sponsors of the Idealliance Guide to Print Production:

PREMIER PARTNER

Ricoh USA, Inc.

PARTNER

Canon
CHROMiX, Inc.
Flint Group
GTI Graphic Technology, Inc.
Konica Minolta
Sappi
System Brunner
Techkon
X-rite Pantone^?

SPONSOR

Dupont Advanced Printing
Fujifilm North America
GMG Color
Konica Minolta
INX International, Inc.
MacDermid Printing Solutions
System Brunner
Techkon
Wikoff

Order the Guide

Learn more and order the Guide to Print Production here ?

Learn More

More information about the guide can be found at https://idealliance.org/guide, or contact Jordan Gorski at +1 (703) 837-1096 or jgorski@idealliance.org.

Read full press release online here ?

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a transformational industry association for print and packaging, working with brand owners, content and media creators, agencies, designers, material suppliers, OEMs, technology developers, and service providers around the world. We serve the graphic communication industry by creating superior industry training and certification programs, developing professional standards and specifications, and redefining workflows for the entire print and packaging supply chain.

Become a member of Idealliance and transform the way you work-forever.

www.idealliance.org.

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BrandQ^? Webinar Series

Print Quality Programs for Brands:

Managing Excellence & Protecting Value

A properly implemented print quality program will help you streamline the entire print process, improve quality, reduce cost, time and headaches, and increase sales.

Online Webinar is Friday, July 31, 2020

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)


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Why Should Brands Care?

Brands spend a lot of energy, time and money to send the right message to their audience. It's important to protect and manage that brand so it doesn't cost even more.

Whether you manage an up-and-coming brand, or are in charge of a global network of brands, your concern is the same: getting consistent color on all your packaging-no matter where in the world it is printed, and no matter what substrate it's printed on.

Print quality programs can seem overly complex and technical with a steep learning curve. Getting designers, procurement, purchasing managers, printers, and quality control experts to speak the same language can appear daunting. For example, what is "quality?" One person's quality is another person's after-thought. Bringing everyone together to agree on specific objectives, measurements, and terminology can feel burdensome and intrusive.

It's no wonder many brands

are too overwhelmed to start.

This webinar goes beyond the objections to give you practical and proven methods and tactics to start to create a print quality program for your brand.

About the Webinar

Our expert panelists will first explore why it's important to track and control your print quality, as well as common challenges to doing so. Then they will share the benefits of programs like BrandQ^? to ensure brands and suppliers are on the same page. Finally, they will share tangible ways to get started, avoid pitfalls, and develop a print quality program.

In this webinar you will learn:

How to improve quality and achieve consistency across domestic and international platforms
How to ensure color fidelity to meet customer expectations
How to reduce cost through properly managing creative, production, and make-ready time
How to meet new COVID-19-related requirements for remote approval

Register even if you can't attend live. Idealliance is a global organization with members all over the world. All registrants receive a recording of the webinar even if they are unable to attend due to time zone differences.

Join us on July 31st at 12 noon EDT to better understand and start your journey to consistent print quality for your brand.

The webinar will include 45-minutes of in-depth information and 15-minutes of Q&A.

Moderators:

Ron Ellis, Brand Expert and Chair of the Idealliance Print Properties & Colorimetric Council

Panelists:

Brian Keith
Sonja Dearden

About the Presenters

Ron Ellis is a consultant specializing in color management, automation and workflow integration. An Idealliance G7 Expert, G7 Process Control Expert, G7 Expert Trainer, and chair of the GRACoL Committee, Ron has performed hundreds of G7 training and calibrations. He has conducted training and consulting for a wide range of customers in Europe, Asia, and North America, and is one of several trainers who can train and certify G7 Expert consultants. Well versed in ISO standards, he is certified as a PSA consultant as well as an FTA Flexo Level 2 Implementation Specialist, and was the primary developer of Idealliance's G7 Process Control program, and is the G7 PC Master Trainer. Ron specializes in creating and implementing working spaces for brands and agencies that allow them to work more efficiently with vendors, saving both time and money. Ron is published frequently in industry magazines, and has produced training materials and curriculum for numerous printing industry groups, manufacturers and publishers. He has over 30 years experience working in the graphic arts, and holds a Master of Education from the University of Massachusetts.

Brian Keith is the Print & Color Management Senior Program Manager of Packaging and Content at Microsoft in Redmond, WA. He has 20+ years of design, brand and packaging industry experience as well as extensive working experience with industry production and manufacturing standards and processes. Over Mr. Keith's tenure at Microsoft, he has helped launch world-class product packaging that meets stringent quality specifications while also meeting the requirements of a quality conscious and cost-effective worldwide supply chain. As Senior Product Manager, he led the creation and worldwide implementation of a new end-to-end color management program across Microsoft's worldwide supply chain and integrated industry standards and G7^? methodologies into the program.

Sonja Dearden is the Print Production Manager at Lindt & Spr?ngli (USA), Inc., in Stratham, NH, where she has worked for almost ten years. She has over 15 years of experience in graphic design, print production, and marketing. Her experience includes having managed prepress, press checks, brand compliance for more than 3,000 print jobs totaling more than $15M in print costs, and she has managed teams ranging in size from 2-30+ employees. In addition, Ms. Dearden wrote all G7 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be used by 80+ designers, vendors, marketing, and quality assurance team members, and completed over 50 hours of hands-on G7 training over 2 years to maintain the highest quality standards of global color consistency. Her specialties include G7^?, print production, prepress, press checks, graphic design, package design, marketing, brand management, and more.

This webinar is part of the Idealliance BrandQ^? webinar series. BrandQ is about communication, education, and validation.


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About BrandQ^?

BrandQ enables communication between brand owners and suppliers, so it is clear on brand owner's expectations, evaluation methodology, aims and tolerances, and validation process. BrandQ assesses key aspects such as process capability, performance, process control, color management, ISO Standards implementation, proof and press alignment, spot color rendering, pre-media capabilities, G7 calibration, and detailed reporting and analysis to align the packaging supply chain.

BrandQ certification assures a high level of quality and performance and leads to overall operational efficiency, process control, measurement controls, and data that can be shared between print service providers and brands, brand owners and print buyers. This communication protocol creates a wonderful partnership for job specification exchange, regardless of language and regardless of location in the world.


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Time is running out to take advantage of these incredible deals

Valuable online training and certification courses for the print and packaging supply chain-on sale thru June 30.

Save 50-80% off the regular price.

Big Savings, Valuable Learning

Just one week left to get your learning at a steep discount-completely online!

See below for the specifics of each offer.

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All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the user for professional certification.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.

Upon successful completion you will be certified for 2 years.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly

Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, XCMYKT, G7^?, and BrandQ^?). Idealliance is the world's foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison 'A' to ISO TC130, is one of the world's largest contributors and developers of ISO standards.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

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International G7^? Expert

Certification & Training

Live! Online

July 20-24, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction, open to all international registrants.)


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International G7^? Expert Certification Live! Online - English

This training is newly designed to accommodate an online environment. When you sign up, you will receive a packet of print samples in the mail so you can participate during the instructor-led hands-on activities.

Learn online and engage more with instructors and peers from the comfort of your home, office, or printing facility.

Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer, will lead the online class featuring live demonstrations in English, individual hands-on exercises, and individual and group discussions.

Participants are strongly encouraged to participate in hands-on activities throughout training utilizing their own color management tools & solutions for first-hand implementation experience on how to drive G7 in their print supply chain.

New International G7 Expert Certification Training Course Curriculum Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction
Live instructor-led coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Live one-on-one coaching and group discussion
Samples kit shipped to every participant containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like Curve 4, SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration Options

G7 Expert
G7 Professional

Registration includes a free temporary license for Curve4 and complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support color management leaders in their journey to become G7 Experts.

Seats are limited in this international online training to ensure direct support by Idealliance's certified G7 Expert trainer & technical staff.

