How to wear a white shirt - Page 20

Originally Posted by Cary Grant 


That that jacket is probably within a 50 mile radius of me makes me rethink moving to Wisconsin.

Originally Posted by FlaneurNYC 

I've never heard that and have been involved in professional design for companies like NBC, Showtime, Universal Television, Barnes and Noble, Random House, Condé Nast, Hearst, etc -- print, digital and motion -- for over fifteen years.
Setting smaller type in a four-color black would lead to ink supersaturation and impaired legibility. Unless you're referring to headlines or text for the screen. And even then, I'd think that black would only be chosen purposely. Just as a "very dark variant" would.
Perhaps you're trapping the "very dark variant" as a knockout?

Originally Posted by NOBD 

I don't understand either. Black is/was my favourite design colour (for print).

Originally Posted by Cary Grant 

Only thing I can think of is the difference of "rich black"/CMYK: 63C, 52M, 51Y 100K - but it's still black.

Originally Posted by NOBD 

Ah, okay. Most of my clients back then were poor (non-profit organisations), so I often used one or two colour designs. I didn't mind the limitation. I think full-colour has gotten a lot cheaper the last ten years? (I hardly do any graphic design anymore.)

TYPE REPRODUCTION
• Fine lettering (thin lines, serifs) should be
restricted to one (1) color.
• Reverse lettering: Dominant color should be used
for shape of letters with subordinate colors spread
slightly to reduce register problems.
• Surprinting: When type is to be surprinted, the
background should be no heavier than 30% in
any color, and no more than 90% in all four colors.

Originally Posted by Manton 

preferences are one thing, by all means prefer whatever you like, but the idea that black shoes don't go with navy or that it is un-business-like is

Originally Posted by JapanAlex01 

I do freelance graphic design work, and take colour pretty seriously in that area.

Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH 

I met a graphic designer at a bar once, she began to insult me for being "the man" and working for a large, non-creative corporation. Then she told me she does graphic desgin work for the website of Goldman Sachs. The irony was strong with that one.

It would seem that most of the jobs in graphic design are for large, non-creative corporations. Perhaps indirectly, but still...

Originally Posted by Gibonius 

I think JapanAlex understands color theory about as well as he understands how to use commas.

Originally Posted by JapanAlex01 

LOL, no, sugarbutch, but 'genius' is a word, that comes to mind.
I know black shoes w/ navy suit is the classic office attire; I was merely stating, that black does not go with navy, if you follow colour theorem. It is a total lack of colour; only colours can work well together--balances of colour in the spectrums (depending on what look you are going for). Yes, generations of men/women have worn black and navy--and following that principle, it's fine--but no one would be correct, if they said black can work with anything but other shades, if you follow colour theorem (as I said). I do freelance graphic design work, and take colour pretty seriously in that area. Only trashy designers use pure black on colours for text, for example; most use a very dark variant of the colour. White is easier; it does work with colour.
I'm not trying, to tell anyone not to do what, the fuck they want, but, in line with what I have just said, I find navy and black heinous! Whether you agree or not, that's my reasoning.