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

G7^? - One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly


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Attend G7^? training and earn certification to serve & align your print & packaging supply chain.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

July 20 - July 24
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Visit the G7? website for additional program information.

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly.

G7^? Certification & Training Class

Now available as LIVE instructor-led online training open to all international registrants.

July 20-24, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction in English)


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G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

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Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

703.837.1096 | jgorski@idealliance.org

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Idealliance^? Fills to Capacity First International LIVE ONLINE G7^? Training Class

Alexandria, VA (August 3, 2020) - Idealliance, the international association of brands, printers, and technology companies, has recently completed their first international live instructor-led online training to certify G7 Experts. A completely full class of 29 participants, including color and quality control experts, prepress and production technicians, OEMs, and technology suppliers, attended the five half-days of training and successfully completed the certification exam to become globally recognized G7 Experts & G7 Professionals.

Reviews of the new online live training format have been exceptional.

"I was able to follow along easily, practice, and interact. I've spent years dealing with color in production and achieving incredible results for clients and working with G7 Experts. Having this certification solidifies the methods in place, opens up to new solutions, and will be much-added value to our clients!" said Michael Dequilla, of the Lowe Martin Group.

"Our team did a phenomenal job transforming the G7 program from an in-person experience to a live online training to allow G7 Experts to continue to learn and become certified without having to travel," said Jordan Gorski, Senior Vice President, Idealliance. "We continue to encourage participants to utilize their own color management tools and solutions during the hands-on activities portion of the training."

The class was filled to capacity; although online trainings could theoretically be any size, registration was limited to 29 participants to ensure direct support by Idealliance's certified G7 Expert trainer & technical staff, and a samples kit containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations was shipped to every participant prior to the training.

G7 is the industry-leading standard for near-neutral and visual uniformity across all print technology. It aligns the global print supply chain through print alignment specifications and strategies-which reduces production cost and time-and print quality and consistency across the entire supply chain. G7 aligns Print Anywhere^?.

The next G7 online live training event will be taught in English on August 31 - September 4. Register here. Additional online live training will follow in the coming months, through 2020.

The next in-person training event will be taught in Mandarin, on August 26-28 in Taipei, Taiwan, for G7 Expert Certification. Register here.

Learn More

For more information about G7 and G7 training opportunities, visit?www.idealliance.org/g7?or contact Jordan Gorski at +1 (703) 837-1096 or?jgorski@idealliance.org.

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ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through standards innovation, workflow integration, technical research, and certification and training. We serve as a global connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through brand and facility auditing programs and consulting-and we are the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities.

Join us to create the future of our industry at www.idealliance.org.

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Listen to This Week's GAMUT Podcast Episode:

The Color Genius of ColorLogic


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Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

About the Latest Episode:

65: The Color Genius of ColorLogic

Barbara Braun-Metz, Owner and CEO, and Thorsten Braun CTO of ColorLogic GmbH discuss current innovations in color transformation algorithms, automation, and standardizing Extended Color Gamut printing.

GAMUT Printing & Packaging Podcast is a bi-weekly global podcast featuring guests from around the world focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives on:

Brand management
Measurable supply chain management programs
Global print standards implementation
Design intent
Measurement and evaluation
Communicating across a global supply chain
Proof-to-print alignment
Workflow and process control standardization
Color management and control
Design thinking
Hardware, instruments, tools, and software advancing the industry
Leading industry technical initiatives
And stories of transformation from extraordinary minds within the print and packaging supply chain.


	Learn More & Listen Now

Listen To A Previous Episode:

64: Google's Marco Ugolini - A Journey from the Dark Room to Perfecting Brand Color in the Digital Age

Google's Marco Ugolini discusses the digital transformation of brand photography in advertising, print, and packaging. A certified Idealliance G7? Expert, Marco takes us on a historical journey from black and white photography, to his early adoption of Photoshop, to why G7? is his go-to requirement within a brand and print supply-chain.

63: Innovation and the Human Component - An Inside Look at Legendary Heidelberg

Jim Tillery, Sheetfed Product Manager at Heidelberg USA, discusses core values, strategies, and authentic partnerships that ultimately improve quality, efficiency, and ROI for Heidelberg users. Jim's years of manufacturing experience and wisdom is at the heart of this discussion.

62: Raising the Bar in Color Measurement

Jay Kelbley, i1Product Manager, X-Rite PANTONE?, discusses the growth in new printing materials like textiles, glass, backlit displays, and how the new family of i1Pro 3 products support them.

Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, Mail.dat^?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet^?, PRISM^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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NEW The GAMUT Live Webinar Series

The GAMUT Live Webinar is a new monthly Idealliance webinar series featuring a "gamut" of speakers and topics important to the print and packaging supply chain.

Join us October 28th at 11:00 a.m. EST


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Introducing a New Monthly Webinar Series with Industry Updates

You've heard Jeff Collins on the GAMUT podcast, interviewing experts from around the world who share highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives on all aspects of the print and packaging supply chain.

Now there is a new addition to the GAMUT series-a monthly webinar so you can further your knowledge about supply chain management, global print standards, workflow and process control standardization, brand and color management, and more.

Join us on October 28th at 11 a.m. EST

In the first of a new monthly series, Idealliance will sit down with Mark Geeves of Color-Logic and discuss the advantages in the inkjet print embellishments market that are revolutionizing brands and creatives' capabilities.

Date: October 28th

Time: 11:00 a.m. EST


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About Our Guest Expert

Mark Geeves is the co-founder and director of sales & marketing of Color-Logic, Inc. He has over 30 years of experience in the measurement and control of color through his work at X-Rite, Color Savvy, BEST Color, Electronics for Imaging (EFI), GretagMacbeth and Ciba. His expertise is bringing new technologies to market on a global basis. He had extensive involvement in bringing portable instrumentation, embedded instrumentation and automated measurement devices into the graphic arts and color & appearance marketplaces. Mark worked on making ICC color management technology affordable and continues to serve on committees to make implementation easier for printing and publishing applications. Mark has worldwide experience in the development and implementation of color programs in the graphic arts, plastics, automotive and paint markets. As President of BestColor in the Americas he was involved in making inkjet proofing the standard for the Graphic Arts marketplace. Today Mark is helping printers differentiate themselves and their client's printed marketing materials and packaging at a fraction of the time can cost versus traditional methods of embellishment.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with eleven (11) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT, and other supply chain specifications for content management, mail distribution, and paper and forest products. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Listen to This Week's GAMUT Podcast Episode:

A New Standard for Communicating Print Quality (Part I)


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Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

About the Latest Episode:

A New Standard for Communicating Print Quality (Part I)

For years poor communication of quality expectations between brands, buyers, and suppliers has plagued the supply chain causing waste, frustration, and customer dissatisfaction. Idealliance's Dianne Kennedy discusses the latest innovation, Print Quality Exchange Format (PQX) or ISO 20616-2, which defines a standard XML report designed to enable the exchange of print quality data reports from printers to brands and print buyers. This is Part I of a 2-part series.

GAMUT Printing & Packaging Podcast is a bi-weekly global podcast featuring guests from around the world focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives on:

Brand management
Measurable supply chain management programs
Global print standards implementation
Design intent
Measurement and evaluation
Communicating across a global supply chain
Proof-to-print alignment
Workflow and process control standardization
Color management and control
Design thinking
Hardware, instruments, tools, and software advancing the industry
Leading industry technical initiatives
And stories of transformation from extraordinary minds within the print and packaging supply chain.


	Learn More & Listen Now

Listen To A Previous Episode:

65: The Color Genius of ColorLogic

Barbara Braun-Metz, Owner and CEO, and Thorsten Braun CTO of ColorLogic GmbH discuss current innovations in color transformation algorithms, automation, and standardizing Extended Color Gamut printing.

64: Google's Marco Ugolini - A Journey from the Dark Room to Perfecting Brand Color in the Digital Age

Google's Marco Ugolini discusses the digital transformation of brand photography in advertising, print, and packaging. A certified Idealliance G7? Expert, Marco takes us on a historical journey from black and white photography, to his early adoption of Photoshop, to why G7? is his go-to requirement within a brand and print supply-chain.

63: Innovation and the Human Component - An Inside Look at Legendary Heidelberg

Jim Tillery, Sheetfed Product Manager at Heidelberg USA, discusses core values, strategies, and authentic partnerships that ultimately improve quality, efficiency, and ROI for Heidelberg users. Jim's years of manufacturing experience and wisdom is at the heart of this discussion.

Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, Mail.dat^?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet^?, PRISM^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

703.837.1096 | jgorski@idealliance.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Global G7^? Experts Certified by Idealliance at Japan Print Academy in Tokyo, Japan

Alexandria, VA (June 24, 2020) - Idealliance Southeast Asia partnered with the Japan Print Academy (JPA) in February to host a three-day G7^? certification training in Tokyo, Japan.

Through new increased hands-on training, participants gained valuable first-hand experience through collaboration with the global G7 Expert Trainer and discussions with their peers and partners from the industry. The training focused on:

G7 theory and implementation
Extensive, live, practical on-press demonstrations, including G7 calibration, profiling, and verification
Process control and workflow management through G7 to best support real-world print applications

Attendees from across the supply chain included global brands and print buyers, OEMs, and premedia and production technicians. They are now globally recognized G7 Experts who can take their knowledge and immediately implement it into their production environments-driving waste reduction, process control, up-time, and increased profitability.

"Training at the distinguished Japan Print Academy in Tokyo demonstrates the reach and value of G7 in a global print supply chain. The event also demonstrates brand managers and print buyers recognize the value and simplicity of a universal print condition, the hallmark of G7. Brands and print buyers continue to challenge us to achieve consistent and accurate color quickly across different print technologies, substrates, and multiple print service providers. G7 meets that challenge." said Jeff Collins, Vice President of Business Development and Standards at Idealliance.

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. G7 aligns Print AnywhereT.

Upcoming G7 Training will be conducted LIVE ONLINE, and will be available globally. To sign up for the next international online training in English, July 20-24, click here.

For more information about G7 and G7 training opportunities, visit www.idealliance.org/g7 or contact Jordan Gorski, Idealliance Senior Vice President at +1 (703) 837-1096 or jgorski@idealliance.org.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ?, G7?, GRACoL?, Mail.dat?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet?, PRISM?, SWOP?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup. Join us to create the future of our industry at www.idealliance.org.

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WEBINAR

Learn what brands get wrong with color and how they can get it right.

Print Quality Programs for Brands:

Managing Excellence & Protecting Value

Tomorrow, July 31, 2020

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)


	REGISTER FOR TOMORROW''S WEBINAR

Manage your brand and protect its value.

This webinar goes beyond the objections to give you practical and proven methods and tactics to start to create a print quality program for your brand.

In this webinar you will learn:

Why it's important to track and control your print quality
Benefits of print quality programs to ensure brands and suppliers are on the same page
Tangible ways to get started, avoid pitfalls, and develop a print quality program
How to meet new COVID-19-related requirements for remote approval

Register even if you can't attend live. All registrants receive a recording of the webinar.

Moderators:

Ron Ellis, Brand Expert and Chair of the Idealliance Print Properties & Colorimetric Council

Panelists:

Brian Keith, Print & Color Management Senior Program Manager of Packaging and Content at Microsoft
Sonja Dearden, Print Production Manager at Lindt & Spr?ngli (USA), Inc.

Learn more about the presenters ?

This webinar is part of the Idealliance BrandQ^? webinar series. BrandQ is a unique program focused on the packaging supply chain, providing tools, measurements, methods, and language for facilitating effective communications between brands and suppliers.


	REGISTER FOR TOMORROW''S WEBINAR

About BrandQ^?

BrandQ enables communication between brand owners and suppliers, so it is clear on brand owner's expectations, evaluation methodology, aims and tolerances, and validation process. BrandQ assesses key aspects such as process capability, performance, process control, color management, ISO Standards implementation, proof and press alignment, spot color rendering, pre-media capabilities, G7 calibration, and detailed reporting and analysis to align the packaging supply chain.

BrandQ certification assures a high level of quality and performance and leads to overall operational efficiency, process control, measurement controls, and data that can be shared between print service providers and brands, brand owners and print buyers. This communication protocol creates a wonderful partnership for job specification exchange, regardless of language and regardless of location in the world.


	LEARN MORE

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703.837.1070

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Listen to This Week's GAMUT Podcast Episode:

Discovering the Future of Color Part One


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Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

About the Latest Episode:

69: Discovering the Future of Color (Part One)

In this episode of the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, Don Carli, co-founder and President of Nima Hunter eloquently discusses the future of color management by first describing the beginning of innovative solutions like stochastic screening and expanded gamut technology. Don also shares the key findings of the research study, "Discovering a New World of Color and Appearance Management Solutions."

GAMUT Printing & Packaging Podcast is a bi-weekly global podcast featuring guests from around the world focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives on:

Brand management
Measurable supply chain management programs
Global print standards implementation
Design intent
Measurement and evaluation
Communicating across a global supply chain
Proof-to-print alignment
Workflow and process control standardization
Color management and control
Design thinking
Hardware, instruments, tools, and software advancing the industry
Leading industry technical initiatives
And stories of transformation from extraordinary minds within the print and packaging supply chain.


	Learn More & Listen Now

Listen To A Previous Episode:

68: Sweden's Unique Print And Packaging Education

In this episode, Tommy Bonte' discusses how Brobygrafiska's vocational education supports the print and packaging supply chain with cutting-edge equipment and solutions. Brobygrafiska is the meeting place and educational center within the graphic area: graphic design, packaging design, web, prepress, and flexographic printing. Brobygrafiska educates within Advanced Vocational Education. For companies, they offer training courses based on request, facilities for testing and prototypes, research and development, and consultation.

A New Standard for Communicating Print Quality

For years poor communication of quality expectations between brands, buyers, and suppliers has plagued the supply chain causing waste, frustration, and customer dissatisfaction. Idealliance's Dianne Kennedy discusses the latest innovation, Print Quality Exchange Format (PQX) or ISO 20616-2, which defines a standard XML report designed to enable the exchange of print quality data reports from printers to brands and print buyers.

Part I
Part II

65: The Color Genius of ColorLogic

Barbara Braun-Metz, Owner and CEO, and Thorsten Braun CTO of ColorLogic GmbH discuss current innovations in color transformation algorithms, automation, and standardizing Extended Color Gamut printing.

64: Google's Marco Ugolini - A Journey from the Dark Room to Perfecting Brand Color in the Digital Age

Google's Marco Ugolini discusses the digital transformation of brand photography in advertising, print, and packaging. A certified Idealliance G7? Expert, Marco takes us on a historical journey from black and white photography, to his early adoption of Photoshop, to why G7? is his go-to requirement within a brand and print supply-chain.

Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

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ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT, and other supply chain specifications for content management, mail distribution, and paper and forest products. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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International G7^? Expert

Certification & Training

Live! Online

July 20-24, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction, open to all international registrants.)


	REGISTER FOR THE LIVE ONLINE TRAINING

International G7^? Expert Certification Live! Online - English

Although COVID-19 has changed the way we do business, the demand for skilled technicians to solve critical problems has not changed. Just because you can't travel doesn't mean you can't continue to develop your skills.

Idealliance is proud to announce the International G7^? Expert Certification Training LIVE Online to support our worldwide community.

This training is newly design to accommodate an online environment. When you sign up, you will receive a packet of print samples in the mail so you can participate during the instructor-led hands-on activities. Materials such as printed G7 test forms help you learn how to implement G7 in your facility to obtain G7 Master Qualification.

Learn online and engage more with instructors and peers from the comfort of your home, office, or printing facility.

Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer, will lead the online class featuring live demonstrations in English, individual hands-on exercises, and individual and group discussions. You will receive immersive instruction on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications. This is extensive practical training to earn G7 Expert certification.

Participants are strongly encouraged to participate in hands-on activities throughout training utilizing their own color management tools & solutions for first-hand implementation experience on how to drive G7 in their print supply chain.

G7^? - One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly

New International G7 Expert Certification Training Course Curriculum Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction
Live instructor-led coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Live one-on-one coaching and group discussion
Samples kit shipped to every participant containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like Curve 4, SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration Options

G7 Expert
G7 Professional

Registration also includes a free temporary license for Curve4 and complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support color management leaders in their journey to become G7 Experts.

Seats are limited in this international online training to ensure direct support by Idealliance's certified G7 Expert trainer & technical staff.

Register now to reserve your seat.

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.


	REGISTER HERE

Attend G7^? training and earn certification to serve & align your print & packaging supply chain.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

July 20 - July 24
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Visit the G7? website for additional program information.

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly.

G7^? Certification & Training Class

Now available as LIVE instructor-led online training open to all international registrants.

July 20-24, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction in English)


	REGISTER HERE

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

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703.837.1070

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International G7^? Expert

Certification & Training

Live! Online

July 20-24, 2020

(Registration closes TODAY, July 14, to ensure enough time to send printed samples in the mail.)


	REGISTER TODAY

International G7^? Expert Certification Live! Online - English

Course Curriculum Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction
Live instructor-led coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Live one-on-one coaching and group discussion
Samples kit shipped to every participant containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like Curve 4, SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration Options

G7 Expert
G7 Professional

Registration includes a free temporary license for Curve4 and complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support color management leaders in their journey to become G7 Experts.

Seats are limited in this international online training to ensure direct support by Idealliance's certified G7 Expert trainer & technical staff.

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

G7^? - One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly


	REGISTER HERE

Attend G7^? training and earn certification to serve & align your print & packaging supply chain.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

July 20 - July 24
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Visit the G7? website for additional program information.

Print AnywhereT.Brilliantly.

G7^? Certification & Training Class

Now available as LIVE instructor-led online training open to all international registrants.

July 20-24, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction in English)


	REGISTER TODAY

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

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703.837.1070

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What's happening at Idealliance

Idealliance Digest

New Vice Presidents at Idealliance, a re-launched sponsorship program, new and streamlined membership structure, MailPro^? announcement, and our most recent podcasts.


	SCROLL DOWN TO LEARN MORE

Message From the CEO

September 2020. There is a lot of great news at Idealliance this month-including successful online live G7? training events, two new Vice President roles, and a re-launched sponsorship program. Read More ?

~ Dick Ryan, Acting CEO, Idealliance

Idealliance Launches NEW & Streamlined Membership Dues

The Board of Directors has approved a new Idealliance Membership Classification and Dues Structure by shrinking membership categories from 40+ down to 10. The move to simplify and align membership categories translates into revised membership rates.
Read More ?

Idealliance MailPro Certification Training Ends December 31

Complete Your Training Before Close of Program at Year End

Under the strategic direction of the Idealliance Board of Directors, Idealliance has completed an initiative to streamline its portfolio to focus on core industry and member offering - print and packaging supply chain workflow from creation to production with an emphasis on color.
Read More ?

Idealliance Announces Two New Vice Presidents

Jeff Collins has moved into the role of Vice President of Research & Development to expand the association's "how-to" curriculum across all Idealliance training platforms including its new shift to providing live online training.
Read More ?

Additionally, Michael Grady has joined the team as Vice President of Global Partnerships and is responsible for sales and business development with existing and new OEM partners and international affiliates to promote more effective and cost-effective print technologies and workflows to benefit the industry.
Read More ?

Idealliance Relaunches Sponsorship Program, Connecting Suppliers With Industry Experts & Buyers

The relaunch of sponsorship and advertising programs represents a new opportunity for OEMs and other suppliers to the graphic communications industry to connect with Idealliance's global audience of color management professionals and experts. These professionals specify or directly purchase the goods and services that power the industry's global supply chain.
Read More ?


	SEE ALL RECENT NEWS

The Information Technology Years 1980-2005

From 1980 until today, Idealliance has redefined itself and the industry through its focus on information technologies. From Gencode to SGML, through the XML years, and into many initiatives in the early 2000s, Idealliance has contributed significantly to many key specifications and standards. Read More ?

Product Spotlight-SalesPro

The SalesPro series is taught by two leading industry sales trainers, with direct experience in leading print sales, including digital and VDP sales, and teaches sales professionals how to become successful in print sales for their respective areas of expertise.?Register today to earn valuable experience and certification as a proven leader in print sales and supporting the print supply chain. Learn More about SalesPro: Fundamentals and SalesPro: Digital Print ?

Recent GAMUT Podcast Episodes

GAMUT is focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives for the print and packaging supply chain.


	LISTEN NOW

Upcoming G7^? Training

G7 is the industry-leading standard for near-neutral and visual uniformity across all print technology. Become a certified G7 Expert to support your supply chain.

September 28 - Oct 2 (English)
G7 Expert Training, Live Online
Register Here ?

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT, and other supply chain specifications for content management, mail distribution, and paper and forest products. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Final Chance-

Register by Midnight EDT!

All sales end at midnight (EDT) tonight

Tuesday 6/30/2020

BrandQ? Manager Online Training and Certification

(7.1 Hours Run Length)

Helps brand managers and anyone who manages any aspect of color reproduction.

Register ?

Sale Ends Tonight

Print Planning and Estimating Online Training and Certification Courses

(~3.6 Hours Run Length Each)

Cover core planning and estimating concepts and are applicable to any print service provider.

Register ?

Sale Ends Tonight

Color Management Professional Master Online Training and Certification

(~17.5 Hours Run Length)

Gain a Deep Understanding of: color theory, color management, calibration and linearization, profiling, ICC profiles, color evaluation, and much more.

Register ?

Sale Ends Tonight

Individual Color Management Professional Online Training and Certification Courses

Featuring individual self-paced and specialized courses in:

. Fundamentals (4.3 hours run length) Register ?

. Creative (2.7 hours run length) Register ?

. Digital Print (3.6 hours run length) Register ?

. Offset Print (3 hours run length) Register ?

. PreMedia (3.6 hours run length) Register ?

G7? Process Control Expert Online Training and Certification

(9.5 Hours Run Length-Only for Certified G7? Experts)

How to standardize workflow processes to reduce costs and expand efficiencies. You must already be a Certified G7? Expert to enroll.

Register ?

Sale Ends Tonight

All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the user for professional certification.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.

Upon successful completion you will be certified for 2 years.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly

Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, XCMYKT, G7^?, and BrandQ^?). Idealliance is the world's foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison 'A' to ISO TC130, is one of the world's largest contributors and developers of ISO standards.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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703.837.1070

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International G7^? Expert

Certification & Training

Live! Online

August 31 - September 4, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction, open to all domestic and international registrants.)


	REGISTER FOR THE LIVE ONLINE TRAINING

International G7^? Expert Certification Live! Online - English

This training is newly designed to accommodate an online environment and to support our worldwide community. You will receive immersive instruction via Zoom on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications.

Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer, will lead the online class featuring live demonstrations in English, individual hands-on exercises, and individual and group discussions.

Although COVID-19 has changed the way we do business, the demand for skilled technicians to solve critical problems has not changed.

Participants are strongly encouraged to participate in hands-on activities throughout training utilizing their own color management tools. When you sign up, you will receive a packet of print samples in the mail with materials such as printed G7 test forms to help you learn how to implement G7 in your facility to obtain G7 Master Qualification.

Learn online and engage more with instructors and peers from the comfort of your home, office, or printing facility.

G7^? - One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly

International G7 Expert Certification Training Course Curriculum Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction
Live instructor-led coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Live one-on-one coaching and group discussion
Samples kit shipped to every participant containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like Curve 4, SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration Options

G7 Expert
G7 Professional

Registration also includes a free temporary license for Curve4 and complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support you in your journey to becoming a G7 Expert.

Seats are limited in this international online training to ensure direct support by Idealliance's certified G7 Expert trainer & technical staff.

Register now to reserve your seat.

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.


	REGISTER HERE

Attend G7^? training and earn certification to serve & align your print & packaging supply chain.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

August 31 - September 4
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Visit the G7? website for additional program information.

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly.

G7^? Certification & Training Class

LIVE instructor-led online training open to all domestic and international registrants.

August 31 - September 4, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction in English)


	REGISTER HERE

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

Idealliance

1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314

703.837.1070

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Learn more about technical leading practices and initiatives in the industry

Listen to the GAMUT Printing & Packaging Podcast from Idealliance


	SUBSCRIBE NOW

Listen to the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance

Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

About the Podcast:

The GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, launched in February 2019, is a technical podcast geared towards color management professionals up and down the printing and packaging supply chain.


	SEE ALL EPISODES

Episodes feature guests from around the world who share highly informative leading practices and initiatives from within the industry. Discussions cover the "gamut" from:

Brand management
Global print standards
Communicating across a global supply chain
Standardizing workflow processes
And more!

Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

Sponsorships Available

Interested in sponsoring the GAMUT podcast?

Contact Kelsey Fields, kfields@idealliance.org | 703.837.1093

Listen To A Recent Episode:

A New Standard for Communicating Print Quality (Part I)

For years poor communication of quality expectations between brands, buyers, and suppliers has plagued the supply chain causing waste, frustration, and customer dissatisfaction. Idealliance's Dianne Kennedy discusses the latest innovation, Print Quality Exchange Format (PQX) or ISO 20616-2, which defines a standard XML report designed to enable the exchange of print quality data reports from printers to brands and print buyers. This is Part I of a 2-part series. (Part II coming next week.)

65: The Color Genius of ColorLogic

Barbara Braun-Metz, Owner and CEO, and Thorsten Braun CTO of ColorLogic GmbH discuss current innovations in color transformation algorithms, automation, and standardizing Extended Color Gamut printing.

64: Google's Marco Ugolini - A Journey from the Dark Room to Perfecting Brand Color in the Digital Age

Google's Marco Ugolini discusses the digital transformation of brand photography in advertising, print, and packaging. A certified Idealliance G7? Expert, Marco takes us on a historical journey from black and white photography, to his early adoption of Photoshop, to why G7? is his go-to requirement within a brand and print supply-chain.

63: Innovation and the Human Component - An Inside Look at Legendary Heidelberg

Jim Tillery, Sheetfed Product Manager at Heidelberg USA, discusses core values, strategies, and authentic partnerships that ultimately improve quality, efficiency, and ROI for Heidelberg users. Jim's years of manufacturing experience and wisdom is at the heart of this discussion.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, Mail.dat^?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet^?, PRISM^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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Sale Ends Tomorrow

Time is running out fast to take advantage of this massive sale on online training and certification courses

. 75% Off BrandQ^? Manager Certification Courses

. 80% Off Color Management Professional Master Certification

. 75% Off Individual Color Management Professional Certification Courses

. $50 Off Print Planning and Estimating Certification Courses

. 50% Off G7^? Process Control Expert Certification Course

BrandQ? Manager Online Training and Certification

(7.1 Hours Run Length)

BrandQ? Manager Online Training and Certification is an individual certification designed to help brand managers and anyone who manages any aspect of color reproduction.

Learn More ?

Sale Ends June 30, 2020

Print Planning and Estimating Online Training and Certification Courses

(~3.6 Hours Run Length Each)

These four courses cover core planning and estimating concepts and are applicable to any print service provider. They feature practical exercises and supplemental videos showing real-world application with MIS software.

Or get all 4 courses in the all-inclusive Master course

Run time of the complete Master course is ~ 6.5 hours.

(Sale Price: $149, Regular $199)

Learn More ?

Sale Ends June 30, 2020

Color Management Professional Master Online Training and Certification

(~17.5 Hours Run Length)

Gain a Deep Understanding of: color theory, color management, calibration and linearization, profiling, ICC profiles, color evaluation, and much more.

When you register for CMP Master, you will receive access to all 5 Color Management Professional? Courses for one low price of $199.

Learn More ?

Sale Ends June 30, 2020

Or buy an individual course for $99

(Regularly $395 ea.)

See below for more details

Individual Color Management Professional Online Training and Certification Courses

Featuring individual self-paced and specialized courses in:

. Fundamentals (4.3 hours run length)

. Creative (2.7 hours run length)

. Digital Print (3.6 hours run length)

. Offset Print (3 hours run length)

. PreMedia (3.6 hours run length)

Learn More ?

Sale Ends June 30, 2020

G7? Process Control Expert Online Training and Certification

(9.5 Hours Run Length-Only for Certified G7? Experts)

The G7? Process Control course is workflow training from the creative process through print output. It identifies how to standardize workflow processes to reduce costs and expand efficiencies. You must already be a Certified G7? Expert to enroll.

Learn More ?

Sale Ends June 30, 2020

All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the user for professional certification.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.

Upon successful completion you will be certified for 2 years.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly

Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, XCMYKT, G7^?, and BrandQ^?). Idealliance is the world's foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison 'A' to ISO TC130, is one of the world's largest contributors and developers of ISO standards.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314

703.837.1070

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Become a G7^? Expert

Live! Online

The G7 methodology allows you to:

Implement ISO printing standards and additional metrics; ensure similar neutral appearance across multiple devices; align all process, substrates and inks; target gray balance and tonality.

Open to all domestic and international registrants.

September 28 - October 2, 2020

(Last day to register is Sept. 23)


	REGISTER NOW

Registration closes tomorrow-Register now for this online training

The live online training consists of various components, including shared slides, video, whiteboard illustrations of critical concepts, press runs, print calibration simulations, and analysis.

You will receive instruction via Zoom on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications.

TESTIMONIAL

"With Covid and the adjustments everyone has had to make, I was worried that I wasn't going to get the full experience in certification by doing it online via Zoom but I want to thank the Idealliance team for putting together a great online course that I was able to easily follow along, practice and interact in."

~ Michael Dequilla, of the Lowe Martin Group.

The Online G7 Expert Certification Training Course Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction with Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer
Digital file of test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations to use for practice with your own software and measuring instruments (not required for participation)
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
Live coaching and group discussion during hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
And much, much more during the live training!

G7^?

One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration also includes complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support you in your journey to becoming a G7 Expert.


	REGISTER HERE

Attend G7^? training and earn certification to serve & align your print & packaging supply chain.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

September 28 - October 2
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

Idealliance

1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314

703.837.1070

Unsubscribe

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G7^? Expert Certification & Training

Live! Online

The G7 methodology allows you to:

Implement ISO printing standards and additional metrics; ensure similar neutral appearance across multiple devices; align all process, substrates and inks; target gray balance and tonality.

Open to all domestic and international registrants.

August 31 - September 4, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction)


	REGISTER NOW

Newly Designed for the Best Online Training Experience

You will receive immersive instruction via Zoom on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications.

TESTIMONIAL

"I've taken part in Idealliance's first online G7 Expert certification course and achieved certification! With Covid and the adjustments everyone has had to make, I was worried that I wasn't going to get the full experience in certification by doing it online via Zoom but I want to thank the Idealliance team for putting together a great online course that I was able to easily follow along, practice and interact in."

~ Michael Dequilla, of the Lowe Martin Group.

The Online G7 Expert Certification Training Course Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction with Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer
Live coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Live group discussion
Samples kit shipped to every participant containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like Curve 4, SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

G7^? - One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration also includes a free temporary license for Curve4 and complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support you in your journey to becoming a G7 Expert.


	REGISTER HERE

Registration closes August 26^th to ensure time to mail print samples to all participants.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

August 31 - September 4
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Visit the G7? website for additional program information.

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly.

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

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Listen to This Week's GAMUT Podcast Episode:

In 2020, is Flexographic Printing the Superior Technology?


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Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

About the Latest Episode:

In 2020, is Flexographic Printing the Superior Technology?

In this episode of the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, our guest Steve Smiley of Smiley Color & Associates, an international expert in the field of flexo printing, brand color management, and ISO standards, makes an excellent case for why flexo is the best and most versatile option for the print and packaging supply chain.

GAMUT Printing & Packaging Podcast is a bi-monthly global podcast featuring guests from around the world focused on bringing the industry highly informative, technical leading practices and initiatives on:

Brand management
Measurable supply chain management programs
Global print standards implementation
Design intent
Measurement and evaluation
Communicating across a global supply chain
Proof-to-print alignment
Workflow and process control standardization
Color management and control
Hardware, instruments, tools, and software advancing the industry
Leading industry technical initiatives


	Learn More & Listen Now

Listen To A Previous Episode:

How Pantone? Formula Guides are Made and How to Use Them

In this episode of the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, our guest Jason Campbell of X-Rite-PANTONE?, explores how they manufacture the Pantone Formula guides used by millions of designers and producers worldwide to help define, communicate and control color from inspiration to realization.

69 & 70: Discovering the Future of Color (Two-part series)

In these episodes of the GAMUT Podcast from Idealliance, Don Carli, co-founder and President of Nima Hunter eloquently discusses the future of color management by first describing the beginning of innovative solutions like stochastic screening and expanded gamut technology. Don also shares the key findings of the research study, "Discovering a New World of Color and Appearance Management Solutions."

Listen to Part One Here ?
Listen to Part Two Here ?

68: Sweden's Unique Print And Packaging Education

In this episode, Tommy Bonte' discusses how Brobygrafiska's vocational education supports the print and packaging supply chain with cutting-edge equipment and solutions. Brobygrafiska is the meeting place and educational center within the graphic area: graphic design, packaging design, web, prepress, and flexographic printing. Brobygrafiska educates within Advanced Vocational Education. For companies, they offer training courses based on request, facilities for testing and prototypes, research and development, and consultation.

Available On:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

Sponsored By:

Reliance on human decision-making for planning and imposition is becoming unsustainable.?Tilia?Labs is leveraging AI technology to drive a revolution in preproduction, helping printers estimate faster, plan smarter, and manufacture profitably.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with eleven (11) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT, and other supply chain specifications for content management, mail distribution, and paper and forest products. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

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G7^? Expert Certification & Training

Live! Online

The G7 methodology allows you to:

Implement ISO printing standards and additional metrics; ensure similar neutral appearance across multiple devices; align all process, substrates and inks; target gray balance and tonality.

Open to all domestic and international registrants.

September 28 - October 2, 2020

(5 half-days of online instruction)


	REGISTER NOW

Designed for the Best Live Online Training Experience

You will receive immersive instruction via Zoom on cutting edge G7 based print and packaging applications, and G7 integration, maintenance, and process control across all print and proofing applications. Training includes instructor led hands-on activities.

TESTIMONIAL

"I've taken part in Idealliance's first online G7 Expert certification course and achieved certification! With Covid and the adjustments everyone has had to make, I was worried that I wasn't going to get the full experience in certification by doing it online via Zoom but I want to thank the Idealliance team for putting together a great online course that I was able to easily follow along, practice and interact in."

~ Michael Dequilla, of the Lowe Martin Group.

The Online G7 Expert Certification Training Course Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction with Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer
Live coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Live group discussion
Samples kit emailed to every participant containing test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

G7^?

One file, One separation,

One calibration, One aim point.

Who Should Enroll?

Color management and process control experts
Content & media creators
Press operators & pressroom supervisors
Prepress supervisors and technicians
Quality assurance managers
Printing hardware and software technology providers
Brands & brand owners
Anyone who manages color quality
Leading print & packaging consultants

Registration also includes complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training, to support you in your journey to becoming a G7 Expert.


	REGISTER HERE

Attend G7^? training and earn certification to serve & align your print & packaging supply chain.

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

September 28 - October 2
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

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Decrease the number of approval rounds, reprints and in-person approvals through a properly implemented print quality program.

WEBINAR

Print Quality Programs for Brands:

Managing Excellence & Protecting Value

Next Friday, July 31, 2020

Noon - 1:00 p.m. (EDT)


	REGISTER NOW

About the Webinar

You will learn:

The importance of tracking and controlling your print quality
Which common legacy methods of managing print don't work at scale.
Tangible ways to get started, avoid pitfalls, and develop a print quality program
How to meet new COVID-19-related requirements for remote approval

Join us on July 31^st at 12 noon EDT to better understand and start your journey to consistent print quality for your brand.

The webinar will include 45-minutes of in-depth information and 15-minutes of Q&A.

Moderators:

Ron Ellis, Brand Expert and Chair of the Idealliance Print Properties & Colorimetric Council

Panelists:

Brian Keith, Print & Color Management Senior Program Manager of Packaging and Content at Microsoft
Sonja Dearden, Print Production Manager at Lindt & Spr?ngli (USA), Inc.

This webinar is part of the monthly Idealliance BrandQ^? webinar series. BrandQ teaches you how to optimize communication between the brand and supply chain.


	LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

About BrandQ^?

BrandQ enables communication between brand owners and suppliers, so it is clear on brand owner's expectations, evaluation methodology, aims and tolerances, and validation process. BrandQ assesses key aspects such as process capability, performance, process control, color management, ISO Standards implementation, proof and press alignment, spot color rendering, pre-media capabilities, G7 calibration, and detailed reporting and analysis to align the packaging supply chain.

BrandQ certification assures a high level of quality and performance and leads to overall operational efficiency, process control, measurement controls, and data that can be shared between print service providers and brands, brand owners and print buyers. This communication protocol creates a wonderful partnership for job specification exchange, regardless of language and regardless of location in the world.


	LEARN MORE

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Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

703.837.1096 | jgorski@idealliance.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Idealliance Announces First International LIVE ONLINE G7^? Training

Alexandria, VA (July 1, 2020) - Idealliance is proud to announce that their popular in-person G7^? training has been newly designed to accommodate an online environment, and registration is open for the first live online class, July 20-24, 2020. The course, which is five consecutive half-days of live online instruction will be taught in English to international participants. Those who successfully complete the course will receive G7^? Expert or G7^? Professional certification.

"COVID-19 has changed the way we work, and in fact has increased the demand for G7 Experts and G7 Professionals," said Dick Ryan, acting CEO, Idealliance. "Quarantine and stay-at-home orders have made in-person press checks impossible, which has increased the value of G7 certification. Brands are starting to demand it because they know they can get the color they expect from a printer without having to leave home. As such, we have completely revamped our G7 certification to be able to take the training live online."

One difference to the online training is that hands-on activities will ask participants to utilize their own color management tools & solutions for first-hand implementation experience on how to drive G7 in their print supply chain. To aid in the activities, a samples kit containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations will be shipped to every participant prior to the training. In addition, registration also includes a free temporary license for Curve4 and complimentary access to the Color Management Professional^? Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training.

"We believe it's important to support color management leaders in their journey to become G7 Experts," said Jordan Gorski, Idealliance Senior Vice President. "We have done everything we can to provide an extensive practical training in an online environment, including live support from leading G7 Expert trainers, live hands-on activities, and collaboration between all participants as they discuss real-world print applications and learn to implement G7 throughout their print supply chain."

The new International G7 Expert Certification Training Course curriculum also includes:

Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like Curve 4, SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation

The course is open to color management and process control experts, content and media creators, press operators and pressroom supervisors, prepress supervisors and technicians, quality assurance managers, printing hardware and software technology providers, brands and brand owners, leading print and packaging consultants, and anyone who manages color quality around the world. Class size is limited to ensure direct support by Idealliance's certified G7 Expert trainer and technical staff.

G7 is the industry-leading standard for near-neutral and visual uniformity across all print technology. It aligns the global print supply chain through print alignment specifications and strategies-which reduces production cost and time-and print quality and consistency across the entire supply chain. G7 aligns Print Anywhere^?.

"G7 has helped us reduce costs, save time and gives us superior quality, for our clients, by helping automate color management with consistent results across multiple devices and facilities," says Jason O'Leary, G7 Expert and Digital Color Analyst for Merrill Corporation.

Idealliance will continue to provide private and public onsite G7 Expert Certification events where regional travel is possible.

Learn More

For more information about G7 and G7 training opportunities, visit www.idealliance.org/g7 or contact Jordan Gorski at +1 (703) 837-1096 or jgorski@idealliance.org.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ^?, G7^?, GRACoL^?, Mail.dat^?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet^?, PRISM^?, SWOP^?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup. Join us to create the future of our industry at www.idealliance.org.

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Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

703.837.1096 | jgorski@idealliance.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Idealliance Certifies 14 New G7^? Experts at Dusobox in Orlando, FL

Alexandria, VA (June 15, 2020) - Idealliance and Dusobox partnered to host G7 certification and training in Dusobox's state-of-the-art production facility in Orlando, FL, March 17-19, and certified fourteen (14) new G7 Experts.

G7 Expert Trainer Steve Smiley led the three-day training focusing on flexo & packaging print applications, and integration, maintenance, and process control of G7 across all print and proofing applications. Attendees received extensive practical hands-on demonstration on state-of-the-art presses. The training was hosted by Dusobox, a leading print service provider for the global packaging industry & G7 Master Colorspace Qualified Facility for digital, flexo and offset print production. Attendees included leading print providers, OEMs, premedia and production technicians, and print buyers.

"Idealliance is extremely proud to support and certify these fourteen (14) new G7 Experts to serve the global print supply chain. The Dusobox facility in Orlando has earned G7 Master Colorspace Qualification, which is the most stringent and highest level of G7 compliance, so holding the training in their space gave participants valuable first-hand experience on maintaining extremely tight tolerances throughout the whole color space. They were able to learn how, when G7 is implemented across an entire workflow, they can reduce cost and waste, and properly serve their print buyers who demand critical color capability and consistency," said Jordan Gorski, Idealliance Senior Vice President.

G7^? is the industry-leading standard for near-neutral and visual uniformity across all print technology. It aligns the global print supply chain through print alignment specifications and strategies-which reduces production cost and time-and print quality and consistency across the entire supply chain.

Upcoming G7 Training will be conducted LIVE ONLINE, and will be available globally. To sign up for the next online training, July 20-24, click here.

For more information about G7 and G7 training opportunities, visit www.idealliance.org/g7 or contact Jordan Gorski at +1 (703) 837-1096 or jgorski@idealliance.org.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ?, G7?, GRACoL?, Mail.dat?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet?, PRISM?, SWOP?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup. Join us to create the future of our industry at www.idealliance.org.

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WEBINAR

Learn what brands get wrong with color and how they can get it right.

Print Quality Programs for Brands:

Managing Excellence & Protecting Value

Friday, July 31, 2020

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)


	REGISTER FOR FRIDAY''S WEBINAR

Learn what you can do to manage your brand and protect its value.

Whether you manage an up-and-coming brand, or are in charge of a global network of brands, your concern is the same: getting consistent color on all your packaging-no matter where in the world it is printed, and no matter what substrate it's printed on.

Color says a lot about a brand; it's among the most recognizable brand elements. Color subtly communicates who a brand is and what their values are. Color also says a lot about how a brand operates. Their attention to detail, focus on quality and their commitment to consistency can all be conveyed subliminally through color.

Print quality programs can seem overly complex and technical with a steep learning curve. Getting designers, procurement, purchasing managers, printers, and quality control experts to speak the same language can appear daunting. For example, what is "quality?" One person's quality is another person's after-thought. Bringing everyone together to agree on specific objectives, measurements, and terminology can feel burdensome and intrusive.

It's no wonder many brands

are too overwhelmed to start.

This webinar goes beyond the objections to give you practical and proven methods and tactics to start to create a print quality program for your brand.

In this webinar you will learn:

Why it's important to track and control your print quality
Benefits of print quality programs to ensure brands and suppliers are on the same page
Tangible ways to get started, avoid pitfalls, and develop a print quality program
How to meet new COVID-19-related requirements for remote approval

Register even if you can't attend live. Idealliance is a global organization with members all over the world. All registrants receive a recording of the webinar even if they are unable to attend due to time zone differences.

Moderators:

Ron Ellis, Brand Expert and Chair of the Idealliance Print Properties & Colorimetric Council

Panelists:

Brian Keith, Print & Color Management Senior Program Manager of Packaging and Content at Microsoft
Sonja Dearden, Print Production Manager at Lindt & Spr?ngli (USA), Inc.

Learn more about the presenters ?

This webinar is part of the Idealliance BrandQ^? webinar series. BrandQ is a unique program focused on the packaging supply chain, providing tools, measurements, methods, and language for facilitating effective communications between brands and suppliers.


	REGISTER FOR THIS FRIDAY''S WEBINAR

About BrandQ^?

BrandQ enables communication between brand owners and suppliers, so it is clear on brand owner's expectations, evaluation methodology, aims and tolerances, and validation process. BrandQ assesses key aspects such as process capability, performance, process control, color management, ISO Standards implementation, proof and press alignment, spot color rendering, pre-media capabilities, G7 calibration, and detailed reporting and analysis to align the packaging supply chain.

BrandQ certification assures a high level of quality and performance and leads to overall operational efficiency, process control, measurement controls, and data that can be shared between print service providers and brands, brand owners and print buyers. This communication protocol creates a wonderful partnership for job specification exchange, regardless of language and regardless of location in the world.


	LEARN MORE

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Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

703.837.1096 | jgorski@idealliance.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Seven Industry Professionals Receive G7^? Expert Status from Idealliance Through First LIVE ONLINE G7^? Training

Alexandria, VA (June 18, 2020) - From March 31 - April 3, 2020, Idealliance Greater Bay Area (GBA) - China taught the normally in-person G7^? training via Zoom to seven (7) participants, who all went on to receive their G7^? Expert certifications.

"Our G7 program has been overhauled for online live training during the current COVID-19 pandemic," said Jordan Gorski, Idealliance Senior Vice President. "The online version of our training still includes everything people have come to expect from our G7 trainings, including live support from leading G7 Expert trainers, live hands-on activities, and collaboration between all participants as they discuss real-world print applications and learn to implement G7 throughout their print supply chain."

Participants included premedia and production technicians, OEMs, global brands and print buyers. By earning G7 Expert certification from Idealliance, these G7 Experts from across Asia are able to help print facilities implement and maintain process control, including G7^? Master Facility Qualification and color calibration.

G7 is the industry-leading standard for near-neutral and visual uniformity across all print technology. It aligns the global print supply chain through print alignment specifications and strategies-which reduces production cost and time-and print quality and consistency across the entire supply chain. G7 aligns Print AnywhereT.

"Idealliance is excited to continue to serve G7 Experts with additional online live G7 training through these international training opportunities," said Dick Ryan, Acting CEO, Idealliance.

The next Mandarin and Cantonese G7 online live training is June 30 - July 3, 2020, hosted by Idealliance GBA China. Contact Amy Wong, at amy@idealliance-gbachina.org for details.

Additional international LIVE ONLINE G7 Training opportunities will also be announced shortly.

For more information about G7 and G7 training opportunities, visit www.idealliance.org/g7 or contact Jordan Gorski at +1 (703) 837-1096 or jgorski@idealliance.org.

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Idealliance is a global graphic communications industry non-profit association with twelve (12) strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content and media creators, creative agencies and design teams, material suppliers, and technology developers. We do our work through Standards Innovation, Workflow Integration, Technical Research, and Certification and Training. We serve as a Global Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, and OEMs through Brand and Facility Auditing Programs and Consulting and the world's foremost certifying organization for competencies, systems, and facilities. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications supply chain by creating a state-of-the-art architecture for production workflows in creation, production, and distribution including, BrandQ?, G7?, GRACoL?, Mail.dat?, Mail.XMLT, papiNet?, PRISM?, SWOP?, and XCMYKT. Idealliance is a Liaison A to ISO and is one of the largest contributors to ISO print standards through its TC130 workgroup. Join us to create the future of our industry at www.idealliance.org.

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Time is running out to take advantage of this incredible deal

80% Off Regular Price

As a Color Management Professional^? (CMP) Master you are able to help print facilities ensure color accuracy and quality that far exceeds customer expectations.

Who Should Enroll

. Print and digital media production professionals

. Professionals charged with the design and production of creative content

. Premedia, digital media, and offset print production professionals and managers.


	LEARN MORE

The Color Management Professional^? (CMP) Master Certification Is On Sale For $199

A CMP Master has proven expertise in Color Management-from Fundamentals, Digital Print, Offset Print, Premedia and Creative Design.

Lessons Include:

. 17.5 hours of training

. Color Theory

. Color Management

. Calibration and Linearization

. Profiling

. ICC Profiles

. Color Evaluation

. And Much More

Idealliance is the leading training & certifying body in the industry with tens of thousands certified globally.

Now is the best time

to invest in yourself and become a CMP Master at a drastically reduced rate.


	REGISTER FOR CMP MASTER NOW

All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

How Certification Works for CMP Master:

You will have access to five courses but you only need to pass three (including Fundamentals) to earn the certification and enjoy the highest level of color management certification in the industry.
Each individual self-paced course has its own online certification exam where you need a score of 80% or higher to pass.
You will be certified for 2 years and receive a certificate and electronic badges that are perfect to put on your business card, website, or email signature to show the world your elite status.
To maintain certification you must successfully complete a recertification training every two (2) years.


	LEARN MORE AND REGISTER NOW

ABOUT IDEALLIANCE

Powering the Supply Chain^?

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly

Idealliance, a global think tank, is a non-profit graphic communications industry organization with 12 strategically located offices around the world. Idealliance serves brands, OEMs, service providers in print and packaging, content & media creators, creative agencies/design teams, material suppliers, and innovators & developers worldwide. We do our work through ISO Standards Innovation, Print and Digital Workflows & Technologies Development & Integration, Technical Research, Certification, Training, Brand & Facility Auditing Programs, Brand Strategy Consulting/Premedia and serves as a Global Super Connector for brands, print buyers, service providers, & OEMs throughout the world. Our specifications have transformed the graphic communications industry by defining production workflows for color (GRACoL^?, SWOP^?, XCMYKT, G7^?, and BrandQ^?). Idealliance is the world's foremost certifying body for competencies, systems, materials, and facilities, and Idealliance, a Liaison 'A' to ISO TC130, is one of the world's largest contributors and developers of ISO standards.

Join us in creating the future of our industry.

www.idealliance.org | 703-837-1070

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REGISTRATION CLOSES TODAY

G7^? Expert Certification & Training

Live! Online

August 31 - September 4, 2020

(Registration closes today, August 26, to allow time to receive print samples in the mail.)


	REGISTER NOW

The G7 methodology allows you to:

Implement ISO printing standards and additional metrics
Ensure similar neutral appearance across multiple devices
Align all process, substrates and inks
Target gray balance and tonality.

REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY


	REGISTER NOW

The Online G7 Expert Certification Training Course Includes:

Five consecutive half-days of live online instruction with Ron Ellis, Idealliance G7 Expert certified trainer
Live coaching for hands-on activities measuring G7 charts and color bars
Live group discussion
Samples kit shipped to every participant containing printed test forms commonly used for G7 Master Facility Qualification and G7 press calibrations
Job-shop exercises customized for leading color measuring devices and G7 certified software like Curve 4, SpotOn, PressSign, and others.
"How To" videos to support essential exercises and post-course skill sustainability
Live G7 press calibration simulation
And much, much more during the live training!

TESTIMONIAL

"I've taken part in Idealliance's first online G7 Expert certification course and achieved certification! With Covid and the adjustments everyone has had to make, I was worried that I wasn't going to get the full experience in certification by doing it online via Zoom but I want to thank the Idealliance team for putting together a great online course that I was able to easily follow along, practice and interact in."

~ Michael Dequilla, of the Lowe Martin Group.


	REGISTER FOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION NOW

Location

Online via Zoom

Additional event details here

Training is open to all international participants
Language: English

Training Schedule

G7? Training LIVE! ONLINE Agenda & Outline

August 31 - September 4
1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Daily

General G7^? Program Information

G7 Program Overview
Why Print Providers Choose G7
G7 for Brands, Buyers & Creatives

Questions? Please contact:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

+1 (703) 837-1096

jgorski@idealliance.org

Visit the G7? website for additional program information.

Print Anywhere^?.Brilliantly.

G7^? is the most sought-after certification in the world and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Idealliance is the largest certifying body in the world for process control and color management. We have built a bridge across the world, which includes 12 global offices overseas to serve as the intersection of innovation and education.

Idealliance

1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314

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Open Forum and Q&A on New Color Management Developments

Bring your questions from the on-demand webinar to the LIVE online open forum today:

Date: TODAY, December 9

Time: 12:00 (Noon), EST

Guest Panelist: Ron Ellis

(If you haven't already)

Watch the 30-minute webinar this morning, then join us for an open forum and Q&A at noon!

COME PREPARED!

Don't forget to watch the webinar before the Q&A

Learn about the color management developments that will impact your workflows in 2021.

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One of your biggest areas of potential loss is in the complex area of estimating. When you become certified in Print Planning & Estimating, you will become much more confident and accurate in your calculations-saving time, angst, and money.

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All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the learner for professional certification and inclusion in the Idealliance database of certified experts.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.

Upon successful completion you will be certified for 2 years.

CONTACT:

Jordan Gorski

Senior Vice President, Idealliance

703.837.1096 | jgorski@idealliance.org

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Color Management Professional? Training and Certification

Sale Ends 6/30/2020

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All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

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CONTACT:

Dick Ryan

Acting CEO, Idealliance

703.837.1077 | dyran@idealliance.org

New Idealliance Board of Directors & Officers Announced for 2020-2021 Term

Leading Idealliance to accelerate simple business imperatives-helping brands, content creators, and their supply chain partners improve workflow and increase sales

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Color Management Professional? Offset Online Course

Sale Ends 6/30/2020

Hurry! Sale ends June 30, 2020!

Course access is for 1 year from registration date.

Benefits of the Color Management Professional? Certification

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All certification courses are self-paced, 100% online, and mobile-enabled, so you can take your learning on the go.

Certification Information

A passing exam with 80% proficiency qualifies the user for professional certification and inclusion in the Idealliance database of certified experts.

Certificates are automatically generated and distributed via email upon successful completion of the course.

Upon successful completion you will be certified for 2 years. To maintain certification you must successfully complete a recertification training every two (2) years.

Save time, angst, and money

with informed print planning and estimating

Who Should Enroll

Print media production professionals and managers

Idealliance^? Certifies 20 G7^? Experts During ONLINE LIVE G7 Training Class

Color Management Professional^? Training and Certification

Color Management Professional^? Offset Online Course

Benefits of the Color Management Professional^? Certification

G7^? Expert Certification & Training

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Registration closes August 26^th to ensure time to mail print samples to all participants